allanblissett
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| dacs that I have had in my system - a listing I can't imagine your list of cables They probably make more differences than the dacs. | |
| Digital signal control The adjustments are being made in the Sonos app before the signal is sent to the Schiit dac. | |
| Question about volume matching What do you mean by barely turned up ? You can enjoy tube sound at any level. It seems you have a lot of gain, are you using the balanced out of the dac going to the preamp? If so you could change to the RCAs, that will probably output less gain. | |
| Is my HDMI audio out really an i2s connection? I have a Sony UBP-X1100ES, and I tried the hdmi marked audio out, into my McIntosh MDA200 dac hdmi input, and got nothing. I used a SACD which played fine using the coax. I guess it's only for input from a TV , but i don't see why it shouldn't ... | |
| Best DACs under $7,000.00 Mcintosh MDA200 | |
| The LRS+ Speakers +1 for the .7, have mine for over a year, amazing Soundstage and imaging. You just have to play with positioning, and add a sub to help the bottom end. | |
| Streamer with toslink output Wiim Pro. | |
| McIntosh Preamp for McIntosh MC7270 The link you provided doesn't tell what the output of the phono stage is. It just says the cartridge output is 5mv. If that's what going to the amp, it's not nearly enough. I also am using a 7270, it's a great amp that will work great with any p... | |
| Revisiting Chinese Knockoff Cables I have been using the Chinese Nordost Valhalla, it's an amazing speaker cable for the price. | |
| Ethernet cables Blue Jeans cat 6A, you will be sure it's preforming to spec. | |
| Help me choice Audioquest speaker cables Start with Audioquest Rocket 88, they are the best bang for the buck Audioquest cable. You can usually find a nice used pair for much less than a thousand dollars. Paying six grand for speaker cables is just ridiculous. | |
| DAC for McIntosh MA252, B&W 683 Just go with the new McIntosh MDA200, it's $4000, and would look great with your amp. | |
| McIntosh MC275 vs MC1502 Why don't you try a mcintosh forum. | |
| USB Input on McIntosh C2700 Apple makes a adapter, that plugs into the iPhone and convert to USB, not sure if it will fit the iPad. Check Best Buy. | |
| New speaker cables - now audio seems panned right and left How could I forget that, it happened to me once not long ago, I thought my system suddenly got more holographic.. |