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| DACs that do well without a preamp Hello @seanheis1 , Interesting opinion which may be sometimes true. My Amps and Pre are perfect together. My opinion on this is that the preamp boosts the signal making it much better for the amps. Of course this could be more significant with ... | |
| Speaker Stand Help Timbernation makes nice quality fairly priced stuff. All natural wood if you want that. | |
| Snake oil of the year? I have the M12 switch from JCAT. It is hugely better than the standard switch I replaced. If you have not heard a good switch you should. So tired of network experts who know without listening. | |
| Do I need a streamer? @lalitk, @fuzztone @mapman +1 on getting a dedicated streamer. Per @lalitk : "However, there are many here who were in OP position and believed what they heard sounded great until they made a switch to dedicated streamer and freely acknowledge... | |
| DACs that do well without a preamp i tried several DACs w analogue volume control. All sounded better through my preamp. I guess If you do not have a good preamp, it is a nice way to go. A good preamp improves the sound to my ears, that I have tried. I do get it, I ONLY have... | |
| Speaker Suggestions $30K Sasha DAW competitor? You are close to the YG Haileys. I love mine. | |
| A/B Comparison On A Pair Of Moderately Priced Streamers +1 or 2 or 3 on how a good streamer will improve a good /DAC. At first the new DAC is so good you are sure you are there. I thought this with my Tambaqui which replaced an Auralic Vega. Nirvana. Later I added an Aries G2.1 streamer and it go... | |
| Streamer/DAC - Where is the value? Hi @jpearson3131 I second the thought that the Mac is not the best. Much clearer, more resolving components from many companies. Also, most DACs stream as well. I have a Tambaqui DAC very top line, but later adding a separate Auralic Aries G2... | |
| XLR to RCA plugs or cable Do you mean Neutrik? | |
| XLR to RCA plugs or cable I am not messing with you! I can solder small stuff and have done many speaker wire terminations.I do model trains and the decoders inside them now with LED lighting and resistors takes a learning curve. I was just trying to point out that it is ... | |
| XLR to RCA plugs or cable OK that assumes good solder equipment and skills no? | |
| XLR to RCA plugs or cable The Neutrik are fine I think. Do you have Cardas cables? Ken | |
| So I was changing a lightbulb last night… @Durte30 There are 'dimmable' LED bulbs and 'dimmable' LED dimmer switches. I have had many buzz, even one light out of a box of 'dimmable'. Go ahead and waste some money and try an incandescent bulb..and let us know! Cheers to you as well! | |
| To pricey I was where you are. Old Classe electronics, B/W 802N's. I bought Audionet Max Amps and Pre G2 Preamp (I had already gotten the Vega DAC). Wow. It Sounded like new speakers!!!! Really. So when i actually got new speakers, wow again!!! ... | |
| To pricey +1 @johnto...The Nautilus are also awesome. Many geezers are selling theirs now (think Florida). I would put the extra $ into the electronics. The NAD is not up to the abilities of any of the B and W 800 series speakers IMHO. |