clio09
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| Comparisons of Audience and VH Flavor 1 PC's I tried the Audience and VH Audio Flavor 4 on my DAC. The Flavor 4 was better. The Audience was a bit more laid back, not a bad thing, but I was looking for a little more authority, which the Flavor 4 delivered, especially with bass.If you can, ge... | |
| what digital cables for my dac? I'll second the VH Audio Pulsar. | |
| Tube Research GT-100 and Audio Physic Virgos Call Paul Weitzel at TRL, he will give you the information you're looking for. | |
| List of top phono preamps best I owned the Whest and I don't think it was balanced, mine only had single ended connections. It was also like a Ferrari, ran great when it worked, but was a bit temperamental. The Whest replaced a Cary PH-301, which I thought was excellent )and re... | |
| dac chip vs analog stage as to sonic impact Mrtennis - I would agree as I prefer non-os dac designs. Coming from the perspective that I primarily focus on analog (vinyl) as my primary medium, non-os dacs have given me the satisfaction of a sonic signature more synonymous of the analog sound... | |
| Do tube dampers improve sound? Using the Halo's is more like an art than an exact science. There is no real formula or equation for success. You have to play round with them and see what, is any position, works best. They may only provide minute improvement or could make a huge... | |
| Alfa Core Goertz MI2 My MI-2 Veracity speaker cables came with the Zobel network integrated in the cable design, where the leads split off at the end (there is a blue wire that loops from one lead to the other). You usually need to indicate at the time of ordering tha... | |
| Alfa Core Goertz MI2 Not much break-in time required. You should know how these cables sound within a 100 hours. | |
| Teres, Galibier and Redpoint Congratulations Dan, what an experience this must have been for you. I'm sure you will be happy with your decision for many years to come. | |
| Is there any benefit to a tubed phono stage? Had I not gotten a good deal on a Hagerman Trumpet I would have purchased the K&K phonostage. I own the K&K step-up which I use with the Hagerman and Kevin built me a custom TVC passive preamp using S&B transformers. His work is excell... | |
| I've come to the realization... For the ICs I might recommend Oritek X-1. It's in your price range and I have been using a pair of late with excellent results on my digital front end. As for speaker cables I'd have recommended the AC Goertz MI-2 but you've already been down that... | |
| Optimizing my CD Source - what to do? You have a great DAC that does redbook extremely well, very analog like presentation. You could do what I did and stand pat, using your existing player as a transport, while sending the AM off to TRL for their mods. TRL has done a couple of AM DAC... | |
| Alfa Core Goertz MI2 I went with the solid silver spades. As to which type of connectors are generally better, I really have no idea. I'm sure there are probably several good answers to the question. I just know that what I have on my speakers right now works great fo... | |
| Alfa Core Goertz MI2 I use the Goertz jumpers on my speakers with the MI-2 Veracity cables. The jumpers are made from the same wire as the cables. These will set you back a whopping $20 if I recall. You may have to trim them to get them to fit as I had to, but t's eas... | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? Gunbei,Sorry I missed your post. I'm seldom over in this section. In any case I did not keep the Webber carbs on the 3.0. When they were tuned properly on the 2.4 that thing hummed, but the mixture is easier to manage on the fuel injected 3.0 so I... |