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| Help. System sounds thin and bright or harsh Okay….couple thoughts. The move closer to the wall is giving you a bit of gain which is common. You get about 3dB from the wall. Move into the corner and it will jump to about 6dB. But you will lose refinement. I am not seeing good measure... | |
| Help. System sounds thin and bright or harsh Lots of thoughts. I don’t think your equipment including the DAC is terribly warm. That said, it is not like you have obnoxiously bright stuff either. Thinness can come from a few places. Tell us more about the room. Carpeting? Wall trea... | |
| need amp recommendations for more separation of instruments Is it an M10 or M10v2. The Original M10 was maybe not the best and most resolving amp NAD has produced. The V2 came out explicitly to address some of these issues. The V2 on the other hand should sound pretty good. With focal speakers, furth... | |
| If you had $12k / £10k to upgrade your analogue front-end... I would look at the SME Model 6 with an Ortofon Candza Blue or Bronze cartridge. If you opt for a valve based phono stage, I would go with the Blue. If you opt for SS, I would go with the Bronze. The Chord Symphonic would put you a bit over bud... | |
| Rose Hifi Network Streamer RS150 I had it here. It was a good sounding unit. Not be-all, end-all in terms of quality but good. The UI stands out as exceptional. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy the unit was to use. It is maybe a hair below the units in the $4K to $7K r... | |
| Best DACs under $7,000.00 Next round with the Peachtree - it is MUCH better than last time. I must have tested this at just the wrong time. Cycling through speakers and still has a tiny bit of etchiness in the treble on the Perlistens. But noticeably better. Still don'... | |
| Best sounding low power (under 80watts) Class AB amp? This is very difficult as you are looking for low weight in a class where transformers tend to still be relatively hefty. And…what sounds “good” to you. Do you like a more liquid, musical sound like Luxman or do you prefer a more clinical and ac... | |
| High powered single end 300b recommendations A 300B SET is going to give you 8-10w. You can step up to a 300B XLS and get about 13w. the 520B which is in the same family will get you to 16w. A parallel SET of 520Bs will get you to about 28w. This is simply based on the specs of the tub... | |
| AGD Audion GaN Class D In The House I was going to say the same about AGD. I am also an AGD dealer. They have to be heard. They rival most MOSFET amps I have heard, including Class A amps. It is not the case that one GAN amp is the same as all the rest. Each company seems to h... | |
| Power Amp Recommendations for B&W 803 Nautilus Odyssey amps are excellent. He is an excellent builder and those amps would be well matched with those speakers. The NAD C298 is a Purifi based class D which is really excellent. It retails for $2200 and will deliver. it is one of the best am... | |
| Compact ~20WPC Tube Amp Check out the Unison Research Triode 25. It is an EL34 based Push Pull that is 25w. It’s a nice amp and should address most of your issues. At $4500 retail it is on target in terms of pricing. It delivers the quality that you want. They have good ... | |
| Best DACs under $7,000.00 @yyzsantabarbara i trust you too. That is what surprised me about this. I am very interested to see how your unit burns in. | |
| Best DACs under $7,000.00 @yyzsantabarbara fascinating that you are having a different experience. I am curious what will happen in a week as I found the GAN1 more pleasant out of the box than after a week. Maybe another week will soften it a little. I only have maybe 18... | |
| Best DACs under $7,000.00 Oh god…yes Peachtree. Not sure why I was thinking Cambridge. I was tired last night when I wrote that. i used a Clarus Crimson Coax cable for all tests out of the Chord 2Go/2Yu and was using Clarus Aqua speaker cables. Both are well broken... | |
| Best DACs under $7,000.00 There have been some bold claims about the Cambridge unit topping some very expensive gear. My conclusion is maybe. I did not hear this type of performance, but I have limited options in terms of speaker pairing. Ultimately a huge factor is speake... |