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    Metronome Le Streamer

    Thanks for sharing your experience in the heat. Ouch that price. Makes me wonder about alternatives. Playback Designs may have as good a DAC. Cheaper. And a reasonably good streamer, soon to try a Melco N series. Let’s see. You seem to have posed a benchmark. Actually I don’t mind cheating by...
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    Not an urgent quandary: Fix or move to what?

    I see a Pillium M8 preamp for sale but no nothing about this model, anyone know of it?
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    Not an urgent quandary: Fix or move to what?

    Another feature of this system is the tube based ARC Ref CD9 supplying a fully balanced solid state system that smacks of transparency. Certainly the best I’ve heard. Especially for the price.
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    Not an urgent quandary: Fix or move to what?

    Good morning AJ Thank you for taking the time to reply. Interesting fact you have surfaced on serviceability. Trying to find competent resilient service techs here is a pin in a haystack proposition. They swore it wasn’t a dry power switch connection. No further information was available. I wish...
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    Not an urgent quandary: Fix or move to what?

    Recently my Audio Research LS10 refused to turn on. It was an unsurprising final step after pressing the on-switch increasingly harder until it just stopped starting up. Sure, I took it to the local service centre, here in Melbourne. And waited. And waited. Until 8 weeks passed. No call. No...
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    It's been a while...system updates including Viking Acoustics L'Instrument speakers plus plus plus

    Geez another missed message. I’m sorry Rexp, my very bad! Let me update you soon.
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    Curious to hear your experience with Viking Acoustics Berlin R speakers

    I owned the Berlins for three years or so. They were in a small to medium size room, powered by various amps, PassLabs XA25, Esoteric F05. Appearance: they were my wife's faves. I liked them so much I upgraded to the L'Instrument model. They are soundstage kings, the Berlins since first hearing...
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    It's been a while...system updates including Viking Acoustics L'Instrument speakers plus plus plus

    G’day Addicted Thanks, mate. They are large impressive and thankfully sound incredible. My wife hated their looks on paper but listening to them she told me I can keep them, phew! They’re works of art actually, that happen to sound fabulous too. Better than any other horns I’ve listened to...
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    It's been a while...system updates including Viking Acoustics L'Instrument speakers plus plus plus

    Dear All who may visit here... thanks for stopping by. I've finally reached Audio Nirvana and thought it was time I updated those who visit about my system changes. As luck would have it, I found my end-of-search power amplifier in Perth Australia. It was one of a pair being used in mono...
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    From XA25 to INT60 what can I expect?

    I feel it’s excess actually. I purchased the MB2SE when the horn speakers were delayed two years across the Covid period. Now I simply have too much gear that needs to be monetized
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    From XA25 to INT60 what can I expect?

    G’day The amps I’ve got in hand at the moment are ARC LS10SE preamp - very smooth full range - highs and lows are strong) and transparent clarity esp high end decay is a feature ARC D240SE MK II - poweramp - strong amp with similar profile to the preamp. PASSLABS M2SE - great poweramp that...
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    If the Esoteric K03Xs CD/SACD Player has harsh leading and trailing edges...

    I found a simpler path and a cheaper path through Luxman. Having sold my 03Xs I’m not missing anything rather I’m able to enjoy great resolution without strain or harshness. I’m waiting for the return of my ARC Ref CD9. The unit had a power supply issue. I heard it only briefly before it failed...
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    If the Esoteric K03Xs CD/SACD Player has harsh leading and trailing edges...

    Thanks for sharing your update. I’ve just installed a Luxman M900u in my system and I’m cautiously confident that this is a keeper. Later this year December most likely I’ll return to Australia and pack up my D06u to ship here to see how it competes with my upgraded BDP Oppo and Pioneer...
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    Luxman's new D-10X flagship sacd player

    @Deano1974 thanks man I’m feeling it. I just don’t know how I can listen to it except by video. Thanks for your recommendation.
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    Colibri Labs Croatia

    Only on the various recordings made and published. I’d love to because I expect them to be significantly different in design and experience than traditional speakers.
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