argyro

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Weiss Dac2/Minerva?
But what does "better" means?I owned the EMM LABS CDSA and now the Weiss Medea. They sound so different to each other that it is a matter of personal preference. I am not saying the one is better than the other, they just sound completely differen... 
Weiss Dac2/Minerva?
The Weiss Medea with the Weiss Vesta Firewire unit. 
Weiss Dac2/Minerva?
I haven't heard the Berkeley DAC but I have owned/auditioned to EMM LABS, TOP ESOTERIC, DCS, AMR and I can honestly say that to my hears Weiss outperforms all of them. 
DAC with the best midrange ever.....
The only DACs I have heard that sound like music itself are the Weiss Minerva and Medea. Not to thin, not too warm, just like music. 
Shindo Masseto Tubes and Fuses
No problem YG, as a matter of fact I took out of my system 5000$ worth of power cords and I am now using the cheap stock ones. They were all filtering the sound of my system.Enjoy searching,Mike 
Shindo Masseto Tubes and Fuses
I would suggest you to better use the stock power cable than the Virtual Dynamics Master. This power cord acts like a filter bringing the middle frequencies in front, cutting a lot of high frequencies and boosting the bass. IMHO 
Problem with Tube?
Thank you very much guys, I suppose that since the tubes are not very expensive the wisest thing to do would be to change the tubes.Kind Regards,Mike 
Purist Audio vs. Harmonic Technology
If your system is bright or towards the lean side go with the purist otherwise go with the Harminic Technology.Kind RegardsMike 
Who has dumped the power conditioner?
Vett93 I tried both amps and digital, as well as digital alone. In both cases the system became muddy and lost transparency and realism.Kind regardsMike 
Who has dumped the power conditioner?
I dumped a Hydra-4 in a week. It was screwing the sound so much. 
Praise for DacMagic
A friend of mine owned both the DAC magic and the Benchmark dac and he said that to his ears the benchmark was better. That said, for the money the Cambridge dac is still a terrific value! Mike 
The best no-compromise digital options?
The best I have heard is dcs Puccini and Weiss Medea. 
whats more important-speaker or pre-amp cable?
Better to have a long speaker cable as the interconnect is carrying a more sensitive signal. 
How far away is your Nirvana
I really think this time, I'm almost there...Hopefully 
Meridian 808.2 vs Dcs Puccini with clock vs. Zande
But the AMR and save some cash. That is the most "analog" sounding as you say...