Source vs Amplification where would you put the 35000$
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Those were the #2 and #3 on the list. But no dealers/support in India
, also very pedestrian build-quality for the asking price.Wisdom for the ages!
Congratulations! What is it/will be fed by?
Hahaha true, maybe the guys at Audioexotics have managed to resurrect him, who knows.Coltrane is not so cheap. He’s not going to come back for USD 35000
The 35K figure was an hypothetical exercise BTW.
But as of now my source costs more than the rest of my system for sure
Mac mini
(I am tapped out).For the life of me , I could never enjoy music with a laptop\htpc placed in the chain. I don’t have a single exotic gear in my chain , my entire setup costs less than the speaker cables of some of the folks here - but I have heard high end equipment on DACs and network streamers, they have never surpassed the simple joys of a needle drop.
as I suspected. Please do make note that you try your Nagra with some great DDCs such as Aurender, dCS NB, Soundaware whenever convenient.Mac mini
Indranil Sen
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If I already have the speaker that I wanted then I would have the best source. For me the sequence of building a reference two channel audio system is (most important to least important) Good AC Power framework->Speaker->Speaker placement->Room Acoustics->Vibration Control->Source->Amplifier->Preamplifier->Cables.
If you are looking for a good digital source, then you might consider auditioning two great brands Bricasti and MSB. I have Bricasti M12. It is a very nice DAC (dual mono & fully balanced design) and a line source having analog volume control. At $15K price point it would be very difficult to beat Bricasti. The next level would be MSB/DCS. I auditioned both MSB Reference and DCS Vivaldi (price above $20K). I liked MSB a little better because of their modular design and a little detailed presentation. But I could live happily with either one. Both were better than my Bricasti M12 but the margin was not night and day....
If you are looking for a good digital source, then you might consider auditioning two great brands Bricasti and MSB. I have Bricasti M12. It is a very nice DAC (dual mono & fully balanced design) and a line source having analog volume control. At $15K price point it would be very difficult to beat Bricasti. The next level would be MSB/DCS. I auditioned both MSB Reference and DCS Vivaldi (price above $20K). I liked MSB a little better because of their modular design and a little detailed presentation. But I could live happily with either one. Both were better than my Bricasti M12 but the margin was not night and day....
I just upgraded from a Bricasti M12 actually
It is a lovely DAC, but I think I am a Tube DAC kind of a guy and my only options seemed to be Lampi, TotalDAC and Nagra. The first two don't have any representation in India.
Indranil Sen
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Congratulations for upgrading the DAC. All three brands that you mentioned above are very well respected all over the world. I am sure that you would love Nagra's performance going forward. Did you get the external clock and the power supply as well?I just upgraded from a Bricasti M12 actually
It is a lovely DAC, but I think I am a Tube DAC kind of a guy and my only options seemed to be Lampi, TotalDAC and Nagra. The first two don't have any representation in India.
Thanks.
Hello- what are your speakers and rest of the electronics in your 2 channel system? Do you use any AC power related products in your system?
Thanks.
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Sean de Silva
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Undoubtedly it would have to be a kickass source as my system is good enough to hear differences. Afaic atleast in my setup 'gido giso'
Nagra 300p -> Devore O96
I use only an online UPS so far to protect my amp. Too many powercuts in Goa.
I have an Acoustic Revive powerstrip on order, but it will take sometime to get to me.
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