Alas, the 7’a are sold. I’m very happy with my upgraded Chapman’s but can listen in a different league. Extensive listening to Magico A3 and A5 with Krell to with engaging, satisfying effect. The S5 and S7’s with D’Agostino to hair raising effect. On the other hand, I wept while listening to Rutter’s Requiem through the Vandy Quatro’s.
Tax Returns: Nothing, a new DAC or... ?
Hello Audiogoners,
Tax season is upon us and perhaps for the second time ever I have filed my taxes on time. My choices are:
- Clear out my credit cards
- A new DAC
I currently have a Mytek Brooklyn (orignal version) and am thiniking of a DAC which is a Roon endpoint, with a $5,000 budget. I've never heard the Manhattan, or the Bricasti M5 but they are in my price point and feature set.
I really really like the Mytek Brooklyn .... but do you think in this price range I could find something that would make me pull out my card?
Or do I save my money and prepare for the end of days??
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Thanks for the recomendation, @direwolf336 - I have gone through 2 outboard power supplies and the iFi has been stellar for me. No better or worse than my previous Astron, but a lot smaller. |
i am very surprized by this thread question coming from you......
The answer is in your inaugural question...You seems to like the Mytek you already own... Please dont throw your money NOW... You will need it for more urgent matter... There is no end of the world by the way... Only falling off bodies... If you want an upgrade study psycho-acoustic INSTEAD of only physical acoustic and experiment with the relation between the speakers and the room and YOUR PERCEIVING ears/brain and about the way you can create a better timing between the two frontwaves coming from each of your speakers and balancing it with the reflected waves... It is related to the dimensions and geometry of your room for sure....I myself used a foldable wood screen with absorbing and diffusing Helmholtz tubes... This make the sound not only filling the room but create an intimate relation with the sound which exist only in headphones usually but my room is probably smaller than your own ... Cost : peanuts..... But you all know that already, i wrote it for other newcomers who will read your thread... I know your question is only a pretext to discussion... my motto is : No upgrade before embeddings mechanical,electrical and acoustical control... if not, we will chase the smell of our tail and call it our taste in Dac... 😁😊 A dac is NOTHING compared to acoustic especially if it do already a good job like the Mytek did...Perhaps a low cost "bad" dac need to be upgrade yes, not the Mytek... Acoustic MAY create miracles, changing a good dac for another good oneis throwing money in the gutter...And after that, justifying the expanse by writing a review and calling this upgradem your "taste" and conditioning other people to cosly upgrade instead of acoustic science... Acoustic has nothing to do with "taste" but with the way our specific ears/brain process the sound.... My deepest respect to you...
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