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LaScala dac with telefunken tubes
@jred57- Hi! I have the La Scala set up as Lalit describes- it’s a really nice DAC. The presentation is very revealing and is especially nice with instrumental recordings. What DAC are you currently using?  
Whats playing on your system today?
If you care to try something different this is definitely an entertaining dual disk set! A blend of Xperimental/Folk/Spoken Word/Punk/Rock/Who knows what but it’s fun  
Whats playing on your system today?
A very intriguing live solo piano performance- Dustin O’Halloran  
Whats playing on your system today?
Remembering the great Etta James  
Whats playing on your system today?
BCC- Heavy riff driven rock from Glenn Hughes, Derek Sherinian, Joe Bonamassa,  and Jason Bonham. Awesome.    
Looking for a DAC under 2k
OP said he had tried the Border Patrol- said he moved on.  
Whats playing on your system today?
Playing Now- “The Verve Pipe”  
How to connect a Aqua LaScala Optologic DAC to 2 amps
@atorres53 - I've never tried this with my La Scala but as it has an output selection switch to determine where the signal is going it might work. I haven't seen anything in the documentation that says specifically NOT to have multiple outputs wi... 
Splitting Signal to Multiple DAC’s
@djones51- Hello and thanks for the shortcuts. I spoke with the folks at Henry sometime ago as this was one of the first distributors I had seen. These are actually made a few minutes from where I live. The question with this one comes back to t... 
Splitting Signal to Multiple DAC’s
@spatialking - Thank you again for your advice on this- it’s really been helpful. Quick background with Sonifex- I made an inquiry on their devices earlier this year, they make both active and passive. I didn’t care for their active SPDIF distrib... 
Splitting Signal to Multiple DAC’s
@bruce_philly  Hello- I just came across a thread you started 5 years ago where you mention using a Mutec 1.2 as a throughput device to stream your music playback to multiple DAC’s and CD player. I’d like to ask if you’re still using this device... 
Need help with Mutec MC3+ USB, Esoteric Clock and dCS Network Bridge
@rsjaurr- I just came across this post while searching for user info on the Mutec MC3+ USB. I was wondering how your experience with it has gone as I’m considering it as an option for routing multiple DAC’s from a single source. Did you ever work... 
Splitting Signal to Multiple DAC’s
Very interesting reading from @spatialking- getting more into it seems as though clock issues with the SPDIF data stream with increased jitter/distortion potential makes this not so simple (at least from my perspective). Sounds like the answer may... 
VAC preamps - too expensive?
@jumia- It seems like you’re always steering back to home theater and that’s cool if you’re into that. I have a lot of friends who love music but want their system to do both. Why not try out these products- https://www.trinnov.com/en/products/a... 
KT-150 Tubes- Push Farther or Replace?
@elliottbnewcombjr- Hello! I can't speak to which testers would be considered real or better than others- I just did some quick reading on the products suggested by others. Those were the Maxipreamp, Amplitrex and Space-Tech Labs. It seems there ...