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| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt, that's a given. Promise. When I get back from the Juice Plus convention the beginning of May.You are dead on IRT source with DAC. No question. Just read the forums and you can tell. Micheal Lavorgna will say the same I bet and to me he's a ... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD I heard the latest version a month or so ago and it's not in the same league as my Ayre QX5/20. If folks want to bring in another name to check I think you need to look at Brinkmann. I heard their new DAC at an unveiling and was really impressed... | |
| Best standalone music server? But not in the price points that the folks in this thread are talking about. Plenty of great servers on the market from Melco to Aurender to Antipodes to Lumin to CAD to custom made to one of the most under rated, The Music Vault by Neil Van Berg... | |
| Add a Subwoofer to my Vandersteen 1ce s or replace with Revel Concerta2 F36 Glad to hear you are happy. As you see, the amps are a huge part of the equation. That little Vandy doesn't get the press it deserves. It's upside is outstanding. That said, the brand new 2's are in a different league. I have a friend who has a ... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Thanks Matt. I too had the PS Audio DAC in and it wasn't in the same ballpark as the Empirical Audio DAC I had at the time. The Ayre QX5/20 took my system to a different level than even the EA DAC. I would love to get that CAD here to go up aga... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Guys, we all hear differently. That's why many will not ever agree with what Matt likes or doesn't like. I've heard and liked the Antipodes, but I also like the N10 too. I need to hear the new Melco N1ZH when it comes out as to me it sounds bet... | |
| Best standalone music server? It's one of, if not the easiest way. For it's price range, the Bluesound gear is really solid stuff. | |
| Chord Dave or Ayre QX5 Twenty DAC??? Welcome to the thread. Yes, we've discussed the network input. To me, it sounds it's best when fed via the optical converter with a good LPS on the DAC side of things. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt that will be fun to hear what you have to say. Which Melco were you using? The N1ZH or the N1A? I'm excited to hear the new units when they come out in the next couple of months. The N10 only has USB and not AES/EBU or ethernet right? | |
| Best standalone music server? You should go to their site again and get to know what each piece can do. I"ve seen many systems using the Bluenote gear without the Vault as they already have a large NAS drive they use with it. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD There will always be room for a purpose built, one box, easy to plug and play server. I"m honestly thinking about getting the Melco and using it only as a NAS and running my Mac Mini to run Roon and the network via an iPad if I can figure out how... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt, as you know I'm setting up my optic Ethernet network in the next couple of weeks also. I want to come down in May (booked in April with Juice Plus convention and a trip to see my daughter in the collegiate national finals cheer comp) and I'... | |
| Chord Dave or Ayre QX5 Twenty DAC??? I'd never use a digital pre. The Ayre's digital pre is about as good as I've heard and it's still not even close to using the pre on my AX5/20. I've had the Dave in my own system a couple of times and I've listened with borrowed LCD3's and the t... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt just got the new ODSX from Steve. Needs to be burned in still. I sold my ODSE/SE and got the Ayre QX5/20 over the other contenders in the thread and love it. To my ears, it's just behind the TotalDAc and was very very close. I like it bet... | |
| Chord Dave or Ayre QX5 Twenty DAC??? I'm sure you will love the Dave. Been using the headphones with the QX5 as I wait for my speaker to ship this week. Best headphone amp I"ve heard by far and I've heard the TOL Woo amps, I just sold off my STax Lambda's (have a portable amp for t... |