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| Suggestions for power amps As a Carrera Be owner, from your list I would go for the Pass XA-25 with the Wytech Jade tube preamplifier. Should give you all the power you need along a much for life like presentation than the LSA. I've tried the Carrera's with a couple of di... | |
| $100-200 linear power supply If you don't buy the size LPS that is specified by the amp maker you are wasting money. In your case that's 24 volts and 4.5 amps. Only one of the three you linked met that standard. | |
| Streamer and DDC (I need AES/SpDif output) @greg_f Yes Auralic competes with the others on your list and in some respects beats them. I am now on my fifth Aries unit a G2.2, If you have the right streamer with the correct output no need for a DDC along with the extra digital cable a... | |
| Streamer and DDC (I need AES/SpDif output) All of the Auralic Aries G series and Lumin U series streamers have AES/EBU outputs so no DDC needed. The on sale Aries G1.1 is your best bargain. | |
| Fritz Carrera 7 Be and 300B power amp? I owned the Carrera Be's for over three years and used them with a number of different amps both SS and tubes. The best sound I ever got from them was with a Supratek Chardonnay preamp and a Music Reference RM-10 tube amplifier. | |
| Anyone else order Caladans from Clayton Shaw? @the_nick Don't see anything fishy in Clayton's request. He's telling you to get a refund and then re-send the money while he holds your place in line. He's not asking you to pay him twice. If you in fact sent the money to the right account... | |
| Fleetwood deville impressions -Mixed bag vs the competition Reynaud Voce Grande https://www.jm-reynaud.com/en/produit/voce-grande/ | |
| What’s the best DAC < 6k (system specific) @hysteve I’ve owned both the Aqua La Voce S2 and the S3 and contrary to an earlier poster I found the difference in the two to be significant and well worth the upgrade. I went from there to a Holo May KTE which I find to have a similar sound pr... | |
| XLR to RCA conversion @hifinut51 If you're talking about this model then it looks to be the exact same thing and PE has them in stock. https://www.parts-express.com/Jensen-Iso-Max-PC-2XR-Pro-to-Consumer-High-to-Low-Level-Sign-246-0127 | |
| XLR to RCA conversion Did you try lifting the ground on either unit with a cheater plug first to see if that eliminated the hum? Not a permanent solution but a test point. For XLR to SE conversion units look first to Jensen before car audio products. Also reach out ... | |
| Impulsive drive to buy the EverSolo dmp-A8 or should I wait ? That is the question. The A8 is the second generation with the A6 being the first. They use the exact same software package which has now had seven months of firmware and control app updates. Nothing really left to wait on hardware wise and the software tweaking will... | |
| Integrated amplifier for Fritz Speakers @dsper The SET 120 amp and Control Amp along with the SET 400 would fall into the warm and liquid with good bass category. I have a friend that used the Control amp with Carrera's for several years and then used it as an amp only with a Suprate... | |
| Eversolo a6 and Lampizator The Eversolo has Coax, Optical and USB outputs. Whether anybody else thinks it's up to their standards or not it will work just fine. There are of course other options but in that price range the Eversolo has the only comprehensive software packa... | |
| Auralic Aries G1.1 That sounds like pure nonsense. I've used two G1's with over a dozen different DAC's in the last five years and never had or heard of a compatibility issue. Typical audio forum BS from users who can't read a manual. | |
| Rythmik or REL Subs to pair with Totem Element Metal V2? Rythmik without a doubt as you pay no middle-man or dealer markup and if you have an issue you can deal directly with the owner. There is a reason you can buy two instead of one. I own two pair. |