maxx2man
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| What solid state dac is similar to Ayre CX-5e? there are 2 dacs you should definitely check out that are in your price range. Both the Berkeley Audio Alpha Dac and the Weiss Engineering Minerva are getting rave reviews and are approx 5 grand each. the guys who designed the Berkeley were respon... | |
| New Focal Grande Utopia EM darren,the new Grand Utopia EM lists for $180,000. they haven't released the replacement for the Nova yet. | |
| Question on Emm labs Dac6 vs Dac6e guidocorona,the dcs puccini is a one box design. when you say "dcs stack", do you mean the paganini? | |
| Wilson MAXX 2 vs Watt Puppy 8 samuel,nice job describing the differences. i'm just not sure i understand your last line:"Maxx2=True to life Watt7/8 life-like.." | |
| Thinking of upgrading speakers, any suggestions? i would think a used pair of wilson sophias would fit all of your parameters. both the series 1 and 2 have impressive dynamics and are very well balanced across the frequency range. with quality electronics you'll get very accurate timbral structu... | |
| Any insight with the Berkeley Alpha DAC ..?? i think the Berkeley is the best sounding digital i've heard running directly into the amps. however, in my system i still prefer using my Blowtorch preamp. my guess is that only the finest preamps could best the Alpha dac direct. fyi, when using ... | |
| dcs puccini, chord red ref, meitner cdsa or nagra anybody had a chance to compare the Playback Designs with the Berkeley Audio Alpha Dac on redbook? | |
| Wilson sophia typically found with solid state i've heard the sophias sound brilliant with the VTL S-400 stereo amp - and also the new VTL 450 monos. both were paired with VTL pre-amps (7.5 & 6.5). the sophias also sound superb with the MBL 9007 monos. | |
| Any insight with the Berkeley Alpha DAC ..?? it costs $5,000 US. this dac is capable of converting PCM from redbook up to 24/192. i've spent most of my time listening to CDs, and couldn't be happier with it's translucent resolution and timbral accuracy. there's an overall coherency from top ... | |
| Any insight with the Berkeley Alpha DAC ..?? i'm using it on redbook with a nagra as the transport. it's connected by a tara labs zero aes ic. incredible!! | |
| Designer Hall of Fame ed meitner - emm labs, bidat, etc.- digital whiz! | |
| dcs puccini, chord red ref, meitner cdsa or nagra where is the playback designs manufactured? also, who is the designer? | |
| dcs puccini, chord red ref, meitner cdsa or nagra when i started this thread, i was looking for opinions of these players' ability to play redbook - not sacd. | |
| dcs puccini, chord red ref, meitner cdsa or nagra the Chord Red Reference got the highest rating EVER from hi-fi choice. hasn't anyone heard it? | |
| dcs puccini, chord red ref, meitner cdsa or nagra when you say further up the dcs line - do you mean the paganini and scarlatti? i'd like to know how much better the paganini is vs the puccini. also, i'm looking for resolution and transparency - not added on warmth. |