papyneau
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| From B&W 804 D3 to Focal Sopra 2? Hi, My Sopra 2 are paired with a 120w integrated (Luxman L-509X) and my friends also have Sopra 2 with a 100w integrated (Yamaha A-S3200) in an even bigger room and both setups have plenty of power (volume cannot humanly pass 50% as it became way... | |
| McIntosh to Luxman? I did the switch and even a side-by-side comparaison and Luxman was my favorite no questions asked The Mac: C712 + MC7100 The Luxman: L-509X The Mac was from the 90's so not a fair comparaison, but there were separate. The Lux is much more det... | |
| Alternatives to B&W 805 D4 @wadia150 The node is next on my upgrade list. I ended up replacing the McIntosh with a Luxman L-509x and now the DAC is clearly the bottleneck. Still... The sound quality never stop to amaze me and I can hardly believe it can be improved (but I ... | |
| My last Integrated Amp: $5-10,000? I had virtually the same requirement as you and I end-up with the Luxman L-509X. It is detailed and warm as the same time, truly amazing. You should auditioned it and see (or listen!) for yourself, your final choice would be improved independently... | |
| Ripping CD Optimally Hi, Thanks for your answers. I started this project and share what I did and how it's going so far. I ripped about 45 of my CD for about 17 gigs. It will take some time, but I'm having fun doing it. I listen to some of my old CD, right after rip... | |
| Ripping CD Optimally After investigation, ALAC, or ALAC is as good as WAV and handles metadata which is pretty useful. Thanks for the Vault 2i recommendation,it would pair nicely with my Node. It is out of stock atm, but I'll keep an eye open. | |
| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers I concur with @styleman : you really should give the Focal a honest try. The Sopra 2 are within your budget and they excel at "transparency and detail, imaging" as you mentioned you like. | |
| Best upgrade: amp or pre-amp? Thanks all for you suggestions. I finally decided to pull the trigger... I got the Luxman L-509X, second hand but like new. It is something... 🤩 It's a significant leap from what I had and I love it. The sound is so pure, so detailed I can bel... | |
| Best upgrade: amp or pre-amp? @soix, @erik_squires, @webking185 - I must apologize for my noob mistake. I confused one Retro-look Japanese brand with another... The Accuphase are deemed to be "clean/analytical", not the Luxman! (but again, not first-hand knowledge) @overthem... | |
| Magico A1 or Sopra 1 or Marten Oscar Duo I"m not sure if this is useful few months later but... I haven't listen to the Parker nor the Magico, but I choose the Sopra #1 over other brand (BW 805 D4, Dynaudio Heritage Special and Totem Element Fire) and I am extremely please with them. Am... | |
| Best upgrade: amp or pre-amp? @overthemoon I saw the Moon products and I am certainly sensible by the "Fabriqué au Québec" touch and think you are right: I should at least give them a try. It should be way easier to try them out that other brand like Luxman and Pass that hav... | |
| Best upgrade: amp or pre-amp? @erik_squires & @webking185 : ll fair points on the Luxman. I need to listen to it to forge a real opinion. I know it is very-well regarded. @yyzsantabarbara . Yes, the Sopra have Beryllium tweeter, and the Krell K-300i is one I definitely h... | |
| Best upgrade: amp or pre-amp? @rocray : There the itch, but the amp/pre-amp are are borrowed long-term to a friend so I want to get my own gear. I'm not in actively in the hobby for a long time, so it's hard to me to articulate "what I want to achieve sonically". I must say th... | |
| Need speaker recommendations. I have Focal Sopra No.1 in a small office and there are close to the wall I'm certain a bigger/better room would allow them to shine even more but... they are truly amazing. I cannot live without them them anymore! | |
| Preserving Deezer Hi-Fi Quality with Node Thanks @toro3 for sharing. I'm happy to see I'm not alone experiencing that. From what I've read, the downsampled MQA streamed by Tidal hifi tier ends up being of a lower quality of Deezer FLAC 1141 kbit/s. But again, it's hard to find a definitiv... |