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| Bricasti M3/M1SE One thing to note if your interested in the streamer is to order it with a new M3. I purchased an M3 but without the streamer and then found out it is $1500 to add after the fact.I liked the M3 sound but didn't love it so ended up buying a used ... | |
| What DAC upgrade made you say “DAMN, that sounds SO MUCH better than my last DAC”? Mojo Audio Mystique V3 Balanced NOS R2R.My favorite (by a decently wide margin) over all my previous DACs (Bryston BDA2, Berkeley Alpha v2, SimAudio 380DSD, Bricasti M3, Topping D90 MQA, RME ADI 2FS). | |
| Melco N100 vs Sonore opticalrendu I've never heard the Melco but I did purchase an opticalRendu just to compare it against my EtherRegen (Fiber input on A, 1.5m CAT8 on B) into my Bricasti M5.I use the SPDIF output on the M5 to my DAC and prefer the sound quality of that interface... | |
| Magicos! Wow, nice; enjoy! It will be interesting to hear your thoughts on how these two speakers compare. I sold my gen 1 Magico S1s for gen 1 D9s and have been very happy, but the Magicos were impressive and I imagine the A3s is a more similar speake... | |
| Has Digital Audio Tech Plateaued - Is It Safe To Come Out Now? I'm living with a Sim Audio Moon 380D. It does not have the optional streaming interface and due to limitations with my internet connection, streaming isn't something I'm all that interested in. Certainly, a worthwhile step up in DAC performance w... | |
| Move on from my Bryston BDA-1? I had the BDA-1 and then BDA-2 about 6 years ago; I ended up selling the BDA-2 for the Alpha DAC Series 2 then SimAudio 380DSD which I kept for 5 years or so. I really liked the BDA-2 though for the money and thought it was a nice step up from... | |
| Moon audio 740 p linestage I've owned one for ~ 5 years or so and am very happy with it. At the time I was trying various preamps to mate with my Magico S1s and Pass X250.8. I tried various brands of preamps and a few DACs direct to the Pass and was still searching when ... | |
| Spendor D9.2 vs. Harbeth super hl5 plus xd + REL Stentor III vs. Spendor Classic 100? I heard the SLH5 in a very different space/system, and found it a little bright. Quite unlike the 40.2's that I ended up with ... Some people manage to put 40.2's in remarkably small spaces. If you have a full meter behind from the back of the... | |
| Disappointment with Pass Labs - I'm looking for something else After doing many tests, I find that the XA30.8 sounds very very sweet but actually too much. I find it to be a loosely defined amp, somewhat muddy and lacks a lot of air and grip. The soundstage is very closed. @opm, a few years back I tried to... | |
| LAMM M1.2 - Feedback - Advice - Please - anyone heard these? @fsmithjack, instead of trying to get the perfect tube/ss match between preamp and amp, have you considered trying a different DAC? It might be easier to tweak your source such that you can be happy with a cheaper or more readily available pre/a... | |
| DAC Choices - $5,000 to $7,000 @dsper, I did exactly as you suggested last year; sold my Bricasti M3 and tried the ASR darlings RME ADI2 FS and Topping D90. I don't have anything bad to say about either of them; for the money I would recommend either. The RME was my favorit... | |
| Spendor D9.2 vs Proac D48r I have D9s in a ~12x17 well-damped room with no bass issues, so I think you could make it work fine depending on what else you have in your room. Their Linear-Flow port tech works really well; they produce deep bass with lots of punch. I use ... | |
| Uptone EtherRegen If you don't want to add an extra device to the signal chain, another option is to simply replace an existing Ethernet switch with one that has an SFP slot; that is how I added fiber to my home network. This relatively cheap switch has worked gre... | |
| DAC Choices - $5,000 to $7,000 @mitch2, can you explain the differences you hear between the V3's SPDIF and USB interface? I've been using SPDIF (with a Shunyata Anaconda ZTRON cable) for years, and the Mystique V3 is the first DAC I've tried with USB. I actually prefer ... | |
| Point of higher priced streamer? Maybe the differences I hear between my Pi/Digi+ SPDIF and M5 are related to the quality of the power supply used in the M5 vs the iFi switching power supply I use with the Pi; I don't know... Using a Pi with the Allo DigiOne Signature SPDIF boa... |