Nathaniel Nguyen
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Speakers vs headphones- the age old question
Nathaniel Nguyen replied to Nathaniel Nguyen's topic in General Forum
If I were to pick a DAC to mate well with both the LCD2/LCD3 and the LS50's, would you guys have any recommendations? My current choices are NAD M51 W4s DAC-2DSDSE Naim DAC-v1 Perfect wave DAC MKii with bridge With the Audiophileo 1 w/ purepower. The dac will connect to both my headphone amp and power/preamp (depends if the dac has a digital preamp- another question would be whether or not a digital preamp could match a proper preamp) provided I stick with both. is there any point going with the PWD now that the M51 is out? the M51 is just ..... so cheap -
Speakers vs headphones- the age old question
Nathaniel Nguyen replied to Nathaniel Nguyen's topic in General Forum
That would be real nice. I'm curious as to what you're suggesting. -
Hello CA Its been a while since i opened up a thread so here goes. I'm currently looking at getting a speaker rig to go in my 4x5m bedroom (13x16 feet for the Americans). I've already set my heart on the kef ls50 after going through a huge number of reviews and demoing them in a hifi store. I've also demoed extensively, however there were a number of problems 1. I was unable to use my own source and amp of choice 2. The listening conditions were less than ideal. That being said. I loved the tactile feeling that speakers produced, but was unable to accurately gauge at how much detail I would be getting in a quiet isolated home environment. I currently own the Audeze LCD-2 paired with the WA7 amp/dac, a combo that I would heartily recommend to anyone looking into the high end headphone setup but not wanting to spend a small fortune. Now here is my problem. At the moment I'm faced with a couple of choices choices. 1. Upgrading to a cost no.object headphone rig consisting of the Audeze LCD-3 Burson Conductor or Schiit mjolnir and gungnir Audiophileo 1 with purepower. 2. Wait out for the ALO studiosix to become widely available and making a decision then. as to my source and dac. (LCD3 as well) or 3. Switch entirely to a standmounted speaker rig consisting of Kef LS50 Standmounted speakers Naim NAP-100/Burson timekeeper Naim DAC-V1/ Wyred4sound DAC-2 DSDse Dynaudio 4 speaker stands Various acousting panels and a skyline diffuser Note that if i were to go with option 3, the sheer cost would force me to sell my current Headphone rig to fund this endeavour. Another bit of background information is I also own the UE900 for portable use, so I won't be entirely taking flight from head-fi-dome. Would any of the CA crew in their infinite wisdom, be able to provide me with some more insight as to what I would be trading off if I were to switch entirely to a speaker setup. Additionally, It would also be helpful to know what I would be expecting if I were to upgrade my current headphone setup- As I will be buying blind (no chance to demo in south australia- adelaide jokes, here we come) and the reviews and impressions here frequently conflict and contradict each other.