joncourage
Responses from joncourage
| Squeezebox Line Comes to an End You've said it well, Mapman.In the end, with all the continued speculation about Logitech's direction, my next iteration of a front end will be a Mac, USB out to my external DAC. I'm tired of guessing and stressing.I feared this would happen when ... | |
| Review Fantastic 4 - 4 USB DACs Face Off Sleepy and I compared the Invicta to my Audio Note recently in a separate listening session.I think it's a little difficult to compare gear in your system to other because to some degree you get "used to" the sound your gear delivers, it becomes y... | |
| MIT Oracle MA Digital AES/EBU Ironically, I'd characterize the HiDiamond as a superb balance between articulate and analog. You might want to see if you can get your hands on one, you may be pleasantly surprised. I can understand being trepidatious about a product new to north... | |
| Kubala Sosna Cables - Reality Check My experience with the Emotion digital cable was similar to rhyno's. | |
| MIT Oracle MA Digital AES/EBU Try the HiDiamond Digital Carbon XLR, it is a stunning cable with no weaknesses I can discern. I am also using a Logitech Transporter, into an Audio Note DAC4.1 LE.Previously I've used the Marigo Apparition (RCA) and Kubala Sosna Emotion (AES). No... | |
| HiDiamond Digital IC As far as flavor-of-the-month "it has that feel" comments.I fail to see the logic. Every brand starts somewhere, including the ones we consider famour and/or reputable today. Who is anyone to say this isn't a future Nordost or Kubala Sosna or Stea... | |
| What next? Thanks for the recommendation on the bass traps. That's definitely something I want to do.The speakers are on Sound Anchor stands, rigid steel stands with spikes. They are on the carpet which is directly on top of the concrete slab of the house. I... | |
| What next? Lol, yes, definitely somewhat just bored and trying to decide what to do with some extra funds when and if they should appear.Thanks for all the helpful info though!Speaker placement improvement pretty much an impossibility due to room shape, furn... | |
| HiDiamond Digital IC Sabai: "This is what I experienced from the very beginning when I swapped HiDiamond cables into my system -- something very special that no other cables have done for my system. In my enthusiasm, I was criticized falsely on the forums for being a ... | |
| Lossless Files Vs CD's Configured optimally SqueezeCenter (Server) decodes FLAC at the computer/server and streams PCM to the Squeezedevice. At least that's the way I understand it to work. | |
| HiDiamond Digital IC I don't think of either forward nor receded, they strike me as very natural sounding.The presentation seems what would be a pleasing and logical representation of what I imagine the recording engineer intended. In other words, you hear the music a... | |
| HiDiamond Digital IC Ozzy's, if you want to try another HD, give the Diamond 3 xlr ICs a shot. Every day, I'm nothing short of amazed at the absolute grace, clarity, and musicality I am hearing since putting them in. Miles ahead. | |
| Bel Canto Dac 1.5 or Benchmark Dac 1 Usb I agree completely with Nolitan, having heard both, albeit in different but "equally good" systems. | |
| HiDiamond Digital IC Glad to hear it worked out Ozzy. Robert is indeed Class A.With the HD digital and interconnects in my system I am *finally* content and I've never enjoyed music more.The difference to previous cables is remarkable. More than I would have ever imag... | |
| Logitech Transporter + Berkeley Audio Alpha DAC 2 I don't know, I find the TP to be very satisfying on digital out.Have compared it to several decent CD/SACD players and like it better by a decent amount. Granted, not to super high end CD players. And also to a non-modded Touch - no comparison im... |