charles1dad
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| Which component to upgrade 1st ? @milo0812 You have solicited some good recommendations so far. @ghdprentice makes a compelling case for upgrading your current preamplifier. No doubt speakers are a noted factor, but only as good as what signal quality they are fed. Restricted ... | |
| Toolshed Amps 300b Stereo Amp My DAC puts out a fixed 2.5 volts , so at some point I may try connecting it directly to Source 2 and use the gain as volume. Something tells me I'll prefer the preamp in place but I want to try it. Yep, I’d also compare the DAC direct ... | |
| Does a DAC need a large/strong power supply? But when two units can both be shown to measure well, then it is doubtful that there is a lot left to hear I understand this is your experience. I “very “ respectfully disagree. Charles | |
| musician aquarius r2r dac any good? I know it is hard to describe, but brightness and transparency are two different things Absolutely true! Genuine transparency has nothing to do with the coloration of brightness. Charles | |
| Toolshed Amps 300b Stereo Amp Perhaps it’s me, I never got the impression that @oddiofyl wss suggesting that his new SET amplifier was a new innovative take on anything. Rather a very well built and implemented 300b SET. I’d venture that no “new “ take or approach is even nece... | |
| Does a DAC need a large/strong power supply? @holmz I don’t think it works that way, unless maybe one brings their own ear phones. The room and the music have a huge effect, so the idea of being able to AB with an hour or two of time is not going to happen I am afraid that I don’t ... | |
| Toolshed Amps 300b Stereo Amp @oddiofyl I see that you use a balanced AC isolation transformer/conditioner. I find that balanced AC electrical power a very good choice for audio electronics. Are you using copper or silver cables in your system? Your speakers are quite effi... | |
| Toolshed Amps 300b Stereo Amp called him a few years later and he told me he was building 300b amps . He said this would be my last amp…. He may very well be right Strong possibly he may be right! Charles | |
| Does a DAC need a large/strong power supply? @nonoise Astute observation! I enjoy open discussion forums and the various opinions and points of view. Perspectives I do not agree with can nonetheless be stimulating and thought provoking. Needless to say I suppose is that we all have our li... | |
| Does a DAC need a large/strong power supply? @koestner It was an honest question. I am very confused by ASR loving these cheap DACs. My Yiggy has a very large PS and sounds great. My interest is curiosity as to how these $300 to $600 dacs test so well and have very low noise. I believe th... | |
| Chord DAVE DAC @melm IMO, though, Chord products are the most cheaply built (except for their cases), overpriced DACs on the market. The DAVE has a very inexpensive to make switch-mode power supply and at the heart of its analog stage are two $1.50 TI chips.... | |
| Toolshed Amps 300b Stereo Amp @oddiofyl I imagine that your Toolshed SET 300b to be a very good match with your current Zesto line stage, excellent synergy I’d think. Also, good move on going with the Western Electric 300b tubes. Charles | |
| Toolshed Amps 300b Stereo Amp Thanks , sounds incredible so far I have no doubt that this beautiful 300b SET sounds incredible! Congratulations to you. This is a keeper for years to come. Charles | |
| Damping Factor vs speaker sensitivity @crustycoot @atmasphere has eloquently made this salient point a number of times on this forum. Charles | |
| Turn an Intel macmini into a music server @sbank +1 RP > MacMini. Fighting noise in a Mac is pushing a rock up a mountain....you can do it, but why waste the energy. Precisely!! Charles |