cheeg
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| Delta Sigma DACs Thanks everyone, that pretty much confirms what I thought. Now here's the rub: I have a Cambridge CXU that I bought to play my CDs, and to play any SACDs and HDCDs I might want to add to my collection. It has an onboard DAC with 5 Wolfson WM87... | |
| How can I tell if I need a better clock for my DAC? @melm — thanks for your advice. I tried ripping to hard drive, but could not hear any improvement. I may have to go with your higher cost option — mind sharing which DAC you bought? | |
| A Love and Hate relationship - Ortofon Agree that a new cartridge is in your future – you should also consider Nagaoka; both the 110 and 150 sound wonderful, and are competitively priced. | |
| Old or new gear I’m surprised no one has recommended a good used McCormack DNA-1 (ideally a Deluxe or a Steve McCormack rebuild); I got one this year for $1K, paired it with my Polk LSIM 707s, and I love it. Two important points: 1) Polks love power; just becaus... | |
| Brand new to vinyl: Help! +1 on the Nagaoka 150 cartridge; also, their MP-110 is very good, and only $120. I’d forget about the turntable until you find a cartridge you like, and have it correctly aligned. What are you using to play CDs? | |
| How can I tell if I need a better clock for my DAC? I suspect a lot of new dacs sound better than your Cambridge but it doesn't have to do with just jitter.Thanks for the additional references on dacs -- that's a good start! As for the quoted comment, @headphonedreams may be right about that, but ... | |
| How can I tell if I need a better clock for my DAC? Thanks, everyone, for your inputs. Unfortunately, much of what was said went over my head. Could someone recommend a good, readable reference on dacs? | |
| Newbie with some turntable, cable, pre-amp, and speaker questions. @willemj -- The problem we still have with digital media is access to good source material; Chromecast Audio may be capable of streaming 24 bit, 96Khz files, but if the music on your device is Redbook quality (16 bit, 44Khz) or less, you are not g... | |
| Best Budget Phono Cartridge? @viridian and @schubert -- I just wanted to follow up on your posts, as I've now had a chance to try several variations of equipment, and ended up with something I like. When we last left off, I had tried the Pfanstiehl replacement stylus for my... | |
| Best Speakers with a DNA-1? Thanks for everyone's input -- I now have some listening to do! | |
| Best Speakers with a DNA-1? @ctsooner — I was referring to the Treo, not the Treo CT. Used Treos have selling for ~$3000, which is about what a new pair of Vandy 2Cs would cost. I can also get used 3Sigs for much less than a new pair of 2Cs; wouldn’t both of these options ma... | |
| Best Speakers with a DNA-1? @offnon57 — thanks for asking, but no — I did pick up a cheap TT, though! If you or anyone listening know where I can listen to Vandys and Maggie’s anywhere near Pasadena, please let me know. Getting back to the early thread for a minute, there i... | |
| Best Speakers with a DNA-1? @offnon57 — don’t worry about hijacking me; you are exactly the kind of member I had hoped would join in. I hope you get as much good info from the responses as I have, and please let me know if you do get a new set of speakers! | |
| Best Speakers with a DNA-1? I’m sensing a trend here — sounds like a pair of Vandys may be in my future, and possibly a CJ pre, too. Thank you all for your input! Now I just have to figure out if the Sig 2 or 3 will work better in my room... | |
| Best Budget Phono Cartridge? @schubert — sounds like good advice. @viridian recommended that one too, and it’s looking like the only logical choice. If I were truly sane, I probably wouldn’t have started down this rabbit hole, but as long as I’m here, I may as well try to f... |