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    Best DACs comparison test result [[My Subjective Opinion]]

    Congrats Highstream - Lampi’s are high on my list of interest. The ps audio direct stream w/ newest firmware “windom” really expanded and clarified the sonic picture in my setup and I see in this thread there are many many others of r2r and delta sigma camps that garner much more praise and...
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    Best DACs comparison test result [[My Subjective Opinion]]

    Highstream brought up Ayon and i have their cd5s as well as ps audio’s direct stream and pwt feeding lamm pre and amps to marten birds - the ayon has a Skylla dac within I believe and provides a more vigorous leading dynamic edge to sounds giving more attack and weight and presence to...
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    Esoteric X 01 or P 05 or ... as transport for external DAC

    Hello all. I have an Ayon CD5s w/ a Philips CD Pro 2 transport that has required replacement twice in the 5 years I've owned it so I was looking to get a more durable and sonically stable transport for use with an external DAC. From reading it seems the VRDS transport from TEAC/Esoteric in its...
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    LL1 Dual Mono 4 Chassis Preamplifier-Review

    Got the LL1 in the chain and played KOB and immediately noticed in comparing to the unplugged LL2.1 an even deeper and broader soundstage w/ each performer given plenty of space and tones remained natural and real-sounding and well-defined from initiation to final decay. Punching dynamics w/...
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    LL2.1 stereo preamplifier Review

    Thanks, I would love to listen to gear before buying but there is so little opportunity to do so in a small market like here. Where is your store in Utah? One question in particular is whether the newer LL2.1 generally speaking outpaces the older L2 Ref or are they simply on different planes...
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    Lamm m1.2

    Scheming to bring another pair of M1.2's in to drive an extra pair of Marten Birds for that veritable wall of sound. I may be way off but I'm thinking the 4 monos/4 speakers will provide oomph when necessary without strain/distortion while everything operates well within its own sweetspot...
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    LL2.1 stereo preamplifier Review

    Anyone A/B +/- C'd LL2.1 v L2 Ref v LL1 Sig?
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    LL1 Dual Mono 4 Chassis Preamplifier-Review

    Great to hear - plug and play - no worries - deep thanks for the all the insights - LL1 being thinly traded there are probably very few who can speak w/ experience
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    LL1 Dual Mono 4 Chassis Preamplifier-Review

    I have the LL1 Sig Ref 4 piece pre combo en route to replace my LL2.1 which exists alongside an LP2 and feeds M1.2's which in turn feed Marten Birds. Had a little fun changing out stock tubes for Telefunkens, WE 417a, RCA's, and all. Though I really haven't heard too many other systems due to...

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