cheeg
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| DACs with Preamp Stages, Pt 2 Thanks fuzztone — I was leaning toward the RME, but I heard the Bel Canto yesterday and fell I love. I havent heard the RME yet, but I’m pretty sure I’d like it. | |
| DACs that do well without a preamp Frequently it’s just that the passive preamp sections usually included in the DACs don’t have sufficient output to fully drive the amp it’s hooked up to. As always, it comes down to proper system matching. @soix Thanks for your reply -- I think... | |
| DACs that do well without a preamp Great replies - thank you all for your input. @laaudionut Thank you for your tip on the Hegel HD30; it was not on my radar. From the reviews I just read, it sounds like a very good unit, especially with your experience that it runs well direc... | |
| Is a femto clock important if you aren't using asynch USB? Thanks oddio, hope your late night drinking/shopping binge pays off; if not, at least you had an interesting night. ;-) | |
| Is a femto clock important if you aren't using asynch USB? @vonhelmholtz I read each of the replies quite carefully, including yours. My understanding is that a femtoclock will not fix an incoming bitstream unless it is operating in async USB. Absent that, the clock in my Benchmark DAC1 is probably good... | |
| Is a femto clock important if you aren't using asynch USB? Sorry, that was supposed to be @kijanki, not @dirkjanl | |
| Is a femto clock important if you aren't using asynch USB? @dirkjanl and @erik_squires I wish the two of you would get together and publish a book "DACs for Dummies". I love the insight you both provide on this forum, but sadly I can only follow what you're saying about half the time (my bad). However, I... | |
| Is a femto clock important if you aren't using asynch USB? Thank you all for your input, but I should have made my current setup more clear. I now have a Benchmark DAC1, which I like pretty well; I was not planning on using the Bluesound’s DAC, which I do not like as well. My goal with the W4S DAC is to i... | |
| Who is Gonna Buy A New Jeep Grand Wagoneer For the MacIntosh Stereo? Jeeps used to meant for off-roading; I wouldn't think tubes would handle that too well. | |
| Where did you buy your first audio gear? Built a Dynaco 120 and PAT-4 in the late ‘60’s — paired them with a Dual 122? TT and a Stanton 681EE. Don’t remember the speaker brand — maybe ADC? Sounded good to me, and got me thru the great old days of music. Added a Revox A77 in 1970, and a ... | |
| Best new audiophile rock album @blackbag20 +1 on Harridan -- great cut | |
| A perfect song? What are your choices? @falconquest Great song! Thanks for the post, I had never heard it before. As for me, there are so many, but lately I'd go with Diamond and Rust. | |
| Check this out, if you already haven't. Common, he is probably dead and this is his wife ditching the whole lot. No, he's alive -- go to the linked page, and he has a short intro. He says he has a collection, but his wife would call it an obsession. I think I'm gonna have to go wit... | |
| Comparisson of Usher Mini Dancer 2's with Dali Helicon 400 Mk 1's? Thanks for your replies -- I think I'll stick with what I have! | |
| Upgrade McCormack or... @patrico200 I understand your fear of shipping the rebuilt amp cross-country. All I can say is call Steve and Patrick -- they have a lot of experience with such things, and if they think they can ship it to you safely, I wouldn't doubt it. Good ... |