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    Re: Reference 8b

    Am I reading correctly that KEF wants $7500 for that sub? Perhaps not wildly expensive compared to other pieces in your system, but that's silly money for a sub - up in the Magico A-series or Wilson...
  2. Re: What Solid State Drives (SSD) are Audiosharks using in their digital network transports?

    Perhaps too late to be of any influence for you, but I've been using the Crucial MX500 in my Aurender. At the time it was considerably less expensive than the Samsung; today that doesn't seem to be...
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    Re: New amplifier on its way!

    Apparently McIntosh moves pretty quickly once they actually receive an order from the dealer. Glad this is working out in the end!
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    Re: New amplifier on its way!

    Randy, I'd be more than happy to help you move amps, or do anything else you need help with!
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    Re: DAC suggestions $6k and under?

    For the sake of closing the loop on this thread, I wanted to report back that we ended up picking the Topping D90SE. In the end, the extra energy and emotion sounded better with the types of music...
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    Re: Finally at home in our new house!

    That's extremely disappointing, and does not resemble the transactions I've had with him at all. Obviously you have enough information to directly ask him what's up, and demand restitution if you...
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    Re: DAC suggestions $6k and under?

    Sorry for the delayed reply - lots of family over the holiday weekend, so we didn't do any additional critical listening until this weekend. We're using a fairly diverse playlist with everything...
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    Re: Finally at home in our new house!

    We actually ran into him at the checkout line at the grocery store (Wichita really is a small town, even if there are half a million of us). I think he's as excited about being able to pick up...
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    Re: DAC suggestions $6k and under?

    So far I'm finding both of these relatively inexpensive DACs (SMSL D400ES and Topping D90SE, to be specific) to be considerably more competent than the DSJ. More life, more energy, deeper and...
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    Re: DAC suggestions $6k and under?

    It just started hissing last week, so it’s not a long term thing. Maybe I’ll send it in for repair and then sell it, or maybe I’ll just consign it to the scrap heap. Of course, if someone here...
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    Re: DAC suggestions $6k and under?

    True, but my unhappiness didn't ever rise to that level of frustration. I just always felt like I could do better, but I also got a screaming deal on it, so it was also a question of likely needing...
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    Re: DAC suggestions $6k and under?

    Right. Hence the winking emoji!

    One of the inexpensive DACs arrived today (I'll refrain from naming it for the moment, as it's unfair to subjectively judge the sound one way or the other with,...
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    Re: DAC suggestions $6k and under?

    I decided to start off small and simple, and have ordered a couple of the less expensive imported DACs (one with an ESS 9038Pro, and one with an AKM 4499EX). As mentioned above, free shipping, 30+...
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    Re: DAC suggestions $6k and under?

    Sure - my comment was meant to mean that I don’t want to use the Oppo specifically; it doesn’t have the right mix of inputs and isn’t really set up to be used that way. I have zero objection to a...
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    DAC suggestions $6k and under?

    The PS Audio Directstream Jr in my main system (see signature for the other components) has decided to start hissing on the left channel. I've never been 100% happy with it, so this is a reasonable...
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    Re: Finally at home in our new house!

    Glad to hear you were able to make a solid connection with Thomas at Artisan! He's definitely the highlight of our local audio scene (such as it is), and deserves better than the market we have.
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    Re: Finally at home in our new house!

    They are not. Nearest Magnolia is in Tulsa or Kansas City.

    Wichita Mike is definitely a character. I've been offered the "huge discounts" on vaporware many times, free thumb drives with...
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    Re: Finally at home in our new house!

    Ah, so you've met our local Mike (yes, literally his name!)? Last time I saw him he was having some health challenges, so I don't even know if he's running the shop day-to-day anymore. Yeah, that...
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    Re: Finally at home in our new house!

    Welcome to Wichita, Randy! I've been here 22 years and have found it to be a good place to be. Not very many retail therapy audio opportunities out here, but there are a couple of dealers who are...
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    Re: sopra colors

    Don't know if this will be specifically helpful, but I'll offer it as a data point. My white Sopra 3's are 2017 vintage, but red was definitely still available at the time. When we bought a set of...
  21. Re: Small self-powered desktop monitor speakers?

    Actually, that's one thing that I specifically don't want - the Auto Wakeup. Or at the very least I want a way to disable that feature and manually command the speakers on and off without fiddling...
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    I think I've got it narrowed down to one of the Vanatoos or the Eve SC203. I like the accessible control knob on the Eve relative to the Vanatoos (where it's either on the back or top rear), and the...
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    I came across those Vanatoos while looking around just yesterday. Seems like it could be a good option. They're at the very upper size limit for my desk, but might also be able to avoid the...
  24. Small self-powered desktop monitor speakers?

    I need a small speaker system for use with a desktop computer. Looking for something really quite compact (no more than 10" high by 6" wide, even smaller is better) but that doesn't make me want to...
  25. Re: Preventing / mitigating micro-duration power outages

    I realized this morning that my media room Aurender actually did not go offline in our recent power events, though the one in the 2 channel system on an Ansuz distributor did. The one that stayed up...
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