david_ten
Responses from david_ten
| Whats playing on your system today? Kabir - Jagjit Singh (Ghazal - Classical / Devotional Indian Vocalist) | |
| Hegel H590 Perhaps it's because they wrote their own software / OS.From Anders Ertzied / Hegel: "We don't run Linux: we've written our own proprietary operating system." Perhaps someone can comment on whether they can (if they are using software outside of ... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Traces Of You - Anoushka Shankar | |
| Hegel H360 or H590 or Constellation Inspiration Integrated 1.0 for Magico A3 In case those still interested in the Hegel have not seen this (re. the H590):https://www.stereophile.com/content/hegel-launches-new-amp-white-plains-ny-event | |
| Headphone cable, what do you do? Have you considered wireless cans? | |
| “MQA is a philosophy”..John Stuart +1 @dgarretson | |
| In need high-efficency speakers @mjcmt Thanks and understood. | |
| In need high-efficency speakers Take the amp and the speakers to an audio friend’s place (or to a dealer) and test each out with other gear.Choose a course once you’ve figured out the issue(s).It's more advisable to do this than have a friend bring the gear to your place, just i... | |
| Headphone cable, what do you do? @uberwaltz Probably. One cannot say for sure because the only way for you to know is to test it out for yourself.I have the Focal Utopia headphones and was one of the early adopters and at that time Focal included a 4M stock cable. The US customer... | |
| DAC/Streamers Under 10k - Mytek, PS Audio... @audiotroy What, in your opinion, are some of the top / reference level network players on the market today (that don't offer an integrated DAC)? Thanks. | |
| Wireworld The problem ... in general is we think something is great until we compare it to something that we think is better.😊 +1 @ricred1 | |
| What replaced your Antelope Zodiac DAC? Depends on the streamer / network player. Some are optimized for USB others for AES, I2S, LAN, etc. For example, with my Schiit Yggdrasil, many owners prefer AES over it’s USB input, however I utilized it’s USB input because I was already invested... | |
| Is there actually a difference? There are no giant killers in audio, only good values and products that don't perform at their value. Synergy and bottlenecks are the name of the game. Creating one and eliminating the other can make your system revealing of differences or complet... | |
| What replaced your Antelope Zodiac DAC? The better question to ask yourself is:What source will I primarily utilize? Am I happy with it? If yes, then which output from that source is considered best?Pick a DAC that complements not only that output from the source but also your overall s... | |
| What replaced your Antelope Zodiac DAC? But USB is not the best or even good for audio IMO.This is NOT true.Other than that, good advice and recommendations. |