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| Benchmark DAC3 vs. Denafrips Pontus II Looking for thoughts from someone who compared that denafrips to any of the DACs mentioned above. Not looking for change/improvement. Please share what you heard. | |
| < $400 USB Cable Contenders Late 2021 Bump it up a bit and pick up a used Audience AU24SE+. You won’t regret it. | |
| New speaker cables recommendations sought You can pick up a used set of Audience AU24 or AU24SE. When I had B&W N803 I had good results with AZ Hologram, Satori, Audience AU24 and Purist Aqueous. They were all bi-wire cables. If you’re using regular runs make sure to connect the speak... | |
| KT88 in Rogue ST-100 amplifier Gold Lion - more refined and relaxed presentation than the stock JJs. More open, better soundstage. Brimar 12AU7 (combined with GL 12ax7) - more extentended, more texture in the bass. Smooth and sweet up top. RCA Cleartop 12au7 (combined with GL 1... | |
| KT88 in Rogue ST-100 amplifier I was trying to get some feedback here to determine if I’m missing anything. Looks like the answer is no. I did swap 12au7 and 12ax7 with good results. | |
| Recommendation for a highly resolving amp This one is super easy to figure out!If you want to be 100% sure it’s the amp, connect your Lumin directly to the X250.5 using XLR or RCA interconnects and use Lumin volume control.My money’s on the preamp as a culprit. Pass Labs amps and preamps ... | |
| Then there were 2 Just wanted to chime in here having owned the ST-100 long enough to know it pretty well. I disagree with reviews stating this amp sounds more like solid state than tubes. Yes it’s very quiet and has low noise floor but sonics wise it’s still a tub... | |
| DAC Upgrade Advice, budget $5k +1 on Bryston BDA-3. I’m in process of auditioning Benchmark DAC3 HGC and like what I’m hearing a lot! Fleshed out vibrant mids without glare or harshness. Visceral bass slam. Great tone, definition and details. Not in your face. A must audition i... | |
| DAC That Punches Above Its Price Point Chord Qutest. Punches way above its price point in every category. Owned one. Very hard to beat. | |
| Qobuz sound quality intermittent issues? Have been going back and forth between Qobuz and Tidal. To me Tidal sounds more alive, more open, dynamic and without the midrange glare. It could be my equipment, my roomor my ears. Contemplating to just sticking with Tidal at this point. | |
| Qobuz sound quality intermittent issues? Wanted to post an update….Since my last post, the Qobuz sound quality had fluctuated several times. It’s gotten back to normal then back to garbage again. Same symptoms - cardboard bass, glaring mids, muted highs, constipated soundstage. Acceptabl... | |
| Helping a kid out Parasound Zphono (USB or non-USB version)MoFi StudioPhonoProJectBellariSchiit Maniused all within $200 | |
| My stereo is haunted!! Your Bel Canto DAC-3 is also a preamp. Try taking the Modwright out of the chain and use your DAC’s preamp section and connect the DAC-3 directly to your amp. Don’t forget to switch the volume on and lower it on the dac. See if the problem persists. | |
| CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality I forgot to mention in my post that I also used Roon for over a year. It is just flat out impressive when it comes to managing your streaming services and local HDD/NAS music as a database that puts everything at your fingertips. It also has this ... | |
| CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality I’ve run into sound quality issues recently running Qobuz. I posted about it here. It caused enough grief that I signed up for a 3 month Tidal trial. I have since tested multiple albums to compare Qobuz and Tidal and in 99% of the cases I prefer T... |