charles1dad
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| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? @nyev I sincerely hope that you are able to arrange in home auditions for your short list of music servers. I believe with some effort and perseverance you can make this happen. Anything less is simply speculation. Charles | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? You have to trust your ears and while I want everyone to choose the path that best suits them, the right path isn’t achieved by reading and adopting absolute positions. @lalitk is obviously very capable of speaking for himself, but he didn’t ad... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? By the way, I totally agree with you regarding upsampling or downsampling. But many dacs also provide an "unsampled" option. Do you think that is good enough or is there some trickery going on behind the scenes although the manufacturer calls it ... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? @lalitk I’m concerned, just leave the re-mastering, Upsampling or Downsampling in the capable hands of artisans in the recording studio. Preaching to the choir.😊 The Grimm MU1 may be an exception to the rule scenario. But I definitely understa... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? @nyev A higher quality digital source be it music server or CD transport is going to improve the overall sound quality. I know that some believe the DAC is by far the most important but I disagree. Both of these components are vital for achievin... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? @lalitk I don’t fancy any DAC or Streamer that can’t play files natively. Upsampling or Downsampling is a non-starter for me. I prefer the native approach but ultimately the product’s real world sound quality is t... | |
| DecWare 300B amp @oddiofyl I think any good amp sounds best with a great preamp. My amp has gain for each channel but I think it sounds poor without a preamp. It's not horrible but it is dramatically better with a really good pre. The DAC with volum... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? our investment in the gear should never be the end game, we should strive to maximize our enjoyment”. +1, @ghasley I couldn’t agree with you more! +2 😊 Charles | |
| Audio Note Amplifier Kits @jaytor Heavenly sound you must be experiencing.👍 Charles | |
| Audio Note Amplifier Kits @jaytor Thanks for sharing the additional information regarding your beautiful amplifiers. They are certainly an effort to be proud of. Did you by chance use the Audio Note Tantalum non magnetic resistors? Charles | |
| New Project RS2T transport @lpretiring I understand that thought process. Not being able to audition the amplifier is a disadvantage. I can see the desire to pursue push pull tube amplifiers. A friend of mine had the Tekton Double Impact speakers. They were driven pretty ... | |
| New Project RS2T transport @lpretiring Just to go off topic briefly. Did you follow up further on acquiring the Coincident Frankenstein Stereo 300b SET? Charles | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? Bill (grannyring) you and sns emphasize a sometimes overlooked/underappreciated factor which is optimization of signal connection of both the server and DAC. When people say AES is better than USB or RCA SPDIF (Or vis versa) or I2S is better than... | |
| New Project RS2T transport Hi Larry, I am glad that you are off to a good start sonically. I didn’t have a problem with with the magnetic puck. You could either try to widen the puck opening or just request a replacement puck. Charles | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? @sns Wise counsel and perspective by you that is par for the course. I understand the wish for an ideal comparison that would unequivocally sort out all of the upper echelon servers. This just isn’t realistic precisely for the reasons you logica... |