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pdreher

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Streamer creates a Wow experience
@soix like you, I was pleasantly surprised with the sound quality, especially with such an affordable device as the Zen Stream. Much better sound quality than the Bluesound products IME. In my case, I replaced a buggy Aurender N10 with a Roon Nucl... 
Cheapest way to enhance SQ with digital streaming
@mitch2 It would be interesting to hear your impressions if you took out all supplementary devices that are not required to get sound... just go bare bones with the server and DAC and see how it sounds.     
Modwright LS100 vs LTA MicroZOTL
@soix I am interested in your impressions on the MZ2 as a preamp.  
Less Is Really More - Schiit's New Yggdrasil DAC - Less Is More
@ozzy62 thanks for the laugh!  
Folk/Rock choices that are well recorded
Jackson Browne - Solo Acoustic Vol. 1 & 2 Paul Westerberg - Folker... Stereo... Mono Wilco - A.M. Rosanne Cash - The List Ray LaMontagne - Trouble  
Fleetwood Sound Company
@riaa_award_collectors_on_facebook that's looking better... just need a grill to cover up that orange and grey driver!  
Fleetwood Sound Company
@grislybutter are you referring to the Cube Audio Nenuphar, the Fleetwood Deville, or both?   I find them both unusual, particularly the Nenuphar, as I prefer wood finishes and grills in most cases.  I think I could live with the looks of the Flee... 
Joseph Audio Perspective2 vs Harbeth SHL5+
Comparing Persperctive2's to Harbeth SHL5's is is probably not a fair fight (like taking a knife to a gun fight).  I'd be interested to hear how the Perspective2 compares to Harbeth 40.2 / 40.3's.  Having owned 40.1's for about 8 years and now ow... 
Chord DAVE DAC
Bricasti M1SE, Weiss 501 or 502 should be in the mix as well.  @verdantaudio has an extensive post covering popular DAC's in this price range.  
Review: The Audiogon Discussion Forum itself 😉
+1 @mapman   
Review: The Audiogon Discussion Forum itself 😉
I do NOT miss MC.  People that behave poorly (like MC) and have to be the center of attention make the forum significantly less enjoyable in my experience.    
Speakers known for great midrange.
I own Harbeth 40.2 Anni’s and owned three pairs of Harbeth’s previously... zero quality issues. Had tweeters fail with Dynaudio Confidence 2’s and 4’s and I don’t drive my speakers hard.  
Luxman integrated for Harbeth Compact 7's
@Ryder It's been a while since I owned the DA-06, but I don't recall it as being overly warm and it definitely does not lack detail.  It is well built as you would expect from Luxman.   If I didn't need a DAC with built in volume control (direct c... 
Hey - What Happened to the Beware of Viking Acoustics Thread
@facten +1 @vortrex I think your last post is an excellent solution.  
Hey - What Happened to the Beware of Viking Acoustics Thread
@nonoise Well played!