richdirector

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Class D - A Fork in the Road
The one review I read of them had some 22watt 845 tube amp - so don’t think it is demanding load ….. just try with a few until you find a non tiring sound you can live with for a few hours of listening. I’m still a Luxman amp a class type and have... 
Preference for speakers that are half the price. Has this ever happened to you?
Like one other poster I had this with the Harbeth  range preferring the M30 to the HL5 ….. and then before with cheaper models from another range - preferring Quad towers to linn kealidh towers of nearly the exact dimensions and stats.    only no... 
Dedicated CD Transport vs DAC
I would have thought dac in the past. My vinyl rig limited to a rega rp8 so I guess an alright medium quality rig going into vertere stage.   a few years back I bought a project rs2 transport which suddenly took CD to a level on par with my viny... 
Need to purchase a separate ground cable - from my TT to my Phono Preamp
Any bit of metal wire will work - light cord or mains - outside the audio loop but eliminates hum if there’s an earthing issue   
Recommend me a tube integrated amplifier
Luxman hard to top    I have a Luxman 550ax2 the baby 20w class an into my tannoy Arden beasts.    only one I would consider is a allnic t2000 30th anniversary one ( the T-2000 30th Anniversary provides 120 watts per channel of push-pull, pento... 
Moving into an apartment with wood joist floors - worried about neighbors hearing
I live in old Victorian tenement 1880 so high 3.6m ceilings and wooden floors - I use isoacoustic feet under my large tannoys - I don’t want to put anything on ceiling as plastered ceiling rose and high elaborate cornice …. But I have 3x rugs laye... 
Integrated amp w/decent headphone out under $5k
Leben CS300 15-18w has amazing headphone out - the amp does speakers or phones on same circuit (?) and now have a luxman 550ax2 which is 20w class a which also has a great headphone circuit.    
Is There Just One Single Album That Does It For You, Completely? Just One.
Need a bit of variety so if just one album then  space echo - the sounds of Cabo Verde   
Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ?
I had LiNN high end Solid state didn’t like too sterile went to valve wasn’t sure now Luxman class A and feels right although may dabble with an Allnic that is for sale SH near me …..  
Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound?
Yes …. I have a 7.5x5x3.6m room  tannoy Arden with tulip waveguide 15inch cones the treble fires through the middle of bass cone (like a horn sort of) in the 5 years I’ve had them I have never felt I am missing anything. The thing about big speak... 
I saw the back of an integrated and it depressed me.
You should have looked at a luxman 4 RCA inputs a phono rcs and 1 xlr balanced input. Also a line (tape) out and monitor. Then a pre out but no digital at all. And it's class A....    So behind the times...... Haha  
Upgrade from Bluesound Node
I upgraded my bluesound with new board and power supply... There are a few modders out there.  Still less than 1000 all in   
Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing
I agree about the rs2 but luckily had no issues and with seperate power supply for this and the rs2 dac quality went through the roof. I do get bored of peoe suggesting a server or streaming as I think as friends who blind listened that the cd sti... 
Bought a system without auditioning, thoughts?
Looks good to me and would suit my taste... If klipsch too much warmth but you like presentation then trying a JBL studio monitors might bring similarities but a slightly clearer presentation whilst not being analytical or sterile.   
Are higher end preamps worth the investment when you are only streaming Tidal & Spotify ?
Change to qoboz as someone else said.... A good dac is vital but I spent about 40-50% of total budget on speakers as I always believe end sound most important (river analogy with no point having throttle  at end gotta flow into the sea/ears) But ...