david_ten
Responses from david_ten
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt, thanks for sharing. Isolation is so important and easy to implement and the results are outsized in their rewards.It makes sense to hold off until the Orea Bordeaux is available. FYI, I have found that the Gaias fall apart before hitting the... | |
| Morrow IC's @will62 My Morrow 1.1 IC's just arrived Friday. Have them burning in using a tuner to amp for the next three weeks. Will try them after the 400 hour burn in is complete. Will report back with the results.Looking forward to your impressions and ... | |
| Power Cables and Affects on Timing (and speed)? @geoffkait Thanks for clarifying. I'll look into what Audioquest is doing to get educated on this. | |
| Ethernet Cable @joecasey It will be helpful if you state a budget and length.@lalitk conducted a direct comparison between a few LAN cables and ultimately chose the Purist (though I think he also liked the SoTM). And I believe he had some fellow audiophiles ov... | |
| Power Cables and Affects on Timing (and speed)? @geoffkait Geoff, I thought power cords were directional by design. Are you referring to something more specific or technical? | |
| Power Cables and Affects on Timing (and speed)? I made the same mistake once again, but remembered I had forgotten to swap out the power cord from the Lyric Audio Ti 140 MkII to the Pass XA-30.8 much sooner this time.On this occasion, I also had the good fortune of having a fellow audiophile an... | |
| Pass Labs “House Sound” vs. McIntosh “House Sound” @toddcowles Congratulations on the XP-20 purchase. Though I don’t have direct experience with your McIntosh preamp, I believe you will find your system ’sound’ with your new Pass Preamp in it will be different than with the McIntosh Preamp. This i... | |
| DAC or streamer? Which one is impacted by technology improvements? Perfect advice from @audioengr :If you don't have a system that delivers live sound for 16/44.1, then I would recommend to work on that first. | |
| 5-10k budget... so many choices @lowspark Any updates? Were you able to audition the Legacy speakers? | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @teajay Terry, terrific review and a great read. I had a great day and a half reviewing my system and the 30.8 shined. If the XA-25 is superior with the SEs, I'm not sure I'll be able to handle it! : ) | |
| DAC for either Roon or HQPlayer on Linux? Consider the Exogal Comet Plus.Look into Metrum as well.exaSound is a good recommendation. | |
| HI-FI NEWBIE NEEDS HELP! If you mean uber resolution and analytical sound at high volumes, then pro-audio / pro-audio leaning gear. PMC Active monitors, for example, driven by pro gear. | |
| Pass labs poweramps As kosst_amojan mentions, there is a metallic clicking sound right after I fully power off my Pass XA-30.8 (which does not happen when I put it into standby). | |
| HI-FI NEWBIE NEEDS HELP! OP: So if that happens I don’t want to realize that I purchased the lesser quality product even though there was a better quality product for the same price point. This is where it gets very tricky, because it is quite subjective. Depends on you. | |
| ELAC Uni-fi - All Hype?? To James’ point in his first post in this thread, speakers, even those at fairly low price points, are quite good...what holds them back are the accompanying components ahead of them. If one is shopping at the price point suggested, then commonly ... |