cal3713
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| What's the best non-DAC streamer? I should say that like an earlier poster, I do have a magna mano ultra streamer. It’s raspberry pi based with a really nice linear power supply and high precision fento clocks. It sounds great, but unfortunately I haven’t had the opportunity to tr... | |
| What's the best non-DAC streamer? If cost is no object for anyone reading (sorry, I know the op asked for sub $3k), the taiko sgm extreme is supposed to be one of the best... https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/taiko/@mikelavigne has one in his absolutely beautiful system: htt... | |
| Supratek or Don Sachs - which way to go? First, my DS pre does have a mute option. Perhaps that went away for the oled display version without balance control. Second, even with amps on, there is no power up issues to watch for. Very minor tube rush, but that's it. Third, my unit always... | |
| What's the best non-DAC streamer? Just posting to keep the thread up at the top. Would love to hear more opinions... | |
| Hegel H390, Lyngdorf TDAI 3400, or Naim Nova for my B&W 802D2 speakers? I don't know why, but the Lyngdorf was one of my least favorite amplifiers I tried with Coincident PRE speakers. Inconsistent with other reports, every time I turned off a digital processing feature, the sound got better, but still I didn't prefer... | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure Although I know RIAA's above comment is in jest, just to be clear for future readers... If you don't follow the 1/10th ratio rule, you will not get a flat amplification of the preamp signal with frequency aberrations in the bass response.Also, it ... | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure Since many people in here are considering the bakoon 13r, I thought I'd quote a post from @almarg on the input impedance:"Re the Bakoon 13R, be aware that the input impedance of its RCA input is only 10K, which will not be a good match for many an... | |
| Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy? @wig Thanks! | |
| Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy? @wig Curious what 2a3 dht preamp you are using... Would love to know. | |
| Best DAC for around $2,500 or less And because I just got the email correspondence from Ben @ mojo audio, I'll note that he totally disagrees with me (strongly) and doesn't believe in i2s between dacs. He states: In i2s "the clocking and data are divided into three separate signa... | |
| Best DAC for around $2,500 or less If you haven't seen it, here's a thread enumerating the streamers with i2s outputs...https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/streamers-with-i2s-connectivity | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure @stephendunn There are certainly posters out there who's ears I trust that use and enjoy digital correction. Unfortunately my only experience was *not* good. I had a Lyngdorf tdai-3400 for some time and turning on room perfect kind of made me sick... | |
| Best DAC for around $2,500 or less @mvrooman1526 Congrats on your purchase! I use a Magna Mano ULTRA Network Streamer with my AMT3-SE, which I purchased because of its I2S output. That is the best input on the dac and I'd encourage you to find a streamer that allows you to use it a... | |
| Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy? @hedwigstheme Everyone sees the settings icon on their posts, it's used for editing or deleting. | |
| Upgrading my Sovtek 6922 vacuum tubes Adding to my threads for future reference (as my audio mirror dac uses these tubes). Please keep the recommendations coming. |