jouri_knegt
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| High resolution digital is dead. The best DAC's killed it. @erik_squires thanks for the radio tip. I will check it out! | |
| High resolution digital is dead. The best DAC's killed it. @erik_squires I had a very weird experience last weekend. My friend has a DIY dac. In it was a NOS TDA1543 Philips chip hooked on a a Rasberry pi with i2s. It could only play 16/44. The power supply was a very cheap phone charger with an extra us... | |
| Some components too old now? @vinyloidStick to your current dac. There is always something better out there. But you have avoided the merry-go-round for a really long time. Keep doing it!I myself am a CD nut as well. I get so much joy buying new and 2nd hand. Totally great. I... | |
| Have you ever downgraded deliberately? The seller was displaying them with a Jadis MC80 Preamp and also a Jadis power amp. He also had JCAT monoblocks laying arround and e-mailed me later that the sound was even better with them. A tube lover as yourself Lou.Thanks for your input | |
| Have you ever downgraded deliberately? Thanks for the advice Gary_c! | |
| Have you ever downgraded deliberately? Can you elaborate ishis? | |
| Have you ever downgraded deliberately? Wow thanks everybody for bringing this into perspective. | |
| What are your top 3 favorite DAC or DAC/Streamer devices? My Wadia 9 classic decoding computer is a beast! Never heard anything like it. Combined with Rasberry Pi 3b Moode 3.8 HAT Hifiberry digi+ Pro (modded) and the Lifatec ST Optical toslink cable :) Christmas has come early my Friends. My old dac wa... | |
| Is using streaming services worthy of an audiophile? Hi,I understand your concern @defiantboomerang but Tidal is okay. You can invest savely in streaming. I use It next tot my cd collection and FM tuner/antenna and couldn’t be happier.I use a Rasberry Pi 3b with digi + pro board combined with Mood a... | |
| CD players = dead? Just want to put my 2cts in. A year ago i sold my cd player, a Linn Unidisk SC. I had the chance to go all digital. I am familiar with DBpoweramp and tag&rename. Works like a charm. But i bought a new CDP instead. Got a great deal, and was sad... | |
| Threshold monoblocks Angstrom loudspeakers is connected somehow. I guess the old owner was also responsible for Higher Fidelity | |
| Threshold monoblocks I believe the company is from the USA. But the products were exported to Germany & Hong Kong. | |
| Threshold monoblocks There were several close calls, but i wind up with a pair of:Higher Fidelity model 138https://forum.audiofreaks.nl/index.php?topic=42106.15(Scroll down)It’s a 275 watts in 8 ohm class A monster. I received it with original boxes and manuel from th... | |
| Threshold monoblocks Victorious :);) | |
| This is pretty funny and probably true for most of us Funny thing (kind of)My preamp/amp are from dead audiophiles 1st owners |