vlach

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Move on from my Bryston BDA-1?
dsands, I realize this is a long shot after so many years but if you're still around i would be interested to know how the Ares ll compared to the Bryston and if you kept it. I'm in a similar situation in that i have a Bryston BDA-2 and wonderin... 
Simaudio new P5.3 vs. old P5 preamp , Improvement?
Moonguy "The 5.3 is fully dual mono front to back, the P-5 wasn’t with only one transformer." Incorrect. Don’t let the symmetrical layout fool you. Per specs from the MOON P5.3 manual: Power Supply Transformers ................................... 
Quicksilver Headphone Amp
@ytsejammer - How do you like the QS so far? 
Quicksilver Headphone Amp
@arafiq - Can i assume you were going off memory when making that assessment since you didn't have them side-by-side for direct A/B comparison? Also different DACs would influence things...at any rate, thank you for the feedback. 
Quicksilver Headphone Amp
Haven't heard the Pass Labs HPA-1 but have been drooling over it forever! If i was in your situation i think i would want the tube-based Quicksilver to 'complement' the HPA-1 and i would keep both flavors. 
Quicksilver Headphone Amp
I'm seriously tempted by this amp but would like to hear opinions on how it performs against the WA6se if anyone had a chance to compare both. Thank you.