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| Best Upgradeable DAC ? Wyred4Sound claims they ICEBox MC power amps are also upgradeable but they need to be shipped back to them for upgrading. | |
| New Oppo 103 & 105 Q&A Interview Why waste a good USB async with a crappy DAC? | |
| Class D amps? I thought my Bel Canto REF1000s were the best bang for the buck. They were upgradeable from MkI to MkII specs which really really brought out the best of the sound. I've since upgraded from the REF1000Ms to a pair of Electrocompaniet Nemos but I c... | |
| New Oppo 103 & 105 Q&A Interview I don't get your point. If they have a nice 2 channel DAC that they like, why bother with async USB on the 103? Just get a good USB-SPDIF device that's also async. | |
| Best Upgradeable DAC ? Depends on the upgrade model.For those that require a factory rework, it might make sense if you lived near the manufacturer and it isn't expensive to ship to and from the manufacturer .Others have dealer fitted upgrades like Bel Canto. I have a B... | |
| New Oppo 103 & 105 Q&A Interview $500 doesn't get you a much better external DAC than what's built into the 105s.Nor will it process SACDs and multichannel BRs/DVDAs | |
| New Oppo 103 & 105 Q&A Interview Except the 93 model isn't the one with a good DAC stage as Oppo intended it primarily as a digital transport. | |
| New Oppo 103 & 105 Q&A Interview I thought it was kinda pointless seeing as the Oppo x3's DACs are nothing to write home about. | |
| New Oppo 103 & 105 Q&A Interview To be honest, I suspect the new Oppo's playback from a USB stick is unlikely to be as good sounding as using a Mac Mini with Audirvana Plus or a PC with similar tweaks. | |
| New Oppo 103 & 105 Q&A Interview You can. With a computer | |
| Best one-chasis CD/SACD player under $15 000? I have no idea. There is no switch at the back and it uses a linear PSU rather than a switched mode like the EMM.Having been A:B-ing on discs, I still think the XDS1 sounds a tad more resolving. The Playback sounds a bit richer but it's at the exp... | |
| Fill in the blank: Have a look at the Mytek DSD. It does native DSD decoding and has been very highly rated. At 2k, Benchmark is releasing their new Benchmark 2 which also does DSD decoding and comes with 2 analog inputs (preamp capability). | |
| Fill in the blank: There are a few more blanks.a. it has to be a dedicated Mac Mini for music playback not something you use to file taxes, surf the net etc as well. That means disabling as much background processes and optimizing the system for audio playbackb. kee... | |
| Ayon vs. Esoteric If you like the Ayon sound signature, you may not like the Esoteric's.If you are using a tube preamp (or power amp), the Esoteric may be a good match. It's more neutral. And of course the Esoteric plays SACD But there's something magical about the... | |
| Is anyone familiar with the Ayre Dac?? Audio, I think you should try the REFLink with an AES Silversmith cable to the DAC3.5VB MKII.I suspect that might beat the ST connection. |