charles1dad
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| Help: Devore O/96 Integrated Amp + DAC suggestion Hi Walter,The significant aspect regarding the Atlantic is it utilizes some key features of the esteemed Golden Gate DAC (such as directly heated tubes and copper foil capacitors) and also used the power supply of the Lite 7 DAC. The Atlantic was... | |
| What’s wrong with Diana Krall? In my opinion the OP has nothing to apologize for. Reading his posts it’s evident that he is an avid fan of Dianne Krall (DK). He clearly acknowledged that In past performances of her he’s attended she was terrific. He simply has pointed out the s... | |
| Help: Devore O/96 Integrated Amp + DAC suggestion Wallace,From all indications that I’m aware of the Lampizator Atlantic SE is a definite step up from your well regarded Lampy 4 GEN 4 model.Given your current satisfaction (amplifier and speakers) I believe the Atlantic SE would be a very reasona... | |
| Hornshoppe "the Truth" preamp - any opinions? Chris (Cal) thanks for the clarification. In my Frankenstein I replaced the Solens with the Jupiter copper foil capacitors. This yielded a modest improvement overall, definitely subtle. So the Solens is actually quite good as the stock capacitor. ... | |
| Help: Devore O/96 Integrated Amp + DAC suggestion Hello Wallace,Thanks for taking the time to post an update on your outcome. I’m happy for your very successful results. So it wasn’t the 10 watt amplifier as the limiting factor, good news. I strongly suspect that the Lampizator DAC has a much mor... | |
| How does the PS Audio Perfectwave Transport Stack up against the Esoteric P-03? Mark,Thank you for your kind comments. Occasionally one encounters a snarky attitude. Fortunately most forum posters on this site are polite and just want to exchange knowledge and experiences with others. I believe that the overall decorum on Au... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Hi Thieliste,No doubt that TotalDac model is true SOTA. Of all the uber tier DACs discussed here and elsewhere I find the Aries Cerat Kassandra extremely compelling. I just love the design concept and approach to this DAC. It just seems like the t... | |
| Hornshoppe "the Truth" preamp - any opinions? Hi Cal, Thanks for your response, I always appreciate your candid comments and impressions. I'm interested to see if the Truth is able to widen the performance gap between it and your DAC used directly into the amplifier with additional burn ... | |
| Hornshoppe "the Truth" preamp - any opinions? Hi Cal, Do you have any admittedly early listening impressions of the Truth ? Curious about your pairing it with the Frankenstein. I am not trying to rush you 😊. Charles | |
| How does the PS Audio Perfectwave Transport Stack up against the Esoteric P-03? Hello Jab,My only point is you heard a multitude of components comprising a system. Under these circumstances it is not possible to isolate the contributions of an individual component (in this case the transport). How could this reliably be done?... | |
| How does the PS Audio Perfectwave Transport Stack up against the Esoteric P-03? Hi Jab, Regarding your comment I would say that you were listening to entire systems/rooms with numerous and different components. This wasn’t an isolated direct comparison between two CD transports . For example these systems probably had differe... | |
| Hornshoppe "the Truth" preamp - any opinions? Cal,Thanks for the response. Given you current arrangement I believe that you're in store for a very noticeable increase in your sound quality with the Truth in use. Taking the DAC volume control (V.C.) out of the equation and going via the light... | |
| How does the PS Audio Perfectwave Transport Stack up against the Esoteric P-03? Hi,I have owned the PWT for years and have enjoyed it immensely paired with my Yamamoto YDA DAC. There is much praise of the Jay Audio CDT2 transport from happy owners and reviewers. I suspect that it’s as good as advertised and worth looking i... | |
| Hornshoppe "the Truth" preamp - any opinions? Hi cal, Congratulations ! What line stage are you currently using? I'm interested in your listening impressions particularly given your recent experience with the Lyngdorf unit as a point of reference/contrast. Charles | |
| DAC plus Preamp or DAC-Preamp or DAC-Volume Control ? David,Plan A option per Atmasphere is a very intriguing proposition .Charles |