doak
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| CV181 6SN7 ModWight CD Player ? I suggest, even urge, you to invest in a pair of Black Treasure CV 181. I've used them in amps, i my current preamp and IMO they beat my stable of some of the "best of the best" old stock 6SN7. I buy mine straight from China for less than $130 per... | |
| I want to use the Tidal music service but my dac HI Grannyring,Since you want to avoid a computer and enjoy streaming TIDAL, you are definitely on the right track with the Auralic Aries, Aries LE or Aries Mini. $1500, $1000, $500. Of course they are capable of much more and at some point can and... | |
| Lampizator DAC My take on your query:The Amber is a very good DAC. The Lampi Level 4 is a great DAC. Cliched, but the L4 is just in another league.I liked the Amber. I love the G5 L4. It's easily worth what it takes to get there. The L4 could do well as an ultim... | |
| Lampizator DAC Great. Looking forward to this one. I started with the Lampi Amber and now have the Gen 5 Level 4. Love this thing! But, as you may well know, the good taste makes one wonder just how much better it can get. | |
| REGEN by UPTONE AUDIO "I turn off all unnecessary items in my Mac Mini. I have a MMK installed and use a JS-2 to power the Mac Mini and my e20 MK III .082 Clock exaSound DAC. I also used my Hynes Power Supply to power the Regen. I use HQ Player and all music files rega... | |
| Best Dac under $600... New or used Before you take a Schiit, take a good look at Audio-GD.I've had a Schiit Gungir here, among other things, and my current Audio-GD NFB3(2014) better them easily. $600 with upgraded clocks, delivered in 3 days - with 3 year warranty.Doak | |
| Selling High-End Speakers What Vern said X 2 | |
| Taking the Lampizator Big 6 to the Next Level Gotcha JaFox.I have several K$ invested in my analog front end but never expect to do the same with digital -- things just change too quickly. I chased the "best" for about 10 years and plain got tired of it. | |
| Taking the Lampizator Big 6 to the Next Level Jeezziz,,, after reading all this stuff it feels really good to put an LP on the TT, drop the needle and relax. ;-) | |
| London Decca I've used a Super Gold with my Well Tempered Amadeus TT for about 4 years now and have had NO trouble with warps at all. This combination of arm/cartridge is, IMO, a nearly ideal match. | |
| oppo's volume control @Georgelofi: Fighting a losing battle. It's OK to be wrong. | |
| DQ-20i Bass/amplification Your description of the DQ20i sound is nothing like what I've experienced with the 3 pair I've owned/heard. | |
| What hooked you to audio? As I recall it was MUSIC | |
| Tube Amp for Martin Logan Speakers Quicksilver, Quicksilver, Quicksilver, Quicksilver, and Quicksilver.... any of the larger variety will do a splendid job. | |
| What amplifier do you use for your Dahlquist DQ10s Bet the 4004 does a very good job. Always thought it was a great amp and not just for the $$. |