david_ten

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Does the 'Buck' Start with the DAC?
@headphonedreams  Thanks for your suggested allocation of 2 : 1.I have heard the dCS Bartok in a system, as well as the Rossini (twice) and a full Vivaldi stack. 
Does the 'Buck' Start with the DAC?
Based on the responses so far, the DAC is a higher priority than the streaming source.What percentage breakdown do members advise? DAC : Streaming SourceThanks. 
Pass Labs and Fuses
@davidpritchard  Thanks for your report on the fuses with your Pass amp. 
Whats playing on your system today?
The Prodigal Son  ---  Ry Cooder 
What are you streaming tonight?
Domingo  ---  Gal Costa and Caetano Veloso 
Whats playing on your system today?
Bebo de Cuba  ---  Bebo Valdés  (Afro-Cuban Jazz) 
DENAFRIPS DAC ---- Owner Impressions, Feedback, General Discussion, Questions and more....
@garn63   Thanks for sharing your findings on the Ares 2 in your system. As you say...  Great little dac for the money. 
Soulution or CH Precision
@moby2004  Thank you. 
Whats playing on your system today?
Calcutta Chronicles: Indian Slide-Guitar Odyssey  ---  Debashish Bhattacharya (Indian Classical) 
Soulution or CH Precision
Asking here because of the focus on CH Precision....Does anyone have experience with the C1 Reference Digital to Analog Controller?  Thanks. 
What do you say to your audiophile friends who say you just listen to your equipment more
if you're a gear-head just to be a gear-head, who cares....own it and let the devil take the hindquarter+1 @rettrussell   
Whats playing on your system today?
Magico - Carta de Amor  ---  Jan Garbarek, Egberto Gismonti, Charlie Haden 
Whats playing on your system today?
Neighbourhood --- Manu Katché (drums), Tomasz Stanko (trumpet), Jan Garbarek (sax), Marcin Wasilewski (piano), Slawomir Kurkiewicz (double bass). 
Whats playing on your system today?
@n80  Good to see you back. 
What do you say to your audiophile friends who say you just listen to your equipment more
No shortage of Equipment Whisperers, in these environs...