audioman58
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| Holo Audio Spring 3 DAC For $5 k the May KTE is a very good dac that being said I compared the Bricasti M3 as well as the Denafrips Terminstor + I thought it was better balanced with instrumental textures and differences in dynamic range from start to stop, digging de... | |
| Advice on a streamer Come up witha bit more the Melco N100 , check out Perrotta consulting great Roon ready server very good deal especially if buying a Ethernet cable or otherwise ,Wireworld starlight great cable for $$ spent.with a bunch of very good reviews. | |
| Casters to replace spikes Casters are Horrible ,no coupling what so ever , just to move never a permanent solution if you want defined imaging or tight deep Bass. | |
| DAC Choices - $5,000 to $7,000 Bricasti m3 with streamer card is a incredible deal and digs very deep into the recording and sounds very natural vs the Holo springs May KTE and Denafrips terminstor +. The Bricasti sounded more fleshed out with better tonal balance ,very close 9... | |
| Best kept secret in AC line filtering conditioning I forgot to mention this applies to Everything in your system they have a 12 outlet model also but much more $$ around $2700 | |
| Actual Lead Time on Tekton Speakers Buy something else ,I know first hand the drivers are lower quality vs even mid class seas or scanspeak , China specials in many cases.and xover parts not even average imo ,and I have been modding speakers a Loong time !! | |
| What is the reason for this? (Digital vs Vinyl Question) Your digital can be dramatically improved , theNaim is pretty decent but much better out there similar monies like Briscari M3 with streamer, Aqua ,total dac , for example , to clear up digital further your network switch uptone audio Ether Rege... | |
| amplifier with volume control Buy a very good dac with a great true Analog volume control like in the Bricasti dacs, I have the M3 with streamer board and even vs any $6k preamp out there you would be hard pressed just to = it. | |
| Sonus Faber vs Wilson The gryphon doubles wattage down to 2 ohms ,wilsons are a easy load the Gryphon can handle even maggi with ease. | |
| Do you all agree when Prince said the 60s, 70s and 80s were the golden ages of music? I would say the evolution of many music types evolved starting in the 40-50sclassic Rock for sure cemented itself in the classics book beginning in the 60s ,but back up a minute ,the greats like Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton ,got their r... | |
| What DAC upgrade made you say “DAMN, that sounds SO MUCH better than my last DAC”? My uncle works in digital mastering studios around the world and he spoke very highly of Bricasti being the best he has encountered ,not just in accuracy but in but as a whole in separating each instrument and bringing out the best in tonal shad... | |
| Sonus Faber vs Wilson The Wilson Sabrina X with all its trickle down technologies and their proprietary X cabinet material ,and now they bought Rel cap capacitors they make custom in house, my brother owns these these are without peer in the $20 k range as far as nat... | |
| Digital tweaks or upgrades that do work I built a small SS computer last year with Jcat usb,Ethernet cards, , I am currently looking at the very good 2 box Melco -N10 server with separate Big Linear power supply. | |
| NEVER BUY CHEAP CASSETTES - - YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR Cassettes ? Going back in time ,time to buy $40 ripping program that does everything DB Power amp. | |
| Power conditioning for multiple dedicated circuits If using a dedicated line I found out 2 things from a Audiophile electrician silver 20 amp contacts can be ordered as well as 40 industrial , and use 4 wire awg 10 that is what I have 2 grounds,one common ,the other a insulated isolated ground.an... |