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    Is older hi end still hi end today ?

    At the moment I’m listening to a Marantz 52 as a transport into a pink triangle da capo with a sugden a21 as the amp. It sounds bloody brilliant. Perhaps only the Da capo you would classify as 90s hi end but it all sounds bloody brilliant.
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    Auralic Vega G2

    thanks thats got me thinking!
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    Auralic Vega G2

    Does the vega g2's analogue input have a home theatre bypass?
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    Munich Hi-End

    stiffness in the headtube and geometry can make a big difference when descending. On a 25 km descent it is the difference of up to 2 mins for me ( I'm not a great descender). bottom bracket stiffness imho is overestimated. most fit non pros simply dont put out the watts for it to make much...
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    Munich Hi-End

    I ride a 2005 trek madone. I paint stripped it with sand paper and relaquered it. Record 10 groupset, overtorque chainset, bontrager xxx tubular wheels and carbon saddle and post. most items second hand, About 1/3 of the price of most top end bikes and 5.8kg.
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    Munich Hi-End

    Im a keen road cyclist and same is happening in terms of equipment. Hi end prices for technology that is no different to cheaper kit. All branding and lifestyle blurb.
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    Chord 2qute competitors @ £600

    variable 1,2,3 v output on the qutest allows for enough variation for most amps. Not found it an issue. mk1 hugos are great value now.
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    Chord 2qute competitors @ £600

    totally agree mk1 hugo is awesome, the balance of detail and analogue smoothness is hard to beat. I'm a chord qutest user and I would be more than happy to use a hugo instead.
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    Music First Audio

    I miss their liquid midrange. Bloke from Surrey bought them, he used an mbl cd player, audio research pre amp into some nice proacs.
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    Music First Audio

    oh wow! that sounds epic. Are the pass labs feeding those Spendors? btw I had to sell the icon audio 845 monos I got off you to fund divorce settlement. Building back up a system in a dedicated outbuilding. Onwards and upwards!
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    Music First Audio

    fourlegs - which power amp are you using with the DAVE at the moment?
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    Hypothetical Naim system replacement

    At the mo it seems like all system change or rebuild questions result in the same answer - active speakers! I tried ATC 40 actives and whilst they sounded effortless at high volumes, they weren't really my cup of tea esp at low volume.
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    New Source - Chord Hugo TT2 , Klimax or other ?

    I'm very happy with a chord qutest dac which when I did a demo was very very close to hugo tt2 and better than the original hugo tt. I will be adding either an auralic aries streamer or dcs network bridge. Haven't tried the upscaler yet. I'm a former Linn dsm user. Haven't heard the latest...
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    Supercapacitor Power Supply tour

    I've posted the PS on tour for the next PFMer to review. Taking it out of my system and that noticeable slight haze is back.
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    Supercapacitor Power Supply tour

    Weather has been rubbish this afternoon, so i listened to music all afternoon. The 5v supercapcitor has made such a tangible difference, noticed the following: Shostakovich's 5th - much better transparency and view into the orchestra. The woodwind instruments sound more reedy and organic. Much...


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