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| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results @wolfie62 Don’t you risk overloading your DAC this way?? No. The signal is attenuated in Audirvana and then sent to the DAC. The DAC has the same demand as when using the preamp. | |
| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results @wsrrsw Thanks !! Wow, That Lumin with LEEDH sounds like a perfect solution. Researching it now. I'm curious if they'll be at the Tampa show in February since I'll be there. Would be nice to talk to them. I wonder also are there any other compan... | |
| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results @kraftwerkturbo So PC-software-DAC-amp brings up the question: what software/volume control to use to play PC files. I only experiemented to simply find the volume control/software that allows the highest output (amp input not sensitive enough)... | |
| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results @mitch2 Also, I am curious, are you running the direct (unbuffered, i.e., purely passive, volume control only) outputs from the TLC-1 or going through the buffered outputs. I believe the buffered outputs provide unity gain, which should not r... | |
| To Buy or to DIY, here is my question I met at a CES show in N.Y. years ago one of the heads of the factory from Proac. He said they used 'stock' Scan speak speakers off the shelf. He said what made their speakers special was all about the cabinet and the extremely beautiful book-matc... | |
| Hearing aids for audiophiles. My advice is don't wait any longer. This has been the biggest upgrade to my system...EVER.Been using Apple Airpod Pro ($249) as hearing aids. (see video below) tested against Beltone hearing aids costing $5400. The Airpods pro are better!! IMO hea... | |
| Amazon HD Lower Price Dyson 2004"When Apple roll out their HD service in June, how do I stream their music through my external DAC? Their Apple TV box doesn’t have any digital outs except HDMI. I can’t think of a way to do it."You need to hard wire a streamer to your D... | |
| Amazon HD Lower Price In order to experience 'Spatial Audio'. This means you need an I-phone with IOS 14.6. and an Apple device using either the H-1 or W-1 chip.Important to understand... in order to experience Apples new 'Lossless' music at high resolution it will st... | |
| Amazon HD Lower Price Apple did more than just enter the streaming music market. They are introducing, in June, a disruptive technology called 'Spatial Audio' in addition to 'lossless' for no extra charge. This is for headphone/earbud users and the effect is amazing. I... | |
| 3 Ingredients to a Healthy Audio Community Unfortunately the way people interact with each other is imbedded in their DNA. Not everyone is a nice person. What one person hears as an insulting, abrasive response probably seems normal to that person dishing it out. Some are not aware they do... | |
| Speaker purchase question 'Caveat Emptor'... buyer beware. 'Caveat Venditor' let the seller beware is a modern version.If the speakers were sold "As Is" then he was selling what you see in the photo with no implied warranty. It is what it is.If NOT sold 'As is' he clea... | |
| Subwoofer to complement ProAc Response D2s Here’s a good review of KEF KC62 vs Rel T7X vs SVS 3000 microhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiPwGE114H8 FYI... In the above test 'musicality' and blending with speakers category went to KEF KC62. REL was a close second. | |
| The Absurdity of it All perkri... Try running a 60hz tone through the set up. Sit where you sit and listen to the timber of the bass. Then walk around the room. It will at some point become a droning mess, at other points it will almost vanish. Very true. It was eye o... | |
| Recent upgrade to my hearing with truly amazing results. mcondo...I use the recommended audiogram from Mimi. You can also use the program without using Mimi. Watch this video for the steps to take... Be aware that once using the audiogram from Mimi you can still fine tune the sound to be ’brighter or da... | |
| Recent upgrade to my hearing with truly amazing results. charles1dad...When I walked out of the audiologist office the first comment I made to my daughter standing in the parking lot was..."how can these little things possibly be THAT expensive?" Ranged from $5600 down to $2500 for the crappy ones. Thi... |