@RossB I am curious how you rate the tiny Lindemann Limetree Network unit overall? I know that may be a silly question in a way, and obviously depends on the context/comparison to what…I have listened to one for a bit when it first came out, and thought it quite a good sounding piece of gear.
It's funny you say that. Strangely, the 15" in the Arden never sounds particularly bassy. Only when there're proper deep bass or when the mix is tipped that way does it come across as bassy. I seem to recall my ATC100 actives, with 12" woofers, were much the same. So in my (limited) experience, big woofers don't draw attention to their bass capabilities - not what one would expect.@MUTTY1 NOTHING beats a 15" woofer.
The crazy thing is, I'm listening some Christmas music around 60dB peak at the listening position and it sounds great and I listened to some Rock at 100dB at the listening position this afternoon and it sounds great too both with the tiny 8 watt (at best) 300b valve amplifier. The Altec Super Duplex 604 E is totally nuts.
The Limetree Network is actually extremely good, particularly for the price. I should mention I have the original version with the AKM chip, not the later one with ESS chip. It is not as good as the Nagra DAC (obviously) which is 50 times the price, but I like it better than the Chord DAVE/M Scaler I owned for a year. It is not the last word in digital reproduction but it is perfectly satisfying and I can happily listen to it without feeling I am missing anything. It does benefit from a good linear PSU.
PXL_20211210_135719081 by Richard Howard, on Flickr
I have brought the band back together, now that the youngest is a bit older (and i can fit it up and out the way!).
Raiders of the Lost Arkless Turbo (i think!)
Khozmo passive
EE minimax plus
Radford STA25 Mkiii
A bit of vintage among the newest stuff is always nice ! Probably best of both worlds altogether in this case.PXL_20211210_135719081 by Richard Howard, on Flickr
I have brought the band back together, now that the youngest is a bit older (and i can fit it up and out the way!).
Raiders of the Lost Arkless Turbo (i think!)
Khozmo passive
EE minimax plus
Radford STA25 Mkiii
it was on ebay the other day pretty cheap, so i grabbed itInteresting. Where did you get that Minimax Dac?
I feel something is missing though…
Switched to a sideboard under TV, HiFi on corner rack. I feel something is missing though…
Needs a turntable, an expensive one
speakers!?!Christmas tree ?
I'm getting house/system envy. Please can someone with a lived in hifi room (ie with kids!) show a shabby, dusty, sub optimally placed system. Thanks