david_ten
Responses from david_ten
| Tekton Double Impacts @charles1dad and @mac48025 Great information and sharing of your demos in both of your respective systems. Very, very helpful. Was there a reason why you only used the Franks with the DIs and not the Statement Line Stage + Franks with the DIs wh... | |
| Not Enough Options for Auditioning Speakers I'm surprised that some of our senior...I use the term with respect to wisdom & experience and not age...members are guiding towards self-replicating pairing validations. Certainly a dis-service to the pedigree and performance of both the spea... | |
| Not Enough Options for Auditioning Speakers Mobius: Despite the difficulty, I’d say your challenge is shared by most everyone in this hobby. Even if a dealer represents a brand, they don’t carry all models in stock and certainly not to demo.Shows are fun, however, in my opinion, there are f... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @klh007 always fun, engaging, wildly dynamic and live sounding I fully agree.In my case, they are not paired with Border Patrol gear. But the above remains consistent with your assessment of the Volti Audio Rivals and the descriptors you used.Th... | |
| Integrated amp recommendation for B&W 805 D3 (Peachtree, Parasound, Hegel, Schiit?) Follow your ears. All good choices. I'd pay attention to what is ahead of the integrated tube amps you are demoing...this may help focus your DAC choice. | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Hi Charles, Your additional perspective is appreciated.Unfortunately I did not have the opportunity to audition or demo the Pass XA 30.8 prior to purchase. But in the case of the 30.8, it's been out for a few years and extensively reviewed and dis... | |
| Looking for Better Jitter Reduction in a DAC Dave, I’ve had a number of change ups of late also, which does impact evaluation. I’m repeating something you most certainly know...enjoy the gear for a few weeks and then remove the Uptone products. : )I’ve had my replacement ISOREGEN for a coupl... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @charles1dad and @kdude66 Thank you for your detailed and thoughtful responses. I need to push myself with educational research on the topic.My gut response is that these issues are much bigger than just what our ears hear. I believe there is mu... | |
| Looking for Better Jitter Reduction in a DAC @dlcockrum Dave, looking forward to your findings and impressions with the ISOREGEN and UltraCap LPS-1. | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @charles1dad Charles,As always, you are informative and enlightening! Thanks for the additional clarification. The 3 dimensional presentation, I believe, is much easier to get agreement on. Having come from tubed systems in the past, I easil... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @snopro Thanks for sharing your impressions of the Coincident Frankenstein and the Pass XA 30.8. I’ve had the 30.8 in my system for about a month now, so your take on it is especially helpful and relevant to me.When I hear about tone and timbre, l... | |
| Has anyone ever heard these speakers by Volti Audio? I'll be setting up Volti Audio's Demo Rivals in my room / system shortly. This is my first experience with the company and Greg's speakers.Any thoughts or advice from those who have exposure / ownership?Thanks. | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @snopro Thank you so much for your honest feedback on the MZ2S' performance for you. It's very helpful and I for one am glad you posted in the face of very strong support for this preamp in this thread. | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @porscheracer Any finalization on the preamp choice, now that you've received a number of suggestions? | |
| Tekton Double Impacts @333jeffery Thanks for posting the video. The clarity is so much better with this one and the sound as well. Those Carver (?) amps look sweet...are you still using them or have the BHKs taken over? Look forward to hearing how the Allnic and BHK ... |