eugene81
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| Belles 150A ref V2 vs Bryston 4BSST2 Marakanetz, are you talking about the 150A Reference (v2) or just the plain 150A -- they are significantly different amps -- and is your opinion based on experience? I've had the 150A Ref v2 and McCormack DNA-1 and the Belles was substantially bet... | |
| Review: Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC Series 2 DA converter Ron, I did try the Uni DAC... actually a demo unit that has one chassis instead of the usual separate power supply. It is the most "analog" sounding DAC I've ever heard. This has been said about the BADA 2 as well but it doesn't compare to the Uni... | |
| Looking for a GREAT preamp under $2000...thoughts? If you can find it the Von Gaylord LAD-L2 is an outstanding preamp and usually fetches about $2k or less used. Add $300 or so for a pair of Shuguang Black Treasure or Psvane CV-181 tubes and take it up another notch in performance. I largely prefe... | |
| After Blackgates... which caps are best for Audio? For electrolytics Elna Silmic II are often mentioned to be the best in production. For film it is probably V-Cap CuTF or Duelund VSF, both extremely pricey, but as always it depends on what kind of sound you are seeking. I have not tried Duelund b... | |
| Mhdt Havana, Calyx , Metrum Octave for my setup ? I haven't listened to the Stockholm, but I am not really enticed by it as it is largely the same as the Havana except that it accepts 192 KHz max input frequency vs 96 KHz with the Havana and also has asynchronous USB input and an added BNC input.... | |
| Mhdt Havana, Calyx , Metrum Octave for my setup ? I've owned all 3. First the Havana, then the Calyx, then the Octave.Now I am using the Havana in a highly modified form -- pretty much all caps replaced, several with V-Cap CuTF, DAC chips, power transformer, diodes, key resistors, WBT silver RCA ... | |
| Auricap XO or Dynamicap? Or Mundorf? What values? If you feel like treating yourself someday I highly recommend V-Cap CuTF. They are unbelievably amazing. Every application I've added them to has increased performance in every way and at least two fold overall - not exagg... | |
| JPS Superconductor V speaker cable I haven't heard them, but SC V is lower in the JPS chain than SC 3 so I wouldn't imagine you would be too thrilled if you're used to Aluminata level performance.There is a brief mention of SC V not comparing favorably to SC 3 at the bottom of this... | |
| laptop to DAC wireless ... what's the best way? If audio only I like the Squeezebox Touch, but beware that USB connectivity is not officially supported and pretty much only DACs that adhere to the USB audio specification will work. In my main system I use a Mac Mini to get video and more flexib... | |
| Impact of USB 3.0 on Audio I don't know about the electrical or other aspects of the USB 3.0 spec but I don't see how faster maximum throughput would translate to better sound when an audio stream uses relatively little bandwidth. | |
| Tannoy Differences All I can say is that I love my Turnberrys and would only sell them to go the Kensington or above in the Prestige line, but I certainly don't feel any urgent need to do so. I think your XA60.5 would do fine with the Kensingtons, though. Although I... | |
| USB to S/PDIF: Stello U3 Should not be a problem. The U3 is not an upsampler so it will feed the DAC whatever sampling rate it receives. Just make sure your playback software or operating system is not upsampling everything. I use a 24/192 Wavelink USB interface with a 24... | |
| Pass Aleph 30 + Placette Passive Pre OK? Yup, no problems there. Avoid very long runs of cables, though. | |
| dacs are really big diffrents at all ??? Maybe it's the rest of your system that makes all DACs sound more or less the same. Audition a few at a dealer and see if you notice. If you are happy with the sound you are currently getting then even better, no need to spend more money. Otherwis... | |
| 32-bit dac Where's the 32-bit music? |