mindhead1
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| Anyone own one of these preamps ? I’m going to recommend the PS Audio BHK preamp. They can be found refurbed on PSA website and used in the $3K range. It’s an excellent piece. If you don’t need balanced connections the Galion P75 is another excellent option. if you want a wor... | |
| MoFi Sourcepoint 8 or Q Acoustice Concept 50s I have the Concept 50 in my 17’x17’ room and they are fantastic. I have used them with the following amps and they perform well with all of them. If you want sound stage, imaging, and smooth treble, slight warm mid range, strong bass response the ... | |
| DAC suggestions? I have an EverSolo A8. It’s a solid piece of equipment. I e had mine for over a year and it’s been very reliable. The DAC in the A8 is very good, IMO. I listen to similar music as OP and the A8 has been a great digital front end. I use Qobuz and R... | |
| Integrated that blew you away Kinki Studio EX-M1+. it is now the standard with which a judge other audio gear. | |
| Integrated amp under $5k Integrated class D, check out the Heaven 11 Billie. Class D power amp, check out the Orchard Audio Starkrimson Ultra. | |
| After 20 years, in the market for a power amp Ochard Audio Starkrimson Ultra. FanFET class D is the way to go. Mine is paired with a PS Audio BHK preamp. It sounds great. | |
| Q Acoustics Concept 50 @caslon Did you ever get the Concept 50? any thoughts on them? | |
| Phono Preamp Selection https://forum.audiogon.com/posts/2729228 If you like Jolida gear check out Black Ice Audio. Jolida reborn. | |
| Phono Preamp Selection Darlington Labs MP7B | |
| What Power Amplifier Should I Buy? Orchard Audio Starkrimson Ultra DMC 2.5 is what you want. | |
| What are your thoughts/opinions on the Orchard Audio Starkrimson Mono Ultra Premium I picked up a Starkrimson Ultra 2.5 about a month ago. I feed it with an Eversolo DMP-A8 and it powers my Buchardt s400 mkII speakers. The best thing I can say is that once I turn it on it’s very hard to turn off. It sounds fantastic. The Orchard... | |
| iFi Neo Stream and Zen Stream as good as direct media playback @chiliray I run the Zen Stream as a Roon End Point. It works great and sound great. Very stable for me via wifi and ethernet. I recommend for a Roon use case. | |
| Higher-End Class A/B vs. Class A Integrateds Kinki Studio EX-M!+ owner here. I think the amp is great. I primarily use it with Buchardt S400 MKII speakers which are 4 ohms and the amps has no trouble driving them with authority. I also use them with my Triangle Comete EZ with great results. ... | |
| Zen Stream/Zen DAC v2 a Surprisingly Good Combo An update to this string. I acquired a Geshelli Labs J2S 4499 DAC w/ Sparkos Op Amps a few weeks ago and connected it to the Zen Stream (Roon Endpoint) and wow. The J2S is a winner. Compared to the Zen DAC v2 Soundstage, clarity, and dynamics are ... | |
| Zen Stream/Zen DAC v2 a Surprisingly Good Combo Lots of great streaming options available under $1K. My point was that the Zen Stream is the best as a pure streamer for Roon. The only thing that comes close is the Raspberry Pi streamer I put together. A cheaper package in terms of parts, but re... |