Weakest link

Again IMO only I build components, DAC (DHT), preamp DHT,  amp and speakers.  I have built and repaired almost every major brand over the past 20 years.  The power supplies to my DAC & preamp are 35 lbs., and use high quality parts.  So based on me being able to play around with all kinds of components and build my own and modify others, the weakest link is the source, again IMO only based on being able to try so many different components in my system and others.  IMO once you get a great source then you can really hear into a system.  Yeah everything has a place but to me the source makes the biggest difference.  It was hard for me to understand this until I had the opportunity to really hear so many components in my system.  The source is what provides the soundstage, dynamics, tone, did I mention tone, separation, etc.

Happy Listening, again IMO.

ricred1, again imo the DAC.  In my own experience having build a DAC that I consider very special as well as others who have been in the industry for many years, dealers, store owners, people who have spent more money trying so many different components in their systems, etc., my DAC was an eye opening experience for these people.  They never ever heard anything do or sound like what the DAC did.  To me Direct Heated Triode designs are just something special.  For the ones I have built and sold, it took less than 30 seconds for these people to say, "I want one".  I know people who like me can build and modify anything.  Even those people were impressed with what my partner and I built.  It wasn't something I set out to do, it was just for my system only.  As friends heard my system they all wanted to have the DAC.  I can only say that you have to think that this is something you have not heard before and with an open mind think what if there was a component (in this case a DAC) that just changed the way your system sounded say 50% to 100% change in soundstage, dynamics, tone, separation, timbre of all instruments, etc.  What actually would that sound like?  The last dealer to hear the DAC in his store told me "man you should name this the "fun box", you are going to be a thorn in the big guys side.  I won't be posting about my gear on forums going forward as I am getting close to the final production now and will try to help when I can but won't be saying much about what I do as a company.  BTW, I also built a music server to go with the DAC as I could not find anything that I thought sounded as good.

Thanks for reading and listening to me for what its worth.