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| What is the average dealer mark up? I will echo a previous poster, it’s important to get the terminology correct. Audio dealers have:100%+ mark-up (% of the cost of goods they inflate to form their selling price)which equates to 50%+ gross margin (% of revenue left after cost of goo... | |
| Best used integrated under $5k My fav in that price range is Jeff Rowland Continuum S2 and Jadis I-50, very different philosophies but both incredibly engaging and excel in all areas.In my search I have also heard Luxman 509x, Luxman 590 AXII, Ayre AX-5 Twenty, Gryphon Diablo 3... | |
| Should I bypass my Shunyata Hydra power conditioner? I have had the same experience using the Audioquest Niagara 1000 power conditioner. Even with amps plugged into the "high current" outlet, it's still not as open and dynamic as plugged straight into the wall. This applied to everything from SET tu... | |
| Any thoughts on Denafrips Terminator Plus @yyzsantabarbara I used to have a Benchmark DAC2 HGC, and perhaps it was because I didn't use a high quality power cable, but I remember it sounding clean but not entirely engaging. Since then I've had Border Patrol dac which was too warm and colo... | |
| DENAFRIPS DAC ---- Owner Impressions, Feedback, General Discussion, Questions and more.... @alvin1118 Thanks Alvin, try using Roon upsampling at PCM (power of 2) and switch tracks or pause and start songs quickly, would be curious as to what you find. Thanks. | |
| Any thoughts on Denafrips Terminator Plus @26mo18pts No need to pay any attention to the racists and xenophobes, especially bitter ex-distributors who changes his tune 180 degrees about a brand after getting the line pulled from him. I guess racism is an acceptable emotional coping mechan... | |
| DENAFRIPS DAC ---- Owner Impressions, Feedback, General Discussion, Questions and more.... @jaytor Perhaps we can triangulate the cause, I am streaming through USB from an SOTM Trifacta stack into Roon, upsampling using PCM power of 2. I think we can safely eliminate the streamer since we are all using different ones. It happens when I ... | |
| DENAFRIPS DAC ---- Owner Impressions, Feedback, General Discussion, Questions and more.... @73max I am very glad you have brought up the intermittent distortion issue, I have been experiencing the same thing for months now. It is a metallic ringing scratching noise that is a constant distortion over the music. It happens at random when ... | |
| DAC choices -- help me cross the line I have had Border Patrol and quickly sold it, it was overly colored, warmed to the point the instruments sound out of tune. I do enjoy a bit of warmth and sweetness myself, but Border Patrol did not strike a good balance.I ended up with Denafrips ... | |
| Crazy cheapo tweaks and impressive SQ hacking I searched the forum and this was the only thread that shared the same experience. I live in an apartment and my walls are literally slightly vibrating from cars driving in the garage and the all the AC systems being on. I was considering some vib... | |
| Looking for Linear Power Supply for my Mytek Brooklyn DAC. Suggestions? I've been looking for a power supply as well and apparently the IFI power supply is measured to have less ripple and less noise than linear power supplieshttps://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/31119-power-supply-8-group-test-lps-and-smps/#comments | |
| best-sounding class D amp? The best sounding class D amps I have ever heard are Jeff Rowland | |
| Benchmark Preamps and Amp - For real? I'm currently auditioning a LA4, driving a Don Sach's KT88 amp. My previous experience with the Benchmark DAC2 left me with the expectation that it would be cold, analytical and ultimately un-involving. I was wrong.It was very bright out of the bo... | |
| Best Integrated Amp for KEF Reference 1s Under $5K New or Used The Don Sachs amp has the best dynamics and soundstage I’ve ever heard as well. I’ve auditioned Gryphon, Luxman, Ayre, ARC. An equal contender I forgot to mention is Jadis, i-50 and i-88, there is something magical with Jadis's amps, it was probab... | |
| Best Integrated Amp for KEF Reference 1s Under $5K New or Used What you’re missing is not power, the Ref 1s have a fairly easy impedance curve. What the Prima Lunas lack is clarity and refinement. If you want just integrated, try to get a used Jeff Rowland Continuum S2, which is incredibly good. Don Sachs Pre... |