dchang05
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| AQ Blizzard or Thunder? I used a AQ Thunder PC for PS Audio P15 generator. It has improved SQ significantly compares to one came with it. | |
| Reccomend a good preamp for me. PS Audio BHK Preamp is a very good choice. It will improve SQ from your sources including DAC. | |
| One Cord To Rule Them All I have tried three reasonable priced PC in the past year. They are Iconoclast BAV 10AWG, Audio Envy Ocean 3p, and Anticable 3.0. My personal favorite is Anticable and Audio Envy comes in 2nd in my system.I ordered Cullen PC but they will take thre... | |
| What do you have on order RIGHT NOW. PS Audio SACD transport to pair with my Directstream DAC, and ordering an AQ Firebird HDMI cable to use for their I2S connection. | |
| If the PS Audio Stellar 700M is as great as all the reviewers say.... M700 is their least expensive mono blocks and they do sound good, but their bigger brothers like M1200 and BHK 300 are in a different league. People likes PS Audio products often do upgrades and they have generous upgrade program. Therefore many t... | |
| Power Cables for Class D Amplifiers I changed from stocked PC to Anticables Reference 3.1 PC on my Class D mono blocks and there is a huge improvement in SQ. But I am not sure if that is due to AWG or the design of the cables. | |
| Pimping your router I connected a mesh satellite using a .5 meter Supra Cat. 8 ethernet cable directly into my streamer. The SQ is very good but not quite beat the SACD yet. I may need a Acoustic Revive RLT-1 filter to improve SQ more. I think you need to order it f... | |
| Should I sell my Oppo 205? I now used it as a CD/SACD transport to feed in a DAC for two channel music. Because it has USB input, I also play DSD file through it. As a transport it is a great sounding unit. PS Audio comes out their new SACD transport that can do what 205 do... | |
| Are your current amps and other gear the best you've ever had? I had BAT VK 5i Preamp and VK 150 mono blocks, the source was Wadia 20/21 CD system. They are over 20 years old. I traded in for all PS Audio gears including DirectStream DAC with Bridge II, BHK Preamp, and M1200 mono blocks. My source is now an O... | |
| DVD player playing CD's I use an Oppo UDP205 as a CD transport to play exclusively CD and SACD. It sounds better than my previous Wadia CD player. | |
| Increasing bass on floor standing speakers Upgrade your speaker cables could make a big difference on bass. They did on mine. | |
| A deeper more holographic soundstage. When I replaced my BAT VK5i and 150 SE monoblocks to the new setup, my sound stage shrunk big time. BAT is known for big and deep sound stage, but I didn’t expect I would lose over 50% of the depth and 1/4 of width. So the equipment is important. ... | |
| Does Anyone Think CD is Better Than Vinyl/Analog? To answer the original question, I definitely prefer CD as a whole, but it does not mean CD sounds better in general. CD is so easy to take care of and it takes less space, also it is much easier to listen in the car and in a laptop {granted an ol... | |
| IPhone/IPad - why do I need camera adapter to connect to DAC? I believe the iPhone/iPad does not have enough electricity as a source. With the camera adapter the charging cable would support enough power to drive the iPhone.When I connect the iPad to my Oppo 205, I use the Apple AV adaptor. Then use the HDMI... | |
| Sound quality impact - preamp vs power amp? If you match a top level preamp with a lower level amp, you will reveal all the weak points of the amp. If you match a top level amp with a lower level preamp, you will never hear the top performance of your amp. So I agree they are equally import... |