dougthebiker
Responses from dougthebiker
| Intg Amps: Hegel 590 vs NAD M33 Masters vs Gryphon Diablo 120 I’ve had 3 Gryphon amps. There’s no contest here assuming the Gryphon is in good condition. | |
| Please recommend decoupling footers for DAC I’ve got an extremely revealing system as well. If you don’t want to spring for Townshend, the next best thing and far cheaper are Nobsound springs. I put the heavy duty ones under my rack and the light duty ones under each component. You ca... | |
| SET Lovers, what's the one solid state amp you love(d)? My Gryphon Reference One monoblocks. The I decided not to own any equipment I couldn’t move without a forklift. | |
| Cardas vs Cardas vs Shunyata interconnects IMO, all cables and all gear need about 200 hours (constant playing for 8 days) before they are near their best. I put a cheap Chinese amp in my system to save my expensive tubes while that’s going on. | |
| T+A DAC 200 or WEISS 501 BTW, @ja_kub_sz made a great point. The T+A has so much tight bass I had to turn my GR_Research sub down a couple of notches! | |
| T+A DAC 200 or WEISS 501 @markmuse The PS Audio DS 2 did get better with burn in. It just never came close to the combo of the T+A 200 with the MP 200. Nor did it rival the combo of the new Innuos Pulsar with the DAC 200, which was also very good. The real magic is the... | |
| T+A DAC 200 or WEISS 501 BTW, all these DACs need at least 200 hours on them before they start to sound like themselves. The PS Audio didn’t peak until about 400 hours. | |
| T+A DAC 200 or WEISS 501 @thibaultgeoui You have to trial the T+A MP 200 with the DAC 200. They were designed as a pair and it makes a huge difference. Be prepared, though, they connect with an Ethernet cable and you won’t want the use the one they supply. Use at least... | |
| Power Cable Audioquest Dragon vs Isotek EVO3 Ascension It’s got very little to do with amperage. The only way to buy power cords is to borrow a bunch of them and try them out with favorite tracks and trust your ears. | |
| T+A DAC 200 or WEISS 501 I’ve had the T+A DAC 200 and the Weiss 501 in my system recently. I’m buying the T+A along with the matching MP 200 streamer. Together they are a totally different animal; incredible detail, more than I’ve heard from from $50k DAC’s. The sound... | |
| Surge Protectors You’re kidding, of course. | |
| Schiit Audio feedback I think Schiit is a great company. I’ve had lots of their gear and it’s hard to beat for the price. I’m upgrading from the Yggy right now and have found you need to spend 3x as much to make a dramatic improvement. Had the original Freya and als... | |
| speaker recommendations for Ayre V-5xe? I also would recommend talking with John Rutan at Audio Connection. Has been selling Vandy’s forever and is very honest. | |
| Top two most important sound qualities For me, if the soundstage is not wide and deep, I can’t enjoy the system no matter how good everything else is. Clarity and tone can be had in mono. I’m into stereo. | |
| Best way to A/B two different streamers Willy, You’re getting some non-optimal advice here. People are right that you should NOT use a cheap switch. Nor should you use an optical on one and USB on the other. Neither will provide a valid comparison. Pick 5 to 10 tracks that you feel... |