bill_k
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| Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC https://www.google.com/search?q=Fourteener+Mountains | |
| cdp repair in Chicago I believe the audio repair shop you're referring to in Arlington Heights is Midwest Audio, and they do have a very good reputation. I'd give them a ring to discuss the possibility of such a repair since it's a bit of a trip from your location sout... | |
| What time do you wear? As far as desirability among watch aficionados and retained value I'd definitely go with Omega over Breitling, but both make fine watches. | |
| Joseph Audio dealers It's become pretty common among high end audio brands to not provide their dealer listings online in order to support their local dealer agreements. If you contact them they will generally point you to your closest dealer but don't want to encoura... | |
| Phono stage inquiry With all due respect I don't see how you could have increased the gain setting to 100dB (unless you modified the circuit) since it's only adjustable to a maximum of 72dB. | |
| Phono stage inquiry Phono stages provide a significant amount of signal gain, particularly in high gain settings needed for MC cartridges. Most do have some level of audible hiss when you turn the volume up. The Whest is an excellent phono stage and as long as the le... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? @rauliruegas - The following video interview with Ortofon's Leif Johannsen covers the design of the new Century cartridges, including the new Concorde Century starting at the 25:10 mark. He goes into some detail of its design and explains that it ... | |
| Pro-Ject buys Musical Fidelity According to the first paragraph of the following article Pro-Ject also purchased the Music Hall brand. http://darko.audio/2018/05/pro-jects-stream-box-s2-ultra-is-full-of-surprises/ | |
| Please Rate These Cartridges in Best Overall Order of Sonic Importance. Recommended Arms? The Ortofon 2M bodies are identical on the Red and Blue so you can upgrade a Red to a Blue with a stylus change. You can use a Bronze or Black stylus on a Red/Blue body but it will not perform at the level of an actual Bronze or Black. The Bronze ... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Thanks for the update Matt, keep that system burning! | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD I haven't seen any further mention of the Mojo DAC after it was received and reportedly powered up several weeks ago, also curious about it's performance relative to Matt's other contenders. Any update? TIA | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt - Any update on the performance of the Mojo DAC since you've had it warming up for a week now? I believe it was a reviewed model so it should have already been burned in and just required some time to settle into your system. Thanks and keep ... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD @toetapaudio - According the following article Mark Gurvey (Source Systems Ltd.) is apparently the US importer for fidata. https://www.stereophile.com/content/fidata-hfas1-network-audio-servers | |
| Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC @rbstehno - The latest release of firmware for the PS Audio DS DAC is Redcloud, is that the version you're referring to as best? Assume so from most of the comments I've seen. | |
| Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC I'm also a happy user of the PS Audio PWT for many years, using it to play redbook CDs as well as high res PCM files up to 24/192 burned to DVD-R. However everything I've read from users who have tried the newer DMP is that it's a significant step... |