charles1dad
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| Does a DAC need a large/strong power supply? My point of emphasis is not so much the “large” as it is the “quality “ and strength of the power supply. Yet, if there are those who feel that cheap and less robust power supplies are all that’s necessary, no problem. To each their own. Charles | |
| What is your take on high efficient speakers vs. low efficient speakers? If you can close your eyes and feel like you are at a small jazz club you are on the right path. Cable elevators excluded This is precisely what led me to SET. Very frequent attendance at local jazz venues for the past 30 or so years.We all fin... | |
| For those of you who had spent over hundred thousand dollars for your sound system. Hi @willgolf, in no way am I at all questioning your desire to try something new and different. I just assumed that your big Canary mono blocks snd Viking speakers paired produced marvelous sound quality. Best of luck, Charles | |
| Basic question about power/watts @jjss49 sorry to say... the pioneer receiver, used as amp or preamp, needs to be replaced) --- it is one of the huge ironies of maggies and their low-cost-of-entry speakers at 800-1000-1500 a pair... the customer buys them, then they need 3--5 ... | |
| What is your take on high efficient speakers vs. low efficient speakers? SET amplifiers are about as silly as cable elevators. Silly statement. Fortunately the easy solution is to avoid them if that’s how you feel. We can respectfully disagree with one another and just leave it at that. Charles | |
| Does a DAC need a large/strong power supply? @avanti1960 The analog amplification circuitry is typically very minimal in inexpensive DACs. This is where the opportunity is to greatly improve the sound quality. The best DACs and CD players for example pay much more attention to the analog ... | |
| Toolshed Amps 300b Stereo Amp “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” True, and always will be the case. The W.E. amplifier is certainly a very different aesthetic (I don’t like the front panel big screen, but that’s just me 😊) I don’t find that it is more attractive than the ... | |
| Streamer creates a Wow experience @jjss49 Correct. I’d simply advise @soix to try a good quality LPS and make his own determination. Charles | |
| Streamer creates a Wow experience @soix BTW please ignore silly comment that a LPS for digital audio is snake oil. Utter nonsense. Best wishes. Charles | |
| Streamer creates a Wow experience @soix Thanks, I do not doubt that you are enjoying much happiness with your streaming. I just know there’s considerably better CD transport sound than a stock Oppo. Nonetheless you’ve found a terrific solution for your needs and system.👍 Charles | |
| What is your take on high efficient speakers vs. low efficient speakers? The main design issue is weak power supply and weak driver tubes. The only SET amplifier I know (probably there are another) that don’t have these issues is Coincident Frankenstein Agree completely! All low power SET amplifiers are not created... | |
| Streamer creates a Wow experience @soix Congratulations on your new found streaming success. What CD source are you comparing it with? One of the more superficial and disingenuous comments I see presented in forms is, “bits are bits.” In my opinion this demonstrates a lack of a... | |
| musician aquarius r2r dac any good? I love the 005 with my 2-channel speakers (incredible sound) but once got the unit back I also started listening with my VM-1a. SR1a, and CA-1a and it was not good at all. My Benchmark DAC3B is so much better with this headphone gear. “It is al... | |
| New Project RS2T transport Out of such a small box, yielding such a great sound. Yes Robert. One of my earliest realizations when I first put the RS2T in my home system. I thought, diminutive shoebox size component yielding (contributing to) a big, open and resolved sou... | |
| musician aquarius r2r dac any good? @auroravengeance I appreciate your additional comments.In what I consider not inexpensive but reasonable price with reported high performance value are Abbas DAC 2/3/4 SE models. Lab-12 DAC Reference Merason DAC1 Musetec 005 These are all h... |