david_ten
Responses from david_ten
| Audiophiles should learn from people who created audio Ha! : )And lawyers who became engineers? | |
| Audiophiles should learn from people who created audio Good one, Todd. And funny. What should one make of the engineers who became lawyers? : ) | |
| Searching for the most "accurate" speaker (below 15K) As @willemj has pointed out, this is a smallish room. I’m surprised by the number of recommendations for speakers that, though terrific, are likely not the best fit for the room. @vermeer Can you tell us more about your room? Is your room dedicate... | |
| Room Correction When life and living in your room gets in the way of fanatical setup for your speakers, err on the side of life and living. : ) | |
| Spearit Sound Inventory Sad to hear this. | |
| Are there differing qualities of optical cable? I'm using one for the digital audio out from my tv to my DAC. My previous one was from Monoprice and the DH Labs outperformed it.I haven't done any comparisons between different brands or in your case: what I was hoping, i.e. the same brand but di... | |
| Are there differing qualities of optical cable? @rvpiano Any reason why you didn't try the DH Labs Glass Master Toslink? Might have been an interesting comparison between house cables (vs. your DH Labs Silver Sonic coax cable). | |
| Help me narrow down some speaker choices @msommers The shipping to Canada shouldn't be an issue as Eric is shipping to a number of countries overseas. If you are worried about length of time, I'd order an available pair after confirming with him that it is. I can relate, since I am wai... | |
| Switching to solid state amp? @bobheinatz But the question can I live long term with a SA amp? You know the answer regarding how you need to go about finding out. : )If you find the right match for your system, my sense is you may be very pleasantly surprised; and if you ge... | |
| Switching to solid state amp? @bobheinatz Hopefully you'll get some traction with this thread. I'm curious also, and would like to learn from those that have done the same.I don't have your length of experience with tubed systems, but they were thoroughly enjoyable. Over the ... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @latebloomer Source first, so to speak : ) ....Eric is good at guiding one through the options and the pros and cons. You could also reach out to Mike Kay @audioarchon and Terry @teajay who may have more information.It would be cool to have de... | |
| Denafrips Ares DAC has arrived... need help with Oppo connectivity @stfoth Thanks. Getting the upper bass right can be tough and when it happens, it is very rewarding in of itself and for the music as a whole. Give it time. You may find that it is actually the 'good' you are looking for!And if you do decide on t... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @333jeffery Nice on the Rockna WavedreamKeep us posted on what you find? Are you using it's pre functionality? | |
| Is using streaming services worthy of an audiophile? I like it! | |
| Is using streaming services worthy of an audiophile? It's all in the handle. Defiance ends where it begins. Perhaps that's true for everything. Love It. |