david_ten

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Whats playing on your system today?
Teach Me Thy Statutes --- PaTRAM Institute Male Choir / Vladimir Gorbik  (Classical, Religious Choral) 
Which one? Paradigm persona 3f, Revel Studio2, Audiosolution Figaro L, Goldenear reference
@mwatsme  3mA  Also where the OP auditioned.https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/audio-solutions-speakers-at-3ma-audio-houston-tx/ 
Which one? Paradigm persona 3f, Revel Studio2, Audiosolution Figaro L, Goldenear reference
@romney80 I’ve listened to the Audio Solution Figaro XLs in a local audiophile’s system driven by a flagship McIntosh stack. Audio friends have demoed Audio Solutions in Houston and their feedback was very favorable. Go with what you heard and con... 
Whats playing on your system today?
El Mal Querer  ---  Rosalía   (contemporary flamenco / latin pop)Pitchfork review:  https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/rosalia-el-mal-querer/  
Whats playing on your system today?
OASIS  ---  J Balvin and Bad Bunny (Latin Dance...) 
Tannoy Speaker Owners
@oldschool1948  I hope non-Tannoy folks can chime in...What volumes do you typically listen at? I ask because your DC8Ti are not the most efficient and different than prototypical Tannoys, in that regard; However, your room is small.Specifications... 
Seeking recommendations for DAC to amplifier balanced XLR cable
@ghjuvanni  Congratulations on finding the cause and getting your system back on track.There is a lesson here for all of us. Good that you followed through in the way you did.You just "got it."  Don't be in a rush to move on. : ) 
Whats playing on your system today?
Los ángeles  ---  Rosalía  (Contemporary Flamenco) 
Streamers with I2S connectivity
@snafujg  Congratulations on your Denafrips Terminator. I recommend waiting for the Denafrips Digital to Digital Convertor. Release date unknown at this time.USB Input is very good. I would use it until then.FWIW, the Node and cabling being used a... 
Seeking recommendations for DAC to amplifier balanced XLR cable
If you haven’t, here are two I’d be personally interested in. Post negotiation, you should come close to your budgeted amount.https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9b0eh-asi-liveline-interconnects-xlr-1-5-metre-interconnectshttps://www.audiogon.com... 
Seeking recommendations for DAC to amplifier balanced XLR cable
I hope they are not an overkill If the cable works for you and as advertised by soix, then this is something you don’t need to be concerned about. In my experience, proper cable matching will let your components perform (shine) closer to their des... 
Balanced to RCA
@almarg  and @mike_in_nc   Thanks! 
Balanced to RCA
@mike_in_nc   I'm unsure regarding your comment below. Can you elaborate?I was very concerned about this very issue and a number of folks helped me out. Al ( @almarg ) was a primary advisor on this. Perhaps he can comment and add his usual dose of... 
Suggestions for a top flight streamer/Dac around the $2000 mark?
+1 @big_greg   Thanks for the additional clarification! I appreciate it when people make posts about their actual experiences, not conjecture, and try to limit my posts to my personal experience and stay away from conjecture. 
Seeking recommendations for DAC to amplifier balanced XLR cable
@ghjuvanni  I've been using / exposed to their top two tiers over three generations (including the current one). You may be able to get a used top tier short length from 2 generations ago at your budgeted price...but I'm guessing here, and it may ...