996turbo911
Responses from 996turbo911
| Remastered CDs, HDCDs, SACDs Bluray can sound excellent but so can any of the other formats. It really depends on the mastering. It's frustrating that often times a vinyl release has different master than a CD release. Major difference in dynamic range. Streaming is also frus... | |
| Has anyone heard the Bluesound Node Icon streamer DAC? I heard it, seems pretty good for the price. Not a giant killer. The feature set is good though. If you wanted to use Dirac for room correction (extra license fee involved) it seems pretty unique in offering that. Otherwise just a decent unit, not... | |
| Triangle Magellan Duetto 40th Anniversary They look excellent. Triangle is one of those brands that doesn't always get a lot of fanfare, but steadily puts out really great speakers time after time. I'd have a listen if at all possible. | |
| Veritas Cables a new brand that I found @grannyring Sorry I'm new here, did you have a brand name for your cables? Or more just a DIY fun thing? Either way you clearly know your stuff, so your high praise of the Veritas designs goes a long way. | |
| DAC suggestions? I'll echo @kennyc who mentioned the Musician Audio Aquarius. Amazing deal for what you get. I guess they have a lot in common with Denafrips, maybe the same designer or factory? Either way, that DAC is seriously impressive in my opinion. | |
| Audio Mirror WAVE DAC k I'm a big fan of the Tubadour and have owned a few over the years. Having said that, I don't think AM's charming DIY web design aesthetic is up to par when dealing with $20k+ devices like the Wave. At that level I would expect more info, detailed ... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Aoife O'Donovan - Man in a Neon Coat (Live from Cambridge) beautiful performance, excellent recording | |
| Revisiting Chinese Knockoff Cables @zlone Thank you. I've read a lot of similar stories to yours and that makes total sense to me. I was just wondering if anyone had ever discovered a somewhat verifiable story as to the background of these cables. Best case scenario for us is the... | |
| DDC With I2S in and Out Doesn't the Laiv unit do exactly what you need as far as inputs? It can take your coaxial, AES, and I2S signals on the inputs side, and send out a single I2S to your DAC. Seems like it is worth a try and probably much better than any sort of switc... | |
| Veritas Cables a new brand that I found @tksteingraber No argument there, guilty as charged! I really didn't keep track of hours but I want to say it was several months of pretty extensive listening before mine really took shape. That sounds insane when I do the math and figure it might... | |
| DDC With I2S in and Out @sns My Rockna Wavedream NET server does have I2S out which I feel outperforms the Gaia or any of the Singxer models I've owned. As it should for the price. I've got a friend who uses a more affordable Audiobyte Superhub with trickle down tech fro... | |
| Native DSD versus DoP I don't notice any difference either. To me it seems like having files in DFF versus DSF. I've heard arguments saying one is better than the other, I've never heard that myself. | |
| Veritas Cables a new brand that I found @tksteingraber I have the Aperta SE and I feel like they took forever to break in. At least in my system. I was told around 100 hours which seemed about right for the Nexum A digital cable I have. I just feel like the Aperta SE takes way longer th... | |
| Revisiting Chinese Knockoff Cables I've never followed these knock off threads so forgive me if this has already been covered. Has anyone ever confirmed the provenance of these cables? Is it just some random factory building generally similar cables and slapping existing names on t... | |
| DDC With I2S in and Out I have owned the SU-1 KTE, the SU-2, and the SU-6. All did a great job. I now own a Gaia 12th, it seems like a higher tier than any of those. I'm not sure why one might need an I2S input though. If your streamer already puts out I2S, why not go st... |