dlcockrum
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| MQA•Foolish New Algorithm? Vote! Here’s a couple of other revealing stats based on responses from this thread:1) 100 percent correlation of negative responses from those that have never actually heard the product.2) 100 percent predictability of 1) above based on the clearly deri... | |
| DENAFRIPS Terminator and Schiit Yggdrasil Evaluation and Comparison Now that Mr Spock has fully weighed in, I wish to thank you for this review.As with all things audio, the proof is in the listening and you have captured this in your writing. Congrats!Dave | |
| MQA•Foolish New Algorithm? Vote! After having downloaded the new Aurender Conductor App along with an MQA license earlier today (first unfold only) into my N100H and then reading the above challenges to compare the sound quality of the MQA files via Tidal to a bonified 24/96 “hir... | |
| Do I have to brand match preamp and amp? Glad that you are happy with your K-1xe thyname. You will find it to be an accurate “looking glass” into the sonic character of whatever you pair with it. Enjoy!Dave | |
| Mea culpa for Uptone Iso Regen USB My experience is that the results realized with the ISO Regen/LPS-1 (and I suspect all reclocking devices) are highly dependent on the digital source and DAC they are paired with. I don’t dispute ghasley’s results in his setup but I had a very con... | |
| GutWire Ultimate Grounding Cable Sorry to have disappeared. Simply missed the follow ups until now.Lalit - interesting finding with your Nordost grounding gear. Any theories as to why?klh007 - I would agree that running multiple components through the same grounding cable to the ... | |
| Do I have to brand match preamp and amp? Congratulations! Great decision. You will love that preamp for years to come. Feel free to PM me with any questions or whatnot.Dave | |
| Do I have to brand match preamp and amp? K-1xe is the superior sounding preamp of the two but it is older so if that is a deal breaker for you get the K5.Dave | |
| Balanced cables Audiozen,My intent was to state that I hear significant differences BETWEEN different XLR cables, not between the SE connections and the XLR connections.I am no rocket scientist (and neither are you) but I am well aware of the gain differences bet... | |
| Balanced cables I have an Ayre preamp and an Ayre CDP and the quality of XLR cables most definitely do affect the sound character of my system.Dave | |
| Using shunyata power cords with a synergistic research powercell 10 UEF Here is a SR Atmosphere Level 3 (no MPC or wires) for your Powercell (with Speakon connector) for sale used (40% off list) right now:http://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649413013-synergistic-research-atmosphere-level-3-power-cord-5ft-...Dave | |
| Jazz for aficionados +1 on that frogman. "Tenderly" is by far my favorite Benson LP and one of my favorites period.Dave | |
| Shunyata or Synergistic for power conditioning? Me too. So ashamed.Dave | |
| Best practices when conducting a DAC comparison A most excellent list, Steve. The question that bugs me is that of optimizing each component for best results. Should David use a reclocker for both pieces in the comparison even if one benefits and the other doesn’t (assumedly because the latter ... | |
| A lot of hype about PS Audio, deservedly so ? So nice to see positive enthusiasm here on the forum. PS Audio is obviously doing a great many things right.Dave |