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| Best DAC @reggy you should be fine.I had the Amenero USB in my lampizator.Since I posted this years ago, the biggest change is the performance of the server. I actually think the server/software is equal or more important than the DAC (assuming you start w... | |
| Emotiva equipmet, how good is it? If Emotiva stuck the exact same amp as their differential balanced amp in a fancy Dagostino chassis and marked it up 10x, people would be loving it.Actually, scratch that...the ripoff Dagostino broke on the test bench 2 times in a Stereophile revi... | |
| Mccormack DNA-225 platinum Typos in the above reply... It should say "Plitron transformer" and "driver board probably wasn't replaced" | |
| Mccormack DNA-225 platinum The Platinum could mean a variety of things, but it typically included a Platoon transformer, upgraded internal wiring, caps, and rectification. Plus, it could mean better connectors.You did good on the price because you may be able to get up to ... | |
| Verastarr-Grand Illusion @mmcentyre I have the Grand Illusion Sig II - High Current power cord. Before providing my two cents, let me provide some context because too often people jump into "fanboy" or "hater" camps with primitive advice and conclusions.First, I've had t... | |
| Any one try the new Synergistic Research BLUE UEF Duplex receptacle? The SR guy is a joke with zero qualifications to create anything other than overpriced junk that requires no customer support or maintenance. His background is 100% marketing.Sadly, the hobby is littered with gullible people who pretend to be kno... | |
| Harbeth 30.1 or legacy calibre Let's step back for a minute. I know people are anxious to give their two cents on these options, but I find it very strange that these are the two speakers being considered. How did you come to consider these two speakers over others? Did you ... | |
| Krell KSA100 vs Threshold 400A vs McCormack DNA 0.5 @legarem I'm wondering why you didn't follow the advice given to you in this thread. I specifically told you in my reply..."Just to be clear though with my recommendation. (Mccormack) is a "no-brainer" assuming you are getting it modded. As good... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz I've attended his/HFC demos and heard his system at shows for several years. I've also heard bizarre statements/contradictions by him like "I don't make balanced cables because it's impossible for two conductors to be identical"....and then the ne... | |
| Liquid Amps Atmasphere's suggestion for weighting the type of distortion is excellent. What's even more important than the type of distortion is where is the distortion located. Our ears hardly care or notice distortion in the bass regions relative to other... | |
| Liquid Amps @atmasphere explains well why it's a little tough to find "liquid" SS amps.However, there are many issues with tubes too. I have both SS (McCormack, McIntosh, digital amps, and others) and tubes (ARC Reference), so it's not like I'm prejudiced to... | |
| Krell KSA100 vs Threshold 400A vs McCormack DNA 0.5 I've owned plenty of McCormack products (several of his preamps and still have two modded amps). I've had multiple rounds of mods over the years, so I'm intimately aware of the performance from stock to various levels of mods in history up to as ... | |
| Music Server Recommendation There have been good suggestions in this thread, but my personal favorite is the Lampizator superkomputer. A lot of the performance is hardware, but also software and operating system.I've found the Lampizator both had impeccable hardware and pow... | |
| Removing spikes... Now my speakers sing @hifiman5 The sand box I'm referring to is actually almost identical to the the height of spikes. Bright Star audio made these sand boxes (mainly for equipment), but could be used for speakers too. You don't need the spikes, so it's not like dou... | |
| What is an excellent power cable? I've got quite a few brands of power cords from all budget ranges including many mentioned previously in this thread (i.e. Shunyata, Verastarr, Signal, Maze, Pangea, Supra, MIT and others).Other than avoiding anything by Synergistic Research like ... |