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| Removing a ZERO from the price of amps NAD just announced their Purifi based 2-chan amplifier.https://nadelectronics.com/nad-intros-c-298-power-amplifier-with-purifi-eigentakt-amplification/I just purchased a Benchmark AHB2 yesterday to compare with my Pass X250.8; if I don't take to i... | |
| Any RME ADI-2 DAC FS owners here? Thanks for the info @adg101. I already have a nice Shunyata Digital Alpha power cable so I ordered a C7 to C14 Adapter Cryo Treated from Take Five Audio in Canada. Once that comes in I'll swap cords and if I hear a difference I'll then consid... | |
| DAC for Bricasti Design M5 Network Player Yea, it had a Mar 2020 ship date. I considered it, but I was told it is $1500 if you don’t have it, so the $1000 seems to be when buying new. That is my fault for not realizing the difference when I purchased it without the streamer. Since I f... | |
| Any RME ADI-2 DAC FS owners here? @adg101, which model of power supply do you use and what cable? Does the cable have the locking connector? I find I get intermittent connection if I don’t lock the stock cable (which I didn’t know I needed to do until folks here pointed that out... | |
| DAC for Bricasti Design M5 Network Player You could also try the 30 day trial of the RME ADI 2 FS dac from Sweetwater with your M5. It is ~1/5 the cost and is crazy good for the money. I run it balanced into my Sim 740p preamp. If you find it underwhelming simply return it. I sold m... | |
| Removing a ZERO from the price of amps I just received the latest Stereophile and Herb Reichert just reviewed a Purifi based amplifier built in North Conway NH. After opening with how he generally dislikes the sound of class-D, he gives this LKV amplifier a very good review and the m... | |
| RME ADI-2 DAC FS is it "All That", especially for under $2,000? @oddiofyl that was it, I wasn't locking it; thanks!@sfseay, my M3 had the MDx board in it from the factory. I find the ADI-2 to offer a little less resolution compared to the M3, and less drive and dynamics. The ADI is smooth and very easy to ... | |
| Suggest Best DAC under $1500 for "Elac Navis ARB-51" Active speaker. I purchased both an ADI-2 FS and Topping D90 MQA over the last couple weeks. I have both running in but have spent a little time listening to each. My previous DACs were a SimAudio 380DSD (owned for 5 years) and then a Bricast M3 that I replace... | |
| RME ADI-2 DAC FS is it "All That", especially for under $2,000? I picked up an ADI-2 FS last week and have been letting it run in for a few days. My previous DAC was a Bricasti M3.For the money, I very much like its sound quality, and that doesn't take into account the many features it offers.A question for o... | |
| Commercial streamer (bricasti m5 spotlighted) vs Raspberry Pi 4 implementation. I just sold my M3 to try a few other cheaper DACs. If I re-purchase it I will get it with the Ethernet input. When I talked to Bricasti requesting info on getting the Ethernet input added, they suggested it would sound better than the M5.For now... | |
| Bricasti M3 In the house You had a 380D too... that is funny. Yea, we all hear differently and like/emphasize different things in our listening. I've had a few folks tell me I should upgrade my streamer before I seriously compare my DACs or really hear what the M3 can ... | |
| Bricasti M3 In the house @hgeifman, did you ever compare the M3 to the M21 delta sigma? I thought I heard somewhere the M3 (with MDx) was pretty much the same as what is in the M21 delta sigma, but I don't know if that is true or not. I've heard the M21 ladder DAC soun... | |
| Commercial streamer (bricasti m5 spotlighted) vs Raspberry Pi 4 implementation. I've been using a pi3 as a Roon endpoint for a few years with zero issues. I use the https://www.hifiberry.com/shop/boards/hifiberry-dac-pro/ s/pdif output board along with an iFi iPower supply. It sounds great but I have not compared it to... | |
| Need Setup for SimAudio 700i V2 Amplifier bypass mode I just tried a Bricasti M3 direct into my Pass X250.8 last night, bypassing my SimAudio 740P preamp. I don't know how the analog output in the M3 compares to the M21 but one would assume there is some good similarity; the same goes for the 700v2... | |
| LTA Ultralinear vs Pass Labs XA25 @knik What type of music do you mostly listen to, and at what levels?i have D9s in an almost similar size room driven by a big Pass 250.8 (purchased for my previous less efficient speakers) and love the sound but have been tempted to get something... |