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| Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC Thanks for your response, Sabai. That's very respectable of you to so fairly qualify your DAC comparisons. | |
| Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC Sabai - Have you actually heard the Berkeley Reference and compared it to the DS/Yale DAC, or is that just conjecture? TIA | |
| A visit to the 2015 California Audio Show Dweller - I don't think so. The LG wires used mu-metal conductors as you stated, while the High Fidelity cables use actual magnets incorporated in the conductive path of the cables. I'm not an expert on magnetics but I think that there are differe... | |
| Which cartridge in a Nottingham Analogue? The Nottingham Interspace tonearm has an effective mass of 11.25 grams. That happens to be the same as the Rega RB-250 for those that may have recommendations with that very popular arm. | |
| tonearm cable vs regular IC + ground wire A separate ground wire is not always needed. Try it with or without and go with whichever results in less (or hopefully no) hum. | |
| tonearm cable vs regular IC + ground wire Not a stupid question at all. You can use any standard RCA interconnect and a separate single wire for ground. The key is to select a well shielded set of RCA interconnects to help prevent any induced hum. | |
| Does XLO / Argntum still exist XLO and Argentum were exhibiting at the California Audio Show held this past weekend. See numbers 5 & 93 in their exhibitors list: https://caaudioshow.com/cas6-exhibitors | |
| Which cartridge in a Nottingham Analogue? Does your phono stage have enough gain to support low output Moving Coil cartridges? Several on your list fall into this category which require additional gain from the phono input. If it does I'd suggest going with the Ortofon Quintet Blue as a g... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD I haven't heard any of those PMC models, but they use a unique transmission line loading that generally loads the room well but differently than sealed or other vented designs. Should be worth your effort to try them in your room if given the oppo... | |
| Any comments on DAC directly to Power amp with no In addition to the factors mentioned above by Czarivey, it often comes down to the quality of the active preamp you're considering. It is therefore recommended that you try it both ways in a given system to determine which way you prefer, as well ... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... Fleib - Thanks, that makes perfect sense. | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... Fleib - With all due respect I would beg to differ with you on one point. I don't have much experience with mono carts, but I don't think that skating forces are eliminated (or even virtually so) with a mono cartridge. Skating forces are inherent ... | |
| Anyone extensively test filters on latest Bricasti Yes, and I've discussed them with Brian Zolner from Bricasti. For PCM playback Minimum Phase 0 is the generally agreed upon choice, but in some systems Minimum Phase 2 may be preferred. For DSD the DSD 0 setting is actually unfiltered. It sounds i... | |
| Hegel H300 The all new and significantly improved Hegel H360 is due for release on September 1st and will retail for $5,700, just $200 more than the H300 it replaces. Check out all the details on it - http://www.hegel.com/products/integrated/h360 | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... A quick search at LP Gear looks like they still have it available and on sale for $1,488.88 - http://www.lpgear.com/product/AT50ANV.html |