joncourage
Responses from joncourage
| What are your top 3 favorite DAC or DAC/Streamer devices? Lumin U1 to PS Audio Direct Stream, via USB with Intona and iFi Micro, is the best I’ve heard so far.Others I’ve heard: Roon/ROCK on Intel NUCi5 > PS Audio DSD; Synology NAS/Minimserver > PS Audio DSD; Logitech Transporter > Audio Note DA... | |
| Best standalone music server? Just got a Lumin U1 and extremely happy with it.For years I used a Logitech (Slim Devices) Transporter. Was always pretty happy with that, but it started showing it’s age once Logi abandoned it, and getting things done through the user forums was ... | |
| Ideas for my next DAC....? Meh, I realized I can’t go back to my AN DAC since I also need the DAC to have volume control/be my pre-amp.So now I'm looking at: Bricasti, dcs, Lampizator, Manhattan. Maybe eventually the Ayre; I'm not sure why but I'm not as jazz'd about the A... | |
| Ideas for my next DAC....? Fwiw, the Ethernet requirement is about being able to a/b USB vs Ethernet. My theory is that as time goes by, changes in either protocol could make one preferable to the other. | |
| Ideas for my next DAC....? Most likely will be getting the Antipodes CX streamer when it comes out.What do you guys think about:Auralic VegaLampizator (if I take out the Ethernet requirement, I think, which may not be a deal killer) | |
| Ideas for my next DAC....? Very cool suggestions, thanks!I will keep an eye out for a few of these.As far as those saying rare to find something that will sound like the AN, I tend to agree, but I'm not happy with some of the limitations. That said, maybe I do need to reco... | |
| Pass x250.8 vs Hegel h4se vs Ayre VX-R Thanks for all the great feedback. So many amazing sounding SS amp choices.I ended up going with MX-R Twenty (and going seriously over-budget) for a few reasons:-- I've had a couple of Ayre amps before and like the Ayre "house sound", so it was a... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! My experience, which is limited compared to some of you although not insignificant, is that different components are responsible for different characteristics in your system. To me the DAC is the "personality" of the music; responsible for dimens... | |
| Pass x250.8 vs Hegel h4se vs Ayre VX-R Great point. Pass and Ayre are both US. Definitely would hate to send something that heavy to EU for service. | |
| Amp for Amphion Argon 3s Thank you rober, I will check that out! Not familiar with it. | |
| Interested in listening to Antipodes. Is the CX available for sale anywhere?I've tried to contact Antipodes a couple of times to no avail so far. | |
| Best used or new DAC under $3500 I'll second "Audio Note NOS DAC, no analogue filtering, tube output stage."Most organic, natural-sounding/musical digital music I've ever heard. | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Initial project - upgrade stock to SR Black in Ayre AX-5 amp - was a two-parter...First, replaced half the fuses (mis-informed on quantity so originally ordered only half what was needed and had to place a 2nd order after getting the amp opened up... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Quick update on my previous post.At the suggestion of a few here I called SR and they were - as predicted - helpful and willing to work with the distributor on my behalf. Replacement fuses have been sent. SR lived up to their reputation.Thanks to ... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... My default disposition is somewhat skeptical. That said, I was surprised at the difference Hifi Tuning Supremes made in my Ayre AX7e a few years back. Everything opened up, more dimensionalality with a deeper wider soundstage, more punch, more org... |