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a rant
I have a $150 Fosi ZA3 and quite frankly, it sounds fantastic driving my Piega Coax 16s fed directly from my MSB Discrete DAC. Go figure...  
Vintage tube amplifier repair St Pete, Sarasota, Tampa area
This guy is up in Dunnellon, not too far. Maybe he can assist. https://sites.google.com/view/naturecoastelectronics/stereo-vacuum-tube-amplifiers    
Considering the BMR Philharmonic Monitor speakers
As a former BMR Monitor owner, I would wholeheartedly recommend them. They have excellent resolution, imaging, and sound staging, and I found them to be tonally neutral. I ran them with a Lyngdorf TDAI-1120...a great combination. Only sold them t... 
First impressions of new MH-DA006, Musetec flagship
@sns  I completely agree regarding experiential evidence and I have no skin in the game either. I do think it's important to clarify that experiential evidence is only valid for the specific use case involved. That includes power, cabling, room ... 
First impressions of new MH-DA006, Musetec flagship
@melm  Well stated, and spot-on.  
First impressions of new MH-DA006, Musetec flagship
@sns  If USB is so flawed, why hasn't the market driven it to the trash bin? Every DAC manufacturer has the ability to provide an I2S and/or external clock input, yet most don't even though it would provide an enhanced revenue stream in the form ... 
First impressions of new MH-DA006, Musetec flagship
Here's a summary of clock considerations from MSB: https://msbtechnology.com/dacs/clock-options/ To summarize, the most important aspect of clock implementation is the elimination of jitter and phase noise, not the type of clock and its supposed... 
DDC Recomendations
@bulbous_blues  I believe you're looking at the uDDC footnote under "External Master Clock Input" referring to *For USB and I²S inputs only. That footnote is for sample rates, and is unrelated to the external clock input. See the * for sample ra... 
Merason dac MK1 on audio mart
@chason678  It would be helpful if you shared how he coerced you to remove your negative review.  
First impressions of new MH-DA006, Musetec flagship
As is the Holo Audio Red.  
Favorite mid-tier streamer
Sonore Optical Rendu or Ultra Rendu.  
LAIV Harmony
@audiostick  I agree. I've been bugging Weng Fai at LAiV for some details, and shared my opinion on must-have features. I'm pretty sure I2S will be one of the outputs.  
Current quality of Rune
@sls883  Thanks. If you were using the digital volume control in Roon, I thought that might be contributing to the "softness" you're experiencing. Clearly not the case.  
Current quality of Rune
@sls883  Apologies if I missed it, but how are you controlling volume?  
LAIV Harmony
@sns An Optical Rendu is a potential future purchase, the Micro is filling temporary duties. I have had a Signature Rendu SE with optical input in my system and it was great, but I was having network issues and wasn’t getting the full benefit. ...