bill_k

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Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables
I've been an owner of Bob's products since back in the day of his Unity Audio signature speakers and now of his unique and excellent cable designs. He is a man of true integrity and dedication to his work; the industry is better with his involvement. 
Bryston BDA-3
Depending upon the recording some discs are reproduced with more apparent detail with upsampling on, but I generally prefer the sound with it off listening to the native sampling rates. 
Bryston BDA-3
As a point of reference I run the BDA-3 DAC using a PS Audio PerfectWave Transport for disc playback with excellent results. The PWT plays both CDs as well as hi-res PCM files burned to DVD-R discs. 
Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables
tommylion - That's what we all say! Admitting you have a problem is the first step towards recovery, but most of us audiophiles are not looking to recover since we're too busy enjoying the tunes! 
Please help a rookie –used amps for magnepan 3.7?
partel - While the Rogue Atlas would technically be able to drive the Maggies and sound fine at reasonable levels, they really come to life when driven by amps with significantly more power than that. The M-180 amps would be much better suited to ... 
Bryston BDA-3
milpai - You are correct, the BDA-3 decodes the DSD stream directly from SACD players via HDMI. 
Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables
keithtexas - They don't make it easy or intuitive on AG to contact other members directly. I've found this method to work. From the AG homepage under the Explore dropdown menu select Member Lookup. Enter their username in the search box and hit re... 
Anyone heard PSB Imagine T3?
I've heard both and they are very different sounding speakers. The PSB T3 speakers are very neutral in tonal balance as well as having much better bass extension being rated with output down to 24 Hz. The Tannoys have what some find to be a euphon... 
HOLO Audio Spring DAC: Affordable discrete R2R Multibit Dac, could be a winner.
True that the AD DACs themselves are 20 bit, but the way they implemented the design with two DACs per channel gives them a claimed 21 bits of resolution. 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
mitch2 - Regarding your interest in the Aqua Formula and LaScala DACs, they just announced a new 'LaScala II Optologic' which is the latest version at $6,600 US. It now uses the R2R Optologic DAC technology developed for their Formula DAC. 
HOLO Audio Spring DAC: Affordable discrete R2R Multibit Dac, could be a winner.
Thanks for your thoughts dragon_vibe, and very true! 
HOLO Audio Spring DAC: Affordable discrete R2R Multibit Dac, could be a winner.
And, how do they sound at RMAF? TIA! 
HOLO Audio Spring DAC: Affordable discrete R2R Multibit Dac, could be a winner.
milpai - I don't believe that is possible unless there is some converter I'm not aware of. PS Audio transports have an I2S output which could connect to the Holo DAC via HDMI for WAV files. Their newest model allows connection via I2S including DS... 
HOLO Audio Spring DAC: Affordable discrete R2R Multibit Dac, could be a winner.
pixelplay - Do you have any comments to share about the Holo DAC yet? TIA 
HOLO Audio Spring DAC: Affordable discrete R2R Multibit Dac, could be a winner.
The HDMI input on the Holo Spring DAC is not compatible with a conventional HDMI output like that from a blu-ray or dvd player. It is wired according to the I2S connection standard which is used by PS Audio and some others like the Singer SU-1. An...