audioman58
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| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) The vast majority of Audiophiles donot know what’s inside or the parts quality,did you know on average only 25% of your amp,or preamp cost $ is all that goes into your commercial brand ? The rest overhead and markup , that's why many have their eq... | |
| Need a DAC Recommendation. Check out this R2R dac for $1195, it’s Very natural sounding https://headphone.guru/audio-gd-r2r-1-fpga-pcm-dsd-dac-done-right/ | |
| Isoacoustics overweight 5-10 lbs won’t make much difference whatsoever, they are conservative for optimum efficiency ,they will be fine. | |
| Need a DAC Recommendation. If you could save just a few hundred more I have owned many very good dacs ,look up Underwood Wally his new line ,I am currently running in one I bought Audio GD R8 MK2 dac .it is a non oversampling dac and built like a Tank ,just compare with an... | |
| AudioGD R8 MAk2 dac update There are 5 workable setting ,and several blank ones for future firmware upgrades,more options ,in Europethey have a strong presence pretty new in North America . Now that Underwood Wally is the distributor and service center I think it will do we... | |
| If you own quality monitor speakers you want to read this new review Stand mounts are very good but cannot duplicate a live performance like A good 3 way speaker with a minimalist Xover .the open baffleSpatial audio labs X3 comes to mind with the superb Beymahorn loaded AMT tweeter- midrange,12 inch mid bass dr... | |
| New Topping D90SE DAC The new topping dual AKM D70S mqa great R2R like sound for $650 better then topping d90 mqa dac IMO ,good dacs if you can’t afford over a grand . | |
| How many of you are digital only systems? If you have the patience and space vinyl if setup right can have a special quality to it, nothing wrong with it ,I just feel very good digital is no longer the liability it once was ,and having several settings for tonal balance to match my taste ... | |
| Is usb reclocking necessary? If you have a 10 MHz hook up on your dac it for sure makes it better in every way it fleshes out more in the recordings. | |
| How many of you are digital only systems? I have been all Digital before it was superior to analog ,by using Vacuum tubes in the chain ,Jitter was the big thing back then.turntables to many are still good and nostalgia ,to me a pain in the Ass. With SS drives and Femto clocks and big powe... | |
| Audio GD R8 MK2 DAC I will saythe new AudioGD lineup is drastically improved.The dacs run at least1/3 rd cooler for the digital section is servo controlled.land units that did have higher heat these filers they were stacking them with minimal ventilation ,there’s 2... | |
| Contact -enhancer, fuses - NOS 1260 High fidelity audio cables It’s not just Graphene there is more then that that is not disclosed .High Fidelity cables spent over a year in R&D in this formula I am very please I used everything available including Furutech nano fluid, Caig pro gold stabilant22 and seve... | |
| Best DAC? The Audio GD R7 HE with power regeneration is a incredible dac I heard this with a pass labs amp ,with 4 Big R core transformers the most comprehensive R2R ladder dac I have heard to date and being in a tri state audio club I have heard very good ... | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) This is a no brainer this preamp beat the very good Linear tube preamp, as well as a excellent Audio valve preamp this is built better then anything I have seen under $10 k . Underwood Wally carries it .this company I overlooked ,before ,but now ... | |
| Best dac under $2500 - comparing build quality and technologies MK2 VERSIONThis MK2 version of the R-8 has undergone a long period of testing, measuring, listening and adjusting at all levels of the circuit. It uses a stabilized power supply using discrete servos for battery-like performance. The converter sta... |