calvinandhobbes
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| DAC finalist please help +1 on jjss49's comments on the Ares II. It does sound very good, but ideally I want a bit more refinement. The Ares II sounds great overall, but I do feel that its sound quality has some harshness when listening for an extended period of time. I... | |
| I Mac or Streamer for source? or is there a difference? My impressions of the sound quality from a Pro-ject Stream Box Ultra S2 vs a PC laptop or an iPhone running off of its battery only through three different DACs: Audioquest Dragonfly Red, Rega DAC, Denafrips Ares II:The streamer made all three of ... | |
| Music streamers +1 on the Pro-ject Stream Box S2 Ultra. Several reasons why I got the Pro-ject:Its power supply is reported to be well sorted out. Adding a linear power supply doesn't add much improvement, so that is several hundred dollars that you don't need to... | |
| Why do some think "music" (not gear, trading, etc.) is the ultimate end? I've always been pretty meticulous and particular when auditioning new equipment for purchase. I do so to avoid buyer's remorse about installing equipment into my system that doesn't provide the sonic benefits or improvements I was expecting. Th... | |
| are 4000$ /pr speakers today better than $4000/pr speakers from mid to late 1990's? Metal dome tweeters seem to sound less harsh but no less precise in current speakers than what I remember from speakers in the 90s. | |
| Looking for a basic streamer without a DAC, preamp, storage and all that I've been impressed by both the sound quality and user interface of the Pro-ject Stream Box Ultra S2. I was thinking of getting a Bluesound Node, but kept reading that other streamers produced better sound quality (probably due to less jitter intr... | |
| Concert halls from around the world. What have been your favorites. Wow, lots of former Wolverines on this thread.Another +1 for Hill Auditorium from me. | |
| Thinking about getting a R2R DAC Is there any way to demo the Holo Audio DACs? I'm in the Seattle area and have also been looking into the Holo Spring and Holo May DACs. | |
| House buying and the aspiring audipihile +1 on Master Bedrooms as listening rooms. I think they are the largest closed space typically available in a house.Though my current listening setup might be duplicate for you due to the unusual shape of my master bedroom, I'm sharing this in case... | |
| Did any Amp help you understand lyrics better? I think there are three factors that help a listener understand lyrics better, or more specifically, how a singer intends to convey those lyrics.As others have mentioned, transparency or clarity of the sound is one of those factors.Another factor ... | |
| Any Comments RE: Soundiiz imports your playlists and favorites easily from TIDAL to Qobuz Soundiiz works great between Spotify and Qobuz! | |
| Podcast recommendation I find that the "Beginner Audiophile" podcast to be informative about building an audio system without getting too into the weeds. Their Web site is located at: https://beginneraudiophile.com/ and the podcast can be found via most podcast apps. | |
| To venture back into vinyl or not,...that is the question. A used Axis is now pretty cheap because most people don't know what an Axis can do. But I probably wouldn't get one because of known issues with the Axis having a fragile power supply. Maybe a used Rega Planar 3?I think a reason to get a turntabl... | |
| Looking for headphone amp/DAC Between the Dragonfly Cobalt and the Dragonfly Red, I thought the two definitely had a family resemblance in their sound. The Cobalt MIGHT have been a litter clearer, but not too different from the Red especially after adding a Jitterbug. I actual... | |
| High Performance Audio - The End? John, !00% agree. That’s probably the reason why I’ve mostly listened to vinyl for the last 30 years. The convenience and now the higher quality of streaming is now getting me to embrace digital. |