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| Opinions on PS Audio Direct Stream DAC (Mk 1) I think the MKI with the full APS mod would be a fantastic dac when fed by a streamer, as people found the bridge card not as desirable. I used the bridge II card and found it better than the USB input. However I upgraded to the MKII and had the ... | |
| My new review for The Absolute Sound comparing AGD GAN amps with BHK300’s Hey thanks all for watching and the kind words! It’s gotten almost 10K views since yesterday which isn’t a lot for YouTube but a good amount for TAS’s channel which they are still building. If anyone wants to post the link in other forums they b... | |
| Modding the PS Audio Directstream DAC MK1 and MK2 Just wanted to post my limited experience with the APS transformers in the MKII. I’ve only had them playing 48 hours or so. I don’t know Jeff other than dealing with him through the purchase and install of the transformers, but what he and his son... | |
| Modding the PS Audio Directstream DAC MK1 and MK2 Wow this is too bad. I'm trying to convince a friend with a MkII to have the transformers installed. Maybe once I get mine back and hear them I can convince him. | |
| Modding the PS Audio Directstream DAC MK1 and MK2 I should have my MKII with APS within a week. It’s been a bumpy ride (I was in the first or second group to order and pay) but Jeff has been great throughout all of it. I’m really curious to hear the MKII sound it’s absolute best, as my TAD speake... | |
| Purifi v Gan amps? Reviving this old thread. I am looking for 3 channels of high quality sound for Home Theater to power Andrew Jones’ forgotten orphan, the Elac Adante bookshelves. ( left, right and dedicated center). I just ordered 3 mono block GAN amps from clas... | |
| Audio Quest Niagara 5000 I have the 7000 and while with certain gear there can be a quiet hum near the unit, it hasn’t been through speakers. I have my entire system going through it, with BHK300 monoblocks as well. I find extra dynamics with the units added storage for... | |
| Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best, I’m rocking an over 12 year old pair of speakers, whose designer recently stated that it was the speaker he was most proud of. The designer: Andrew Jones. The speaker: TAD CR1. | |
| Velodyne DD15 - worth repairing the plate amp? @m-db i’m a little late to the discussion. Are you saying there is new firmware for the DDplus series? Can you elaborate? Early this year my pair of DD10plus subs weren’t responding to the remotes, so I sent them to the amp man. I wish I had k... | |
| TAD Speakers I know quite a few months have passed since @letitbe1306 posted, but I’ll add that one of the most unique qualities of TAD, at least the reference series (I own CR1’s) is the amount of inner detail, that makes ordinary (but good) recordings sound... | |
| Mastering legend Bernie Grundman explains why the measurement crowd has it all wrong! This is a fantastic point! Seems these gurus have been shown to measure the wrong thing on some occasions. | |
| Speaker that are 'KEEPERS" for the long haul!!! Years ago I auditioned the Salon 2’s at a dealer and met a fellow audiophile, Journalist Carl Bernstein, the one who investigated the story about the now quaint seeming break in, called Watergate. Funny I consider my TAD CR1’s as keepers. Even if... | |
| PS Audio Direct Stream MK2 DAC Just to add, as a former MKI/bridge 2 owner, the “noise” PS mentioned about the bridge card, I don’t think was audible noise. People on their forum were finding the MKI sounded better with the bridge card removed, hence the thought that a Dac sou... | |
| Wayne's Audio Turntable Periphery Stabilizing Outer Ring I’m a huge fan of the TTW periphery rings. I find it makes LP’s sound better, with lower distortion. Never tried Wayne’s, but is his a clone of the TTW? | |
| PS Audio Direct Stream MK2 DAC @dcpillai thanks for the kind words. I lifted the ground on all the inputs (I only use usb) and while I didn’t a/B it yet, I think it sounds slightly better. I had some friends over last night for a birthday party and one friend requested Kraf... |