doak
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| Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life! This quote from Beavis tidily sums it up: "Know what they say Butt-Head: You can’t polish a turd" | |
| Has any inexpensive Asian DAC manufacturer harnessed the ESS Sabre ES9038PRO Chip? Just checked out the new Musical Paradise DAC you mentioned.Equipped the way I'd prefer it comes to $1500 .... BUT IMO it very well may be a contender that will hold its own with the best DACs out there. Thanks for the heads up.http://www.musicalp... | |
| Why do Asian looks for old Wadia CDP at high price? An audio bud of mine has a multi-thousand buck Wadia he’s forced to use as a doorstop because the broken drive cannot be sourced. | |
| Has any inexpensive Asian DAC manufacturer harnessed the ESS Sabre ES9038PRO Chip? Thanks.After years of exposure I make it a point to disregard that particular source, a point I will not argue. | |
| Has any inexpensive Asian DAC manufacturer harnessed the ESS Sabre ES9038PRO Chip? Please provide specifics regarding test: What unit, when done, by whom, test procedures, etc.There has been a plethora of anti-Audio GD trolling in forums recently. Your post bears a strong resemblance to these posts.I've owned a couple of Audio-G... | |
| Has any inexpensive Asian DAC manufacturer harnessed the ESS Sabre ES9038PRO Chip? As at least one other person has answered: AUDIO-GD.Specifically the D-77 model:D-77 (Dual ES9038Pro +1 FPGA )Dedicated Discrete Fully Balanced DACBuilt In FPGA Processor to Reject Jitter Dual Sabre ES9038ProDSD , DXD 32bit / 384K Support From USB... | |
| Denafrips maybe have a second thought. ??????????Please elaborate. | |
| Lampizator evolution I have been listening to/through:Auralic Aries (w/Femto clocks) with directly connected externally powered 8TB WD USB HD library > Phasure LUSH USB cable .7m > Uptone ISO Regen & LPS-1 > DIY USB stubbie > Lampizator Gen 5 Level 4 D... | |
| Can you rip SACD data to a music server/hard drive? I can do it using the method "milpai" cites.However, the $5 per disk Golden Ear Dig charges seems an extreme bargain in comparison, unless one has a collection of considerable size. | |
| The new re-mix of Sgt. Pepper's It IS of some interest, but could have (easily) been much, much better. | |
| Did you know....? OF COURSE!! | |
| Someone want to verify this? Let it go. | |
| Tube Phono Stage with balls, and slam!! EZ, current, and reasonably priced: Rogue Ares. Found a demo one here a few months back -- KILLER. | |
| I used to think passive preamps were superior to active preamps given right the setup, but To be totally successful in using a passive-pre the rest of the system must be built/chosen with the accomodation in mind. This doesn't really require compromises IMO since the things that work best also make for a better system. In such a case g... | |
| Can stabilant 22 be used for power cords and vacuum tubes? I've used St22 on damn near EVERYTHING for about 15 yrs. NEVER a problem. I swear by this stuff. Have fixed so many "broken" things with it too... from computers to cars. |