ejr1953
Responses from ejr1953
| Does It have to be loud? I attended the Capital Audiofest for the first time last Fall, and most of the systems on display were (IMO) playing way too loud, so loud that the midrange and above were "grainy" sounding, not musical or pleasing at all! It was like the systems... | |
| Advice on "Re-Clocker" for My USB Port to my DACs One of my audio buddies recommended I snag an SOtM tX-USBultra with their sPS-500 power supply.I tried the Schitt Wyrd and didn't experience any difference in the sound quality (apparently the USB port on my Dell is not so bad).With some nice cabl... | |
| How Is MQA Fareing? I have no "axe to grind" on the subject.When MQA was first being streamed by Tidal, I bought one of those inexpensive Explorer2 DACs to see what all the fuss was about. I was pleasantly surprised by what I heard; many of those MQA masters seemed ... | |
| MQA•Foolish New Algorithm? Vote! IMO, it's not a clear "yes" or "no".To me, most of the MQA remasters DO sound better, but not all of them.Using jon2020's list: 1. Foolish new algorithm? - I vote No2. MQA for better sound? - I vote Yes more than No3. MQA for music industry to mi... | |
| Carver Raven 350 Amps I heard them driving a pair of his speakers in a very large room at the Capital Audiofest.Very nice sounding amps! | |
| How does a Transport effect sound? Steve N. well said.I have a PS Audio DirectStream DAC and transport, interconnected with an HDMI cable over their I2S interface. From what I understand, they reduce jitter (timing errors) with the separation of the bits from the timing on that in... | |
| Nad M3 non repairable I owned NAD equipment for years, loved the sound, an M3/M4/M5 combo my last. I thought it was great equipment, but not very reliable. I had problems with the M3 & M5 when they were new. The M5 kept losing it's programming, had to have that ... | |
| Vacuum Tube Retailer Option I've also had good luck buying from Tonal Tubes, got a set of six matched preamp tubes from them. | |
| How to make your first sale at agon I have had good experiences, buying and selling on Audiogon.I'd say it's OK to exchange emails on Audiogon before a formal offer is extended on the site. But I would avoid dealing with a buyer who wants to consummate the sale outside the site. I... | |
| Dated but still A rated DACs I have an "all digital source" music audio system and believe that DACs are the things that are being "most improved" these days.For the last 3+ years I've been enjoying a PS Audio DirectStream DAC whose unique design (based on an FPGA chip, inste... | |
| 2018 exactly what is ‘High End’ audio? If you ask 100 people that same question, probably 90 or more of them will say "Bose".If a you own a system that provides you with a lot of enjoyment, to me, that's worth a lot more than someone else's judgement on the components. | |
| What is your favorite budget audio component? I've enjoyed a PS Audio DirectStream DAC since it first hit the market (nearly four years ago), and though a $6000 piece of gear might not be thought of as "budget", I have applied each and every firmware update since owning the unit, and it's lik... | |
| Are you getting ridiculous offers from new members I think that's just the nature of dealing with the public. Back in the late 70's when I sold high-end equipment at a brick-and-mortar retail shop, same sort of thing would happen back then.The worst Audiogon experience of this type was when a guy... | |
| Most satisfying system change in 2017? My PS Audio DirectStream memory player. Paired with my PS Audio DirectStream DAC, the best digital sound I've experienced. | |
| What would be an upgrade over the NAD M51 Direct Digital D/A Converter? I upgraded from an M51 to a PS Audio DirectStream DAC when it first became available and haven't looked back.The DirectStream DAC does not use a conventional DAC chipset, instead uses an FPGA, so once or twice a year PS Audio makes firmware update... |