The CR-1s driven by the TAD DAC-Pre and the Class D power amp were great, I think better than the Weiss-Viola setup I heard last saturday.
The CR-1s driven by the TAD DAC-Pre and the Class D power amp were great, I think better than the Weiss-Viola setup I heard last saturday.
Wow, doc, it says quite a lot about the TAD electronics if the $29k C2000 and $20k M2500 outclassed the $19k+$45k+$59k Weiss/Viola setup. Did you hear these in the same room/conditions?
Makes you wonder how good the $68k TAD M600's would be. Apparently these were co-designed by the guys over at Technical Brains, makers of some of the finest SS amps on the planet.
Does TAD also do their own digital?
The produce a SACD player with digital inputs (reference line) and an analog preamp with an internal DAC stage ("entry level" line ) which is the one that I auditioned, together with their stereo class-D power amp.
No, Lloyd, I have never had the chance...
Anyway, considering how the lower series impressed me... I mean, we're speaking of a really excellent system, something I could live happily with.
I just think that, even with the ability to afford such these expensive components, I'd probably look to something more terrestrial.
The system I listened to was an overall $90k, cables excluded.
I've never hidden my appreciation for Spectral electronics. The cost of their reference preamp, plus the top stereo amp is $20k. I really like Wilson speakers and the Sophia III are around $18k. With a good DAC, a quiet and musical phono stage (I got an excellent impression from the $4k Zesto phono) and a good turntable setup I guess I could get an excellent system, spending way less than a digital-only source $90k system.
But when I think about value for the buck, while speaking of top gear, it's the music lover rather than the audiophile that is speaking
No, Lloyd, I have never had the chance...
Anyway, considering how the lower series impressed me... I mean, we're speaking of a really excellent system, something I could live happily with.
I just think that, even with the ability to afford such these expensive components, I'd probably look to something more terrestrial.
The system I listened to was an overall $90k, cables excluded.
I've never hidden my appreciation for Spectral electronics. The cost of their reference preamp, plus the top stereo amp is $20k. I really like Wilson speakers and the Sophia III are around $18k. With a good DAC, a quiet and musical phono stage (I got an excellent impression from the $4k Zesto phono) and a good turntable setup I guess I could get an excellent system, spending way less than a digital-only source $90k system.
But when I think about value for the buck, while speaking of top gear, it's the music lover rather than the audiophile that is speaking
Thanks Docvale,
Very, sensible! I have similar considerations ongoing here as well, mainly on digital upgrades. Good luck and look forward to reading more of your posts.
Hi Joe...nice new avatar! hmmmm...where did those pictures come from?
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