david_ten
Responses from david_ten
| Help me narrow down some speaker choices @msommers Your Pass XA30.5 and DS, as DAC and Pre, would be a really nice pairing for the Tekton Double Impacts or Impacts. I totally understand the concern about the 'array.' I had the same concern but the speakers have grown on me aesthetical... | |
| Denafrips Ares DAC has arrived... need help with Oppo connectivity @whitestix Perhaps try another source and then conduct the evaluation???From the components you list in your system, I don't see the Oppo 103 at the same level. In my opinion, it appears to be an odd choice, again-- my opinion -- (BTW, I am a fa... | |
| Denafrips Ares DAC has arrived... need help with Oppo connectivity @stfoth the Ares was the most "different" sounding from the others I've recently tried/owned. Not necessarily better or worse, but different. Can you elaborate? How so? Thanks. | |
| USB cable opinions I'm also in the middle of a USB cable comparison.My system is quite different than yours, and my preferences / priorities may be different than yours, so who knows....Here is a rough draft take from my comparison, which is still a work in progress... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Billions are listening to music off of their phone digital to analog convertors. I'm guessing most are quite happy with that performance.Perfectly good DACs from pennies on up. Relatively speaking $30 to say, a dollar, can also be considered outra... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @jcarcapo I think the Ayon will also be utterly neutral, possibly flawlessly so I doubt, if you are being literal, the above.... but I do believe you will love it's sound....It's a heck of a nice problem to be dealing with. : ) | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD @mattnshilp Since you've been tuning to less musical and totally "un-cap-able" with complex music passages, with your go to DACs, I'm very much looking forward to your impressions and findings. : ) | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @jcarcopo Like @mikeg I've had a positive experience with USA Tube Audio. I also loved my Ayon integrated and did not have any reliability issues.I approached them a few months ago regarding a Mastersound preamp and an integrated amp. They did no... | |
| Top Audiophile Ethernet Cables - any comparisons? Here's a good one to start with: Supra CAT8And if you need a reviewer's take on it:https://audiobacon.net/2017/05/31/supra-cat8-ethernet-cable-review-an-amazing-spotify-and-tidal-expe...Other LAN cables also reviewed at this site, since the one ab... | |
| New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions @gdhal Good write up, a couple of posts ago. Glad it is working out for you. the Yggy’s usefulness increases as the “density” of the instruments increase and the overall quality of the recording is increased | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @avanti1960 For those of you that own these speakers, how is the quality of the sound in terms of cleanliness? Freedom from distortion, dirt, noise, grit, ringing, harshness, etc? Clean. Free (though not in a perfect absolute sense) of the iss... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @mac48025 Tom, thanks for your response to my question. Sounds like you are well on your way to a wonderful musical end-point. I'm surprised by the quick change of direction from the Aric's KT88 amp since I believe you are very deliberate in your... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @mac48025 Tom, no disrespect of Aric’s amps meant by this question...but why not the Frankenstein? Or is it too close to Halloween for your comfort? | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @mac48025 Tom, will you be keeping the KT88? Why not the 2A3? | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @teajay I want to share some information on my experience with amplifiers driving them, along with the DI/DI SE's...............Very helpful post.Thanks for the highlighting the nuanced differences between the preamp and amp combinations with for ... |