k4rstar

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If you love SET amplifiers, boy do I have speaker for you.
I do not believe the published specification of 101db/w for a second. I do not see how it is possible to crossover a 1" soft dome with 8" paper cones and retain that sort of output, all without halving nominal impedance.@teajay do you have anythin... 
yggdrasil dac and Innous Zenith MK2
Keep in mind the Yggdrasil USB input is designed in a way that will homogenize transport quality and sonics to a degree. I would opt for a digital transport that outputs S/PDIF via AES or BNC as an ideal mate for the Yggdrasil, avoiding USB and wh... 
If you still spin CD's their is a reference level Transport for reasonable money
@teajay when will your review on the Jay's be publishedI check hometheatrereview.com every day and every night; hoping; praying; to see a new article by Terry London. alas, there is none. 
SW1X Audio Design DAC II Absolute Top Tier Ref NOS DAC
@wig I look forward to what you have to say. Do you still have the DAC II in house for direct comparison?also - this bit on their website is curious "Based on 2 x PCM56 K – the most refined and highest resolving sounding 16 bit DAC chips ever prod... 
A DAC that crushes price vs. performance ratio
@batenet wow.. lab12 is $120 china pcb with mundorfs slapped on?? big if true.. 
A DAC that crushes price vs. performance ratio
All non-oversampling designs suffer from sinus(x)/s loss resulting in more than 3dB reduction at 20kHz.  
A DAC that crushes price vs. performance ratio
lack of inputs on a $2,000 dac is sad. usb and 50ohm RCA only? why gimp potential performance in such a fashion@teajay how bad is the NOS roll-off on the top end. i see you made no mention of it in your review 
USB PCIE card recommendations
Should add this to your considerationhttps://jcat.eu/product/usb-card-femto/