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Mod my B C DAC 3, or just get another DAC?
How would one know if the resulting sound from say the BC DAC3 vs the Lavry is due to jitter rejection or analog filtering current/voltage conversion post DAC, or simply the dac IC itself? I think excessive attention to jitter performance can misg... 
mcintosh c2200 vs 2300 - sonic differences
1.5 years for 6h30 tubes is on the lower lower lower end of lifetime. Tube preamps need not be powered on 24/7.Dave 
Fatigue reducing interconnect?
acoustics??? room set up propery to realize a balanced frequency response? Look there first, will save you time and money. Cables are bandaids. 
Audio Research Amp Shootout
Oh man.. loved the shootout! This is great stuff..the kind of thread that can evolve. I have owned two ARC 100.2's. The first time I let it go I was chasing my own tail trying to "get back home" to that beautiful midrange rendering--a touch of vel... 
DACs with volume control ?
ok, i broke down and picked up a benchmark dac1 hdr (remote volume an absolute must for me).I am running it straight into my arc 100.2 via el cheapo cardas XLR. When I first got it I was using my squeezebox (w/linear ps -- I don't like switching p... 
DACs with volume control ?
Any new experience w/ the PWD DAC from PS Audio? I am uber curious about this one. 
DACs with volume control ?
Been listening to a Transporter XLR into ARC 100.2 into Dynaudio S3.4s's. About as detailed, transparent, and pure as I've ever heard. I have noticed though, that a very good preamp, like a Pass X2.5 or X1, or a tube job like an LS25 does a better... 
Pass Amps Class A operation
silly question: if you can't "tell" by listening then why bother obsessing about when it "leaves" class A? It's not like your speakers are suddenly fed a distored signal the magnitude of which swamps out low level signals-- 15 watts rms (in any cl... 
Audio Research Reference 5 Preamp
It's interesting to note that the implementation/architecture of the REF5 resulted in what has to be a much cheaper raw cost of labor and parts--versus the REF 1,2,3 designs. At one point I had a REF 1 and was very impressed with the layout and re... 
Who sells lead shot pellets to fill an equip.stand
All this lead-talk conjurs memories of fishing during my childhood days when lead sinkers were on every tray in the tackle box, and all over my vest. No wonder i'm hooked to high fidelity rendering audio gear. 
Totem Forest or Mani-2 signature?
Do you think a Plinius SA102 would be a good match for the Mani-2 Sigs...or better with the Forest?Thanks 
musicality and dynamics without enhancements
Welcome to the Jungle 
The focus and air lie
have you all gone mad? Who cares? Why not just shut up, stop typing and listen to the damen thing that makes you so-called happy? 
The focus and air lie
Mrt/Trel, right on the money.What's funny/sad is that there is a body of audiophools who assume they are more passionate about music than the dude jamming on an iPod (plain old snobbery)...in any event who cares. We all listen differently, and as ... 
The focus and air lie
Shad, I was wondering about that too...looks like there was some inside scoop and the powers that be, well, beed.Too bad as that was one of the better exchanges we've seen in some time.