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| What DAC to buy? If I understand correctly you don’t have a separate streamer. So buying a new DAC only unit will help you how exactly? If you need a streamer/DAC combo, look for a used Lumin D1. Here’s a good one with linear power supply https://www.usaudiomart... | |
| If the DAC is the same, how different do CD transports sound? @hilde45 don’t take it the wrong way, but I think you are too excited to see the conclusion of that video aligned with what you were hoping to hear. In other words you had a biased opinion going in and now it impairs your ability to keep an open m... | |
| If the DAC is the same, how different do CD transports sound? @hilde45 not at all what I was trying to convey. Also, the number of views on the video is not an indication of how accurate the information is. Not sure why you think it’s important. Looks like you’ve formed your opinion and the conclusion of the... | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? Metallica - 72 Seasons Tour: Two Day pass to an epic, no repeat weekend at MetLife Stadium (Aug 4 and 6). Warm up bands were Pantera on Friday and Five Finger Death Punch in Sunday. It’s going to be a while before I play Metallica on my home system. | |
| If the DAC is the same, how different do CD transports sound? @hilde45 I was thinking about this type of testing where there’s a group of people listening to different components, in this case, transports. In my opinion, I would not rely on this type of evaluation: 1. The evaluation is done by a group of p... | |
| If the DAC is the same, how different do CD transports sound? The DAC will make the most difference. In my experience. With a caveat…you must use a decent CDT…something like the units I mentioned above. Don’t waste money on a good dac if you plan to drive it with a $99 universal player from early 2000s. Just... | |
| If the DAC is the same, how different do CD transports sound? The question the OP is posting is about the difference between various CD transports. Level matching does not come into play here. Neither is this a discussion in a difference between CD players. @hilde45 - there’s a difference between CD transpo... | |
| Power cable Let’s not turn this discussion into why cables matter. Ignore the spam and stay on topic. | |
| I'm going to buy my first tube amp. I need honest blunt opinions I’ll throw a curve ball into this discussion…within the context of your system, I’d keep your SS Parasound amp, ditch the Benchmark preamp and get a nice tube linestage. Having tried solid state preamps with tube amp and tube preamps with solid st... | |
| Power cable @ghdprentice Don’t get me wrong, the AQ H is a very good power cord. I tried Shunyata Alpha v2 while I had the Hurricane to see if I can get a more neutral and balanced presentation and it did sound more open but ultimately the Alpha was much cool... | |
| Power cable Just for context…power cords I tried… Audioquest Tornado Audioquest Hurricane Audience AU24 Audience AU24se-i HP Audience AU24se-i MP Audience Forts F3 Acoustic Zen Tsunami Acoustic Zen Krakatoa Acoustics Zen Gargantua II Cardas Clear B... | |
| Power cable @ghdprentice AQ Hurricane is a very nice cable. I had it long enough to get verry familiar with its pros and cons. Hurricane’s emphasis on bass had me impressed initially with its power and texture. However , it happens to also be this cable’s cur... | |
| I used to think pricey interconnects were snake oil... Summary: Yes a "bad" cable can sound bad, but there is no esoteric magic cable can actually improve the signal transfer. They can filter it which may mask a problem and it sounds better. That same “filtering” is what can also hold back a com... | |
| MM Cartridge to MC Cartridge Rega makes it simple for you to go up their line of cartridges. Set up is a breeze. Detour to a different brand and now you’re pretty much stuck scratching your head trying to figure out whether or not the cartridge height will match, how to set o... | |
| Ethernet streaming I use Bricasti M3 with network player/renderer as Roon end point. I had Lumin U1 Mini and preferred the M3, sold the Lumin. Bricasti has few more models up from the M3 with better DAC (M1S2, M21). The preamp section in the Bricasti DACs is not to ... |