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| High-end TT setup with phono stage built in Adding my voice to an old discussion, but I thought it would be helpful to note the T+A G 2000 R with the Clearaudio-style tonearm and internal MC phono stage option is a pure delight to operate and sounds better than the AMG Giro G9 I had in my s... | |
| Which DAC as a preamp? Have had the DDP-1 and the M6S. The latter blows most DACs (from Ayre, PS Audio, Chord) out of the water in terms of retrieving ambient cues and resolution of depth. It is dynamic, tremendously low in noise and listening fatigue, tonally balanced ... | |
| Gold Note IS - 1000 integrated amp @harry26 apologies, as I just saw your query. per above, whereas the Ayre specialized in a kind of cooler, grainless perspective (which I enjoyed), with an emphasis on the upper octaves, and is dead silent; the gold note is not as quicksilver pure... | |
| All in One Integrated Amp or dac streamer plus amp - around 5k to 6k USD I find the Gold Note IS-1000 to significantly outperform the Devialet 220 and the Ayre EX-8 in terms of soundstage scale, naturalness of timbre, and overall musicality (the Devialet being unnaturally forced in terms of hardness of attack and the A... | |
| Sugden IA-4 Thanks!! This is a fascinating perspective and I can see the logic in it quite clearly - also a key factor in my usual preference for tube amps. The IA-4 has a damping factor of 45 and its bass is natural and believable with the O93s with good con... | |
| Sugden IA-4 Thanks for sharing my enthusiasm about all this John; listening to anything from Bennie Green to Rosalia to Dj Python to Szymanowski, it just keeps getting better. You were so right about Sugden's quality.I'll likely start a new thread once my pus... | |
| Sugden IA-4 @roxy54 , I have been having great success partnering the Devore 0/93 speaker with the Sugden Masterclass IA-4 Integrated, which runs purely in Class A and maxes out at 33 watts per channel. It sounds so vivacious, energetic, and full of life, and... | |
| SUGDEN MASTERCLASS FPA-4 Class A amp Picking up the old thread, but I have the IA-4 and it sounds superb with devore o93 speakers. Huge soundstage, feels lit from within, no grain, and a ton of body. Tends to illuminate everything in the upper midband with endless detail and no fatig... | |
| Sugden IA-4 Really appreciate this validation! I’m excited to hear it soon - hard time choosing between the Sugden IA-4 and the following:Pass Labs Int-25Luxman L550axiiEsoteric F-03ALooking at measurements and the sensible, conservative, no-nonsense approach... | |
| Sugden IA-4 @roxy54 thanks for the thoughtful and helpful note on the complementarity between Sugden and Devore O/93s. I know they have been exhibited together and am glad to hear that it isn’t simply the audio reviewers who praise the confluence of those two... | |
| All in one Pre/Power/Streaming/DAC or Streaming Preamp/DAC combo ~$2k-4k recommendations p.s. as you can tell, I really like the unit's approach and think it's oddly underreported in English language press. This is in polish by a writer for 6moons and other publications, but i think this is the most accurate review of the gold note's ... | |
| All in one Pre/Power/Streaming/DAC or Streaming Preamp/DAC combo ~$2k-4k recommendations @joshelston happy to provide my perspectives on the two units respectively. I find the gold note very far from "hot," and the darko review seriously perpexplexing, as if anything the gold note is warm, bold, and a little barrel chested - it’s grea... | |
| Gold Note IS - 1000 integrated amp hi @fiza, i generally don't take audiogon market activity as a particular sign of quality or lack thereof; far too often have I sold gear I've ultimately missed terribly, and that's a commonplace.I believe a spate of super integrateds with more us... | |
| All in one Pre/Power/Streaming/DAC or Streaming Preamp/DAC combo ~$2k-4k recommendations Wanted to chime in on the tonal balance of the gold note is-1000, which i own alongside an ayre ex-8. The gold note is in fact the warmer sounding (and cooler running) of the two units. Streaming, the ayre is clearly more resolving, delicate, and ... | |
| "Bookshelf" speakers designed to be placed near the wall behind them? @mbo what did you end up with? My similar experience in this area has given me very enjoyable time with the extremely distinct sounding Silverline Minuet Grand (rear-ported but benefit from boundary reinforcement), Studio Electric M4 (acoustic sus... |