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| DACs that do well without a preamp Try a Teac NT-505x. Safe & Sound sells it with a return policy. I have the older version with an AKM DAC chip and the volume control works great with the few amps(tube and solid state) I’ve tried. The new version uses a Sabre chip and is more ... | |
| Pleasurably better, not measurably better @4krowme Absolutely agree! | |
| New Sugden mono blocks have arrived. Congrats! I'd love to hear that. I have the A21 Sig like @bluorion and always wanted to hear the IA-4. This is next level! | |
| Pleasurably better, not measurably better Pleasurably better...I like it. I listen to music to relax. When I do comparisons of equipment I base my final decisions on how I feel when listening to it. I consider myself a scientifically and mathematically oriented person but would never wan... | |
| TEAC UD-701 vs NT-505 vs ? I wanted to update this thread to say I sent the UD-701 back. In my system I like the NT-505 better. The 701 had a more "open" sound but just wasn't as enjoyable for long listening as the 505. It wasn't what I would call bright, but all these te... | |
| TEAC UD-701 vs NT-505 vs ? I've been playing it and using it as a balanced preamp with a new to me Audio Research VT-130SE and it sounds fantastic, a little more open than the 505. I will switch back to my Sugden next week and do some comparisons as I'm much more familiar w... | |
| TEAC UD-701 vs NT-505 vs ? Music Direct just got UD-701’s back in stock. Price is up $300 to $4300. I ordered one yesterday and will report back. I just found a beautiful Audio Research VT-130SE so I have something to try the preamp section out with. I’ve found the 505 prea... | |
| Chris' latest cables. Chris' Pulsars are still my favorite RCA IC's and Greg Straley's Reality Cables are my favorite speaker cables, both from around the same time when they were hyped on message boards. I should try these new ones. Thanks. | |
| For you Odyssey Audio Stratos amp owners I use a Teac NT-505 dac direct and it's fantastic. As someone else stated, matching other preamps is difficult due to high input sensitivity and hum becomes an issue due to magnifying everything. I've had quite a few amps and my fully loaded Kism... | |
| Buyer Beware I report these ads constantly. There's a "button" at the bottom of each ad to report it. Do it when you see a fake ad. It usually takes a few hours to see it taken down but at least they're aware it's there and can see the zero feedback seller's ... | |
| Just got started on Qobuz. Can anyone recommend an album or song? Qobuz has a ton of playlists from Hi-Fi Partners. Look under playlists, you'll find them. | |
| How do I get the best soundstage? As @yeti42 said, try the Sumiko Setup. These are the instructions I use: https://www.audioaficionado.org/showthread.php?p=979168 You're not going to get it on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd try but don't get discouraged. I have the patience of Mike Tyson ... | |
| hooking up a subwoofer to a Mcintosh MA12000 You can use either output 1 (RCA) or output 2 (XLR) depending on your subwoofer inputs. If you want to hook the sub(s) up using speaker level, otherwise known as high-level inputs you'll have to ask McIntosh. If the integrated is truly balanced th... | |
| The sound quality from DACs - is it all the same? Is it possible that if we all listened really close to the speakers that we would want perfect measurements but once we get beyond a certain distance away, that's where components can sound different from one another? In other words, sound waves ... | |
| Autoformer/Passive Preamp vs. 6SN7 vs. 12AT7 with Class A, Class D, and Tubes Thanks for posting this. I’m interested in reading more about your experiments. I’ve got a Quicksilver linestage and amps and have had Salks in the recent past. I also run my Teac NT-505 direct at times and it’s interesting how it works well with ... |