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| What Power Cord can improve clarity and bass slam? You should just borrow cords and see which has the best synergy with your system. The best cord I used on my VAC Phi 200 tube amp was a Fusion Audio Enchanter. Great bass weight, slightly warm sounding. WyWyres also delivers awesome bass. Both com... | |
| EMC 1up vs. Ayon cd2 vs. Lector 6t cdp I briefly owned the Ayon CD2. I really did not like it and could not sell it fast enough. I found it to have a very forward sound signature that was fatiguing to me. Others love Ayon digital. To each his own. I would try to demo or buy used. If yo... | |
| Best DAC under 2k US ? What about a used PS Audio Perfect Wave DAC? There are a boatload of them for sale on Audiogon right now. Apparently, owners have a hard time giving them away, which might be all you need to know.(I actually own the Perfect Wave DAC. It sounds ver... | |
| The Problem with Synergistic Research Ted Denney did not get his PhD in audio cable physics to fix his masterworks for free. Time is money, and when not in the "lab", Ted needs spare time to dig up old posts written by naysayers like Sabai. If you don't like him or SR or snake oil, yo... | |
| The Problem with Synergistic Research Sabai is entitled to change his opinion. I have bought audio products that I thought were good, said nice things about them here or in other audio forums, and then realized later, after some experimentation, that I could get better sound for less ... | |
| PS Audio PerfectWave DAC Upgrade Mrtennis: The most noticeable improvements of the MK2 board are bass and soundstage. That is what I noticed in a before/after comparison, not side by side. I will say that I find well-recorded CDs to sound more dialed in, immediate, and absorbing.... | |
| PS Audio PerfectWave DAC Upgrade Mrtennis: I am very sensitive about anything that sounds overly analytical or fatiguing...so I am in the same camp as you. I think the MK2 is a significant improvement over the MK1, so long as you install firmware version 2.0.2 in the MK2. The MK2... | |
| HiDiamond Digital IC Ozzy, what digital cable are you keeping in lieu of the HiDiamond that you have decided to sell? | |
| Empirical Audio Overdrive DAC: King of the Hill? Edorr, I would be interested in your comparison of the PWD to the Overdrive. I have only owned one other DAC, the Northstar M192, before I bought the PWD (now upgraded to the MK2 version). Sound quality is definitely much better than it was with t... | |
| Best Chinese Preamp for Bryston 7B Sts? The Mystere ca21 sounds fantastic. Brand new, it is $2300, but Kevin Deal at Upscale Audio may have a demo that he would sell you for less. He also likes the Mystere ca11, which is less expensive still.While I agree that the resale value on Chines... | |
| PS Audio PerfectWave DAC Upgrade Mrtennis, my experience is that the upgrade's effect on sound quality depends critically on which version of the firmware you install after the upgrade. The SD cards that are shipping with the Mk2 board contain firmware version 2.1.0. The sound wi... | |
| Headphone amp for Audeze LCD-2 'phones If you can stretch, the Eddie Current Super 7 is a stellar amp with the LCD-2. Very highly recommended.Woo Audio makes a very good, reliable line of amps. The Woo 22 is very good if you have a balanced source, although not at the level of the Supe... | |
| Help, Manley Mahi, Oppo-BDP93 My guess is that you would be much better off buying a decent preamp with an analog volume control than adding a separate DAC to your system. Digital volume controls are lousy in my experience and I have had little success going amp direct from a ... | |
| Mystere CA 21 Preamp Also, I purchased mine from Kevin Deal at Upscale Audio. Not sure why anyone has a problem with him. He seems like a straight shooter. He offers a return privilege on the Mystere. With most dealers of most other preamps, you own it once they run y... | |
| Mystere CA 21 Preamp The ca21 is a great preamp. I used to own an Aesthetix Calypso. Side by side, the Mystere has a wider soundstage and deeper, better quality bass than the Calypso. The Mystere matches the mid-range of the Calypso, the Calpyso's strongest attribute.... |