audiofreak32
Responses from audiofreak32
| DAC/Pre's Digital attenuation vs. analog Not sure what the Benchmark unit costs, from who I have talked to, the W4S DAC-2 beats any of the Benchmark units. I really liked my DAC-2... was connected XLR direct into a BAT VK-55, sounded great. One small box does so much. They can price it t... | |
| Improvement in CD player transports I would put a LINN Akurate DS playing 24/96 or 24/192 FLAC/WAV files against ANY CD player under $20k. Eliminate the CD itself and you eliminate a lot of the noise/jitter. | |
| DAC/Pre's Digital attenuation vs. analog Reading all the specs and tests in the world (on paper) about volume control will not tell you ANYTHING about how good a DAC will sound. Please stop this nonsense. | |
| Is the Mark Levinson 390S still a reference player None of those players will sound like a LINN Akurate DS playing 24/96 or 24/192 FLAC/WAV files. | |
| Decent DAC under $10k anyone? The LINN Akurate DS I am using, playing 24/96 and 24/192 FLAC/WAV is amazing. | |
| Attn Vinyl lovers - what CD Player do you use? No CD player... a LINN Akurate DS will destroy most CD players under $20k. | |
| Linn Ikemi vs. Naim CDX2 I owned an Ikemi - very, very nice sounding CD player. Only problem: LINN has totally dropped the ball on supporting older products (trust me, I was a LINN guy for about 20 years). You will not be able to get an Ikemi fixed, EVER if something shou... | |
| DAC/Pre's Digital attenuation vs. analog Edorr...I agree, you may get a slightly better results throwing an expensive tube preamp in the mix, but why? Why add that expense, another power cord and IC - why add the additional box? The volume control on the DAC-2 is good enough for anyone E... | |
| DAC/Pre's Digital attenuation vs. analog Lots of technical talk (again), but my two cents.... buy the W4S DAC-2 (I owned one), it is a really nice piece for the money. STOP WORRYING ABOUT ALL THIS DATA and SPECS and tech. discussions about digital volume!!! And when I sold my DAC-2, I so... | |
| Coax or USB between transport and DAC? Katylied,Ripping at 24 bit makes a significant difference. Have you heard a 24/96 or 24/192 WAV or FLAC file off a LINN DS? There are not many CD players made that will compete. The key is eliminating the transport all together. They are comparing... | |
| Coax or USB between transport and DAC? If you were to buy a Wyred 4 Sound DAC-2, it has an asynchronous USB connection and built-in volume control (as well as many in's and out's)... connected USB direct from any PC or laptop will kill any COAX connection you try. Forget the transport ... | |
| Focus on 24/192 Misguided?..... I concluded that you are wrong... | |
| Focus on 24/192 Misguided?..... To summarize....I guess we have concluded just the opposite - that 24/192 is a VERY GOOD idea actually, as it SOUNDS GREAT and hard drive space is fairly inexpensive. Using dbPoweramp (very cheap program) to rip your CD collection into 24/96 or 24... | |
| Focus on 24/192 Misguided?..... According to all the engineers and tests and specs, vinyl does not sound as good as a CD right? But so many people would prefer the sound of vinyl and/or tubes over SS amps and a CD player. So I guess all this talk about specs and cutoff freq., et... | |
| Focus on 24/192 Misguided?..... I guess if you are happy with 16/44 then that is all that matters, but there is a whole lot more to be had. |