Recent content by Zwarter_020

I'm also curious about your opinion Stuart83. And the amp you used for comparison. Kutusov is right about the brand having 'a rough start' back when they were called Advance Acoustic. I think it's pretty difficult to regain confidence of the utterly critical HiFi consumers. But I gave them the...

Haha, some time after my reaction I also thought that you probably meant the acoustics in your listening space, instead of things like light and furniture. But funny thing is, is that acoustics was exactly the thing that I've been experimenting with the past days. I see Hifi as a hobby that...

And about music streaming. It's something to get used to (or not). But from what I can tell, it's really really worth getting a subscription at Qobuz and a streamer with a digital coax out to the amplifier and enjoy music with the least amount of compression. The HR remastered albums can be...

Haha yeah those VU meters don't 'dance' like 80's equalizers do. And if they do, you're probably heading towards lifelong tinnitus or serious hearing damage. My speakers are 4 ohms, which might make them move more than 8 ohm speakers on which the meters are calibrated on. I can appreciate your...

Oeff if I had your budget I would have chosen the Yamaha R-N2000A (the A-S1200 half-digital brother). Big fan of Yamaha! The Kinki Studio amps seem very interesting indeed. But weren't the looks of the Advance Paris one of the reasons to choose them over the others? I just love the VU meters...

There are actually 'some' A10 Classics on the market with an Texas Instruments/Burr Brown PCM1792 DAC in it. It was their first choice after the AKM fire. But quickly replaced it for the ES9018. No idea why. But I would take the A12 reviews with criticism about the DAC with a few graints of...

This topic...I just had a similar experience with my Advance Paris purchase (which I'm very satisfied with btw). Look, this isn't just a Denon, Marantz or any other brand fraud conspiracy thing. Many brands had products with a AK4490 or any AK DAC in it. And if that DAC chip factory burns down...

Yes, it seems to be a French-German co-op. Manufacturing is done in China. None of this make it appealing for me. But nevertheless, I recently decided that it's time for my Yamaha DSP Z-9 to retire. Since I only listen to stereo, I was looking for an integrated stereo amp that's build for the...