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| W4S DAC1 & STP-SE vs. W4S DAC2 as digital frontend The DAC-1/STP-SE combo will be superior to using the DAC-2 as a DAC/Pre. Not a night and day difference, but it is noticeable. Most notably in bass, dimensionality, and dynamics. | |
| Glass v.s. Plastic Toslink There definitely is a difference, go with glass. They can be found on Amazon.com for not too much. | |
| stepped attenuators Rgs92, which preamp? | |
| mcintosh mcd-1100 vs ayon cd5s, audio aero cpdplay Please keep in mind that Audiofreakgeek is a dealer and currently has AA gear for sale here. His comment should be fully discredited.He needs to disclose this info...this is not the first time this has come up.I agree!As for the AA unit, good luck... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil How about some more details on this test...the associated gear, speakers, room treatments, etc... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil I agree, the difference between CAST and VSF is more than subtle. | |
| Android Tablets - Plausible to use asMusic Server? Not yet, IMO they're not powerful enough.I do use one as a remote for J. River. And they're great for playing Angry Birds. :D | |
| Soundstage depth and width The room is the most important, you can have the best gear, best speakers, and still have a poor sounding setup without a well set up listening room. | |
| Using a shore power isolation transformer at home? I don't understand how an isolation transformer would help with voltage fluctuations. | |
| Where can I get Avalon Eclipse tweeter? Can you post pictures of the tweeter unit outside of the enclosure? | |
| don allen gen II pre amp vs. Maple tree 4se Just checked mine, each source on the selector switch has it's own set of resistors. http://face.cleanandquiet.com/store/Line%202A%20SE%20guts.jpg | |
| don allen gen II pre amp vs. Maple tree 4se IIRC, on the Mapletree, it's just a matter of swapping resistors on the source selector switch. | |
| NYC Show I hope the "dry run" was a success, and there is a larger show next year. | |
| Long USB cable From the source: http://www.usb.org/developers/usbfaq#cab1 | |
| Joseph Audio Pulsar? Jeff, they were the 500's. |