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| Best song for immediate impact when presenting or testing? +1 @toddalin. SRV - Tin Pan Alley is one of my all-time favorites. | |
| KEF LS50 or Wharfedale Reva 2 -- which would you buy? I have a virtually new pair of Wharfedale Jade 1's (probably 30 hours of listening on them) if those are of interest to you. Burgundy Burl high-gloss finish. They're beautiful. Priced in between your two options. Fantastic sound in mids and highs. | |
| New to DAC, need advice. @stray_cat, now you've really piqued my interest in the Node2. I've been extremely happy with the Pre Box over the ZDac, especially MQA files (there's a significant upgrade in details in these files), but you never know what you're not hearing unt... | |
| New to DAC, need advice. @stray_cat, thanks for the response. Several people above recommended the Node2 as well. I went with the Pro-ject at the suggestion of a trusted source. Now I'm wondering if I should give the Node2 a shot. I'm very curious about the Node2 through ... | |
| Adcom Gia 555ii amp and gfp 565 preamp @gdnrbob, I thought so too until I heard it after the mod. Shocking difference. | |
| Adcom Gia 555ii amp and gfp 565 preamp At some point you may want to have Jim Williams mod the 555ii. He did my 555 a month ago and the difference was amazing. Deeper tighter bass and much better details in mids and highs. Www.audioupgrades.com | |
| Keep Adcom GFP-750 or Replace It's worth contacting Jim Williams at www.audioupgrades.com to see if he'll upgrade that Adcom. I just recently had him mod my GFA-555 and GTP-400 and couldn't be happier. Reasonable pricing, fast turn around, and the difference is incredible. GTP... | |
| New to DAC, need advice. @mahler123 thanks for the response. I replaced the Zdac with the Pro-ject Pre Box S2 Digital ($400) and it's been great. | |
| New to DAC, need advice. @crock442 I'm using the Windows app for streaming. | |
| Screaming bargains in DSD-capable DACs? Pro-ject Pre Box S2 Digital is crazy inexpensive and sounds amazing to my ears. | |
| New to DAC, need advice. @2psyop Well I got the Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital. I appreciate everyone's input. I can say without hesitation this DAC is FAR superior to the Parasound Zdac whether playing MQA files or anything else. I could not be happier with my choice. To my... | |
| Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital: MQA HW decoding at reasonable cost -Anyone have this? @stoks and @azthu I just got one and it refuses to recognize MQA files from Tidal. It sounds far better than the Parasound Zdac I had but I can't seem to get the MQA display in the upper right corner. Any thoughts? | |
| New to DAC, need advice. @2psyop Thank you very much. I appreciate you educating me without being condescending to my lack of knowledge. You wouldn't have an Ayre lying around that you'd sell to me for the price of the Pro-ject would you? Figured I'd ask... | |
| New to DAC, need advice. @2psyop I'm streaming Tidal HiFi from my Windows 10 PC to the ZDac via USB then into a Micromega IA-100 integrated. So I'm ok with USB to the Pro-ject. I like the dual mono as well and it's certainly in my price range. I'm curious about your comme... | |
| New to DAC, need advice. @2psyop I'm definitely playing HiFi and MQA files and did not consider that the ZDac could not handle those correctly. Well I did discover in my troubleshooting that MQA files are out but didn't know about HiFi. That may be my decision right there... |