gdhal
Responses from gdhal
| What's the best (or is there a "best") DAC input to use? @kijanki Thanks for your rather informative response. From literature I read from DAC manufacturers, it would substantiate your claim that USB should theoretically be better. For instance, the Schiit Yggdrasil manual indicates "USB is great for au... | |
| What does a bad tweeter sound like? Whenever I "question" a drivers performance or simply want to conduct my own "test", I find that a 20 - 20Khz audio sweep is useful.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAsMlDptjx8 | |
| Price No Object Amps gdhal: Just for curiosity, which one will you end-up buying? ;)I remain hopeful to be able to comfortably afford any one of them. It is a possibility, because I do play lotto regularly. At face value, just going by physical appearance and various ... | |
| Which dac or other suggestions @kalali I'm reading favorable things regarding the Blue Sound Node 2. In fact, even my dealer recommends it. Claims he sells it to folks buying 20K+ systems. He didn't say, however, whether or not those folks are using it as transport or the total... | |
| Oppo UDP - 205 @dlcockrum Thanks for that recommendation. Upon a cursory review of http://www.exogal.com/index.php/products I note clicking the comet plus dac image produces a page not found error. http://www.exogal.com/index.php/products/comet-plus-dac Granted ... | |
| Just Ordered New Speakers I doubt there is much better at the price. And I doubt there is any better at the price. :) | |
| Oppo UDP - 205 Don't need a $10k+ DAC to substantially better the 205 sonically for two-channel listening. Many fine DACs in the $2-4k range (and less used) will get you there.@dlcockrum Point well taken. Hence the reason I have my antenna out in an attempt to u... | |
| Oppo UDP - 205 @gdhal , it is hard to believe that we cannot get a serious high end DAC under $10k.@milpai I'm basing that on the 3,400 + comments in this thread, starting from the beginning.https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/absolute-top-tier-dac-for-standa... | |
| Which dac or other suggestions @randy-11Do you have a suggestion/recommendation for a (best) music server that can play from a USB A flash memory stick? For some reason I can't stand the fact that all the high-end (>3K) DACs must have some kind of transport to deliver the mu... | |
| Which dac or other suggestions @williewonka Great to read your favorable comments about the Node 2, because I too (no pun intended) am interested in it. Question for you (or others on thread).... I have an Oppo UDP-205. I’m very happy with the sound. So too are many others. Tha... | |
| Oppo UDP - 205 @milpai I dare say that if you are able to justify the cost of a truly high end DAC and purchase same, you or anyone else should be in a financial position to then purchase the Oppo on the top of it. The Oppo would then serve as transport.Keep in ... | |
| Bluesound Node 2 Thank you @mahler123 and @bondmanp I already have the UDP-205 and am quite happy with it. I'm just curious as to the Node 2 as it may sound different, given that it has a different DAC. The UDP205 uses an ESS Sabre 9038 pro dac and I believe the... | |
| Experience with Bluesound Node 2 use with external DAC Has anyone on this thread or otherwise had an opportunity to compare the overall sound quality (DAC and analog stage) of the Node 2 to the Oppo UDP-205? If so, what are your impressions? | |
| Is anyone doing this with a Bluesound Node 2 or other streaming component? Has anyone on this thread or otherwise had an opportunity to compare the overall sound quality (DAC and analog stage) of the Node 2 to the Oppo UDP-205? If so, what are your impressions? | |
| Bluesound Node 2 Has anyone on this thread or otherwise had an opportunity to compare the overall sound quality (DAC and analog stage) of the Node 2 to the Oppo UDP-205? If so, what are your impressions? |