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| Time/Process of Hooking up New Equipment With new gear I ensure that I have the time and space to get it set up. I also try not to come to any immediate conclusions and let gear burn in for 1-2 weeks before starting to tinker with positioning or different cables. Even after burn in, it t... | |
| Best DACs under $7,000.00 @niodari i wouldn’t call it coloration. It’s not warm and bloomy (and somewhat slower/rounder) like the Lampizator Baltic 3, nor is it on the clinical side as the Tambaqui. It is more confident than the DAC 8, and it’s character can be adjusted sl... | |
| Help finding a subwoofer I really enjoy SVS subwoofers for the price. Perhaps the SVS SB-2000 or SVS SB-3000 Micro might fit your needs. The app flexibility is truly wonderful and. Delight to use for easy integration with the rest of the room and system. | |
| Best DACs under $7,000.00 @niodari I would simply characterize the DAC 200 as much more capable across the board in delivering a more realistic reproduction. While the DAC 8 has a neutral tone with liquid pace, I would characterize the DAC 200 with being a bit fuller bodie... | |
| Parity @rvpiano That’s a great place to be, congrats! Stay happy with it for as long as you can. :) | |
| Who else has a Modwright KWH 225i ? I have owned a lot of Modwright gear but never this integrated. For his other gear that uses 6922 variants, I like tubes that are more honest and transparent with sparkle, as by default Modwright has a warmer sonic signature. The honesty allows th... | |
| Parity @rvpiano I am an audiophile first, but also an Aurender dealer, so take the below as both objective and subjective suggestion. I used to own the Cambridge CXN V2 as my primary streamer in a second system. I had immediately upgraded it to the Mo... | |
| surrender n200 vs n20 Both units are very good, but the N20 will present with richer tonal density, more separation and clarity, and a wider, taller soundstage. Its internal clock is admirable, and if you go with the N20 then be prepared to use AES to take advantage of... | |
| Best DACs under $7,000.00 I’ve written about it before, but I’ve compared the T+A DAC 200 against a modded DirectStream DAC, a Lampizator Baltic 3 with $1K in NOS tubes, the Mola Mola Tambaqui, and the $38.5K T+A SDV 3100 HV. While the T+A reference was the clear winner, t... | |
| Try This With Your SS Amp Solid state can surely do this without raising any heating or electric bills. But it may not raise any expectations either. | |
| Best DACs under $7,000.00 Check out the T+A DAC 200, which retails at $6900. I am an authorized T+A dealer but have owned T+A for years prior to becoming a dealer. I personally own T+A’s $38.5K reference DAC but also have the DAC 200 on my floor. I prefer the DAC 200 to m... | |
| High resolution audio on a PC questions Much of what you hear is not just about the DAC chip in the unit, but also the overall implementation of the architecture/design, which includes the quality of the power supply, the robustness in implementation of the analog output stage, the accu... | |
| Aurender N200 @oddiofyl Hopefully you are letting the manufacturer know your findings as well. Sounds like this might be less of an individual issue and more a challenge of their implementation of the SPDIF interface. | |
| Schiit Freya + I’ve owned the SWL 9.0 SE twice. It is a much thinner sounding preamp than the others you are looking it. IME not Dan Wright’s best work, and I’ve owned nearly everything he’s made. Consider his LS100 instead. | |
| You want a DAC that sounds *different.* What factor helps you find it? @lalitk I have, but with the Aurender N30SA in hand, I do prefer AES. :) Again, it’s all about the clock I guess yes I should add Ethernet input as a nice to have, good call! |