alfa100
Responses from alfa100
| Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming I find cd is better than hard drive AND streaming through my MSB Transport and DAC. | |
| What improvements did you hear in going from entry level to high end Audio? More body and detail.louder without any distortion.Natural timbre. Big improvement in bass. Uniform across frequency range. | |
| Best audio companies and dealers I have first hand experience of the ffg: MSB. PASS LABS. WILSON AUDIO. TRANSPARENT AUDIO. All great companies; super after sales service. Need I mention also great engineering and build quality. | |
| New KEF Reference 5 speakers i heard the Kef Ref 5 at 2 different dealers. The second demo was terrible compared to the first which was very good. Different acoustic space and different associated components.my suggestion would be to try replicating the same as the dealer o... | |
| Should I eliminate my preamp? I do not have a preamp. MSB DAC direct into Pass Labs power amp. Previously it was Wadia DAC direct into Pass Labs power amp. Tried many preamps and always preferred no preamp. | |
| Wilson Sasha 2 Pre owned? Do tell which resistors were changed , the reason for changing and whether the new resistors are the same as original. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Consider Wadia 521. It does not have Hi Rez capability hence perfect for Red Book CDs. It is the last of the Wadia models before Fine Sounds took over and has the great Wadia sound. Terrific bass with midrange and tops to match. Solid sound and build | |
| Need advice about upgrading speakers ( it might be the last one i own). I was happy with the A P Scorpio II The Virgo does not the bass ability and the Tempo is just a smaller Scorpio | |
| Who listens primarily to Redbook CD? BTW MSB has designed and built a new proprietary R2R architecture that far exceeds the performance of the original ladder DAC design. | |
| Who listens primarily to Redbook CD? i have Tidal , SACD, Hi Rez on hard drive and red book cd.Red book cds off my MSB transport to MSB DAC sound best to me.i listen to Tidal to discover new stuff and when Im too lazy to pull out a cd. I listen to Hi Rez and titles off my hard drive ... | |
| ATC ACTIVE VS PASSIVE Grills don't look bad. And I listen with grills off anyway | |
| ATC ACTIVE VS PASSIVE thank you digsmithd | |
| ATC ACTIVE VS PASSIVE just spoke to Dave at audio doctor, very helpful and got valuable hints | |
| ATC ACTIVE VS PASSIVE digsmithd"..but stepping up to the 19’s/sound anchor’s...wow...get the pro driver.."pro driver? i do not see this driver on the 19 | |
| ATC ACTIVE VS PASSIVE Seems SCM 25a is not available anymore |