davide256
Responses from davide256
| PrimaLuna Dialog 2 User Review I found the 4 ohm taps sounded worse with the MG 1.7's... mushy. Does sounds like you got a lemon...which is why I always insist on auditioning in the showroom to be sure my expectations are set by equipment that is broken in and known to be good. | |
| where next to go? ok, did a little more testing just to be sure. resurrected the idle Asus Essence STX card I have and set it up for A/B comparison to the Vlink for coax digital. Before Jplay the Vlink clobbered the Essence for more life like reproduction. With Jpl... | |
| budget USB S/PDIF converter? any chance that the PC industry will use digital audio out over CAT-5 cable in the future? Ran into a shop at the Capital Audio show who thought this was a better cable option than USB. | |
| budget USB S/PDIF converter? digital out from a PC is a waste. Ive built a PC music server from scratch, played with the ASUS Essence STX, Musicstream II async USB DAC, and am using a Vlink async USB converter to PS Audio Dlink III DAC now. No onboard PC option ever sounded c... | |
| PrimaLuna Dialog 2 User Review gents... the Primalunas are transparent. Given the low quality that aussiejetpilot described for digital source, he heard exactly what he should have heard, "digititis". And my suspicion is that his Sim Audio purchase included a better DAC section... | |
| Is tonearm bias a compromise, maybe a myth? the anti skate required is a function of the tone arm and cartridge combination. It cannot be correctly set by matching the tracking weight. A test record with oscilloscope is the best method to set tracking pressure and antiskate. the sine wave w... | |
| Source vs. DAC vs. Preamp Importance? look at some of the asynch USB DAC's that offer preamp controls (Wyred4sound DAC-2)and combine that with a Mac Mini as your digital source of ripped music or HD downloads. You should be able to do this for close to the $2K figure. | |
| where next to go? I believe the blue ray player downsamples SACD to 48khz/24 bit for coax out. Since I have 96khz/24bit hd recordings, these should sound better, but they don't in that narrow arena of the human voice when comparing Sony blue ray into the Dlink III ... | |
| where next to go? Ok, so while I don't have "better" components to A-B at home, I do have "different" components. After comparing my old HRT Musicstreamer II and a Sony blue ray player feeding SACD to the DLink III, I'm in agreement that its the Vlink at fault.. th... | |
| Modwright Oppo 95 and Computer Audio no ones saying computer audio is better than vinyl(today). But bang for the buck is definitely better with computer audio and digital has the market capitalization to breeze past vinyl with future R&D improvements1) entry level for high qualit... | |
| Magnepan 1.7 crossover capacitor improvement? johnk, here's two freebies, work that mouse and you might learn something new. Some assembly required... laventures opinions are tested in far more depth than humbhomemadehifi but theres only a minor overlap for opinion comparisonhttp://www.lavent... | |
| Surface noise given the stylus age and gradual onset of symptoms a prudent person would replace their stylus at this point rather than continue down a path that could be damaging your LP's due to worn out stylus or hardening of the suspension damper. But who am... | |
| suggestions for updating via DAC..... My suggestion.Buy a Mac Mini, a Wyred4sound DAC 2 (asynchronus USB + pre volume control) and never again fight with disc transport limitations. Probably closer to $2200 but now you can step into 24 bit HD downloads. | |
| Any hope for SACD? Why would anyone want to buy a dead end... SACD is a closed solution, you are stuck with no ability to do digital out for SACD resolution. No thanks, I'll buy the 192khz HD recordings on line, bypass SACD and take control of my electronic destiny.. | |
| Surface noise surface noise is caused by the following phenomena 1) incorrect VTA, so that the sylus makes incorrect angled contact with the groove2) signal induction into a MM cartridge from a ferrous platter3) stylus wear forming flat wear spots that interfer... |