dlcockrum
Responses from dlcockrum
| Should I buy SACD's or Buy Quality Multi-Format CD player and use Old Digital CD's? I have a stock 5400ES and a ModWright 5400ES. There is quite a jump in sound quality from a well-mastered SACD over Redbook with the same material on the stock 5400ES. Not subtle. I would say the stock 5400ES is a good Redbook player and a very go... | |
| Is it worth adding a Schiit Audio Eitr? +1 on avoiding gizmos. The N100H may not need them and can be better without as it was with my N100H/Exogal Comet Plus combo. The ISO Regen/LPS actually degraded the sound quality.Dave | |
| Please Recommend Transport + DAC for $5K total There are many fine DACs in that price range. Suggest listening to as many as possible before deciding. Dave | |
| Dealers hijacking the discussions I was pretty much in favor of dealer and manufacturer participation (within limits), but the last part of this thread has me reconsidering. audiotroy - one of my childhood friend’s mother used to say, "The more you stir sh*t, the more it smells."Dave | |
| Best DAC for my situation...Read on! uber,Sounds good. Up to recently, I recall that you were set on a one-box solution?Since you brought an external DAC into the fold of consideration, I will give you my 2 cents. Having a MW SACD player and a pretty good DAC (Exogal Comet Plus)/Aure... | |
| USB cable opinions If you try a Purist USB cable it needs to be the 30th Anniversary not the Ultimate.Dave | |
| Best DAC for my situation...Read on! uberwaltz,After direct comparison, many prefer to leave their preamp in the chain. I recommend that you do not sell your preamp before doing the comparison yourself and not even to rationalize the purchase of a DAC by assuming the sale of your pre... | |
| Dealers hijacking the discussions Excellent post Nonoise. I am not sure I grasp the implication specifically re: the thread topic, but I completely get what it says about the world that has been created by the internet.Dave | |
| Dealers hijacking the discussions "As mentioned before the chance to actually sell these products is low."I can easily believe that. Seems to me that very few actually take the advice that is offered here anymore, excepting fuses, DIY power cords, tweaks, and a certain brand of sp... | |
| PADIS vs Furutech fuses I followed Al’s advice above when building my DIY Fuse cooker and it worked like a charm. Cooked two HiFi Tuning Supreme 2 amp coppers for four days with no issues and I have heard no further changes in the sound of the fuses after installation. .... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Sounds like very rough going, o. So sorry. Wishing you a speedy recovery.Dave | |
| Is using streaming services worthy of an audiophile? +1 uberwaltz. Good advice and certainly applicable.Dave | |
| New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions Very good review gdhal. It has been fun to follow this progression and it seems clear, at least to me, that you have invested enough time and energy to grasp what the Yggy or other up-scale DAC offers vs the very good Oppos. Good job all around. W... | |
| Magico S5 vs KEF Blade 2 vs TAD Evo One vs YG Kipod II Sig w/pwr bass Hi fsmithjack, I underestimating the price of the ATC SCM-100s - more like $15k best I can tell. Definitely a fine speaker worthy of audition by anyone looking in that price range. Easy on amps too. Audiotroy Dave pretty much nailed it. You have m... | |
| Reference disc player...UDP 205 or Marantz? Interesting. First I have ever heard of this reaction but not questioning your experience. Dave |