eugene81
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| JPS Superconductor V speaker cable I haven't heard them, but SC V is lower in the JPS chain than SC 3 so I wouldn't imagine you would be too thrilled if you're used to Aluminata level performance.There is a brief mention of SC V not comparing favorably to SC 3 at the bottom of this... | |
| laptop to DAC wireless ... what's the best way? If audio only I like the Squeezebox Touch, but beware that USB connectivity is not officially supported and pretty much only DACs that adhere to the USB audio specification will work. In my main system I use a Mac Mini to get video and more flexib... | |
| Impact of USB 3.0 on Audio I don't know about the electrical or other aspects of the USB 3.0 spec but I don't see how faster maximum throughput would translate to better sound when an audio stream uses relatively little bandwidth. | |
| Tannoy Differences All I can say is that I love my Turnberrys and would only sell them to go the Kensington or above in the Prestige line, but I certainly don't feel any urgent need to do so. I think your XA60.5 would do fine with the Kensingtons, though. Although I... | |
| USB to S/PDIF: Stello U3 Should not be a problem. The U3 is not an upsampler so it will feed the DAC whatever sampling rate it receives. Just make sure your playback software or operating system is not upsampling everything. I use a 24/192 Wavelink USB interface with a 24... | |
| Pass Aleph 30 + Placette Passive Pre OK? Yup, no problems there. Avoid very long runs of cables, though. | |
| dacs are really big diffrents at all ??? Maybe it's the rest of your system that makes all DACs sound more or less the same. Audition a few at a dealer and see if you notice. If you are happy with the sound you are currently getting then even better, no need to spend more money. Otherwis... | |
| 32-bit dac Where's the 32-bit music? | |
| Metrum Octave versus Eastern Electric DAC Devilboy, I am using a Wavelink HS with the Havana and a Weiss INT203 with the Octave. Also had an Audiophilleo 2 and John Kenny Mk3 modded HiFace (v1, not Hiface 2). Buffer size does matter. What software are you using?Greg, you may want to hold ... | |
| Bel Canto DAC 3 vs. 3.5 You might get away with $800 but I think it's pretty rare, though maybe not so much these days with so much newer competition in the price range. I think closer to $1k sounds about right.It is an excellent DAC, though. I enjoyed mine very much and... | |
| Bel Canto DAC 3 vs. 3.5 Depends on the sound you are looking for. I had the Dac3 and 2.5. They are very similar but I slightly preferred the 3, which I found to be a little warmer. They are very clean and detailed sounding Dacs while not bright or edgy but maybe lacking ... | |
| Recommended USB- SPDIF converter for Metrum Octave After some limited testing I have found that the Wavelink HS is again better than both the AP and JKSPDIF, but I prefer the Weiss over it. Compared to the INT203, the Wavelink is more like the AP -- more direct, very clear, transparent, and resolv... | |
| Recommended USB- SPDIF converter for Metrum Octave I just got a Weiss INT203 and it is clearly superior to both the Audiophilleo 2 and JKSPDIF Mk3. It plays on the strengths of both but on a higher level with great detail, transparency, and openness, but very natural and balanced, never strident o... | |
| Metrum Octave versus Eastern Electric DAC Greg, I was in the same boat as you and if you are a big fan of the Havana, as I am, then the Octave is right up your alley. I've had the Bel Canto DAC2.5 and DAC3, Calyx 24/192, and Berkeley Alpha DAC 1 and 2 since moving my Havana out of my main... | |
| Where to buy Metrum Octave? Bought one from Hifi Heaven's website last week and it shipped out the next day. After only a couple hours I am impressed! At first I was rather cheesed about the dealer mark up, but even at $1100 this thing appears to be an incredible bargain. I ... |