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Aric Audio and my system
Great review Aric. Congratulations  
Aric Audio and my system
Right on evank. Congratulations. You’re going to love it. Please keep us in the loop when you get it. Always love reading others impressions.   
Aric Audio and my system
Thanks soix. Nice double entendre! It’s not only great to listen to but a relief to know that what I was hoping for was achievable with the funds I had. Also, great to learn about an entirely new technology. Tubes can be a bit frustrating at times... 
Aric Audio and my system
Thank you jond. Greatly appreciated. I look forward to visiting my buddy so I can hear his Decware mk3 with Zu speakers so I can compare. I was impressed when I first heard it and now have gone through this experience and would like to revisit the... 
Aric Audio and my system
Good luck with the review Aric. I’m sure it will go well.  Glad you’re loving your amp jtcf. Which amp did you go with?  Hang in there evank. I’ve seen amps and preamps come up from time to time on Aric’s site. Just check in every few days and be ... 
Aric Audio and my system
Thanks for answering evank Aric. Saves me scrolling through the old emails! Lol  
Aric Audio and my system
And Charles, you are so right regarding the bits are bits debate. Anyone who could sit and listen to the 3 dacs couldn’t possibly agree to that statement. The difference between the Topping and Cambridge is quite noticeable. The difference between... 
Aric Audio and my system
Thanks Charles and Carlsbad. I’ve learned so much from the experience and can only imagine what others that have doing this for many years have experienced.  Evank, I believe Aric listed my upgrades on his Facebook page. I know the caps were upgra... 
DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend
Having followed this thread while shopping for a dac, it opened my eyes to some great options. I did some research and ended up calling Scott. After discussing what I was looking for, he gave me some advice and I ended up with the Rockna Wavedream... 
LUMIN app question
Thanks designsfx. Will check them out. Would really be helpful if LUMIN released how to videos or had a hotline.  What’s funny is I decided to go the streamer route versus the Jplay and connect route for ease of use. I read quite a few concerns wi... 
LUMIN app question
Thanks for the reply nekoaudio. I was able to figure out the Qobuz playlist transfer method to grid layout in LUMIN app. Requires a few steps but at least I can get it to work.  The shutdown after closing the app situation I put in a request with ... 
dac and streamer or seperates
OP, I’m pretty open minded when it comes to this hobby. I had solid state for 25 years and have recently gone tube amp and preamp. I’ve owned 3 dacs and demoed another and let me say with 100% certainty, BITS ARE NOT JUST BITS. Any simple test and... 
dac and streamer or seperates
Good post malbers. I really did not expect Paul to feel this way. Glad to have affirmation for my recent decision. 😀  
dac and streamer or seperates
A good one yes. Many people like to balance solid state with tube preamp or dac. Again, it depends on the sound you’re looking for from your system. I’m biased, I have a tube amp and preamp. I recently changed to an r2r dac, no more tube dac and r... 
dac and streamer or seperates
OP, just keep in mind your system when choosing a dac. The Krell is apparently sensitive to what it’s paired with, based on the reviews I read. Very powerful unit. Also, B&W speakers have a certain sound. Do you want a dac like a Denafrips, r2...