gdhal
Responses from gdhal
| Bluesound Node 2 as DAC for CD player? 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? | |
| Emotiva ERC-3 or Music Hall C-DAC15.3 / connections? I have the ERC-3. Great player. IMO it would take multiples of the MSRP ($500) to best it. That said, I can also speak to the downside of the unit. I’ve also talked to Lonnie Vaughn a few times and got his take on my observation(s). First, if you ... | |
| Price No Object Amps I was under the impression that this was a lighthearted thread. @lpretiring Yes, that was my general intent. | |
| Price No Object Amps @jhconnor I like your avatar :) | |
| Price No Object Amps ....I will put my Sunfire sig 600 against these behemoth's (name drop) any day of the week. Bob KNOWS what he is doing.....@arcticdethI know what you mean about Bob Carver gear. I had an MXR-130 for almost 30 years. While it was no match for the M... | |
| Just Ordered New Speakers Excellent!! I look forward to hearing/reading your feedback. Get that Dark Side of the Moon queued up! I think Pink Floyd will sound pretty spectacular played through them! | |
| my ethernet cable? Any advice?The article you mention already sums it up:"There are other companies, like us, who build individually-certified patch cords for data networks, but we don’t know of anyone else who does that for the consumer market......With every Cat 5... | |
| Interesting HDMI Problem: OPPO UDP-205 There's a fellow on the AVS Forum thread http://www.avsforum.com/forum/149-blu-ray-players/2821841-official-oppo-udp-205-uhd-blu-ray-player-o...who is rather knowledgeable with answering this type of question. He is also a Beta tester. Bob Parisea... | |
| DIY Pass Labs First Watt F5 amp impressions @kdude66 and @whitestix Thank you. Your response does clearly answer my inquiry. And in fact, after checking some more, I failed to take note of https://www.passdiy.com/ which further explains DIY. | |
| DIY Pass Labs First Watt F5 amp impressions Pardon my seemingly confusion but genuine curiosity in this thread.I’m assuming "DIY" is "do it yourself". However, when I check the first watt FAQ page http://www.firstwatt.com/faq.html there is a question specific to Do you really build them you... | |
| Recommendation for a power conditioner I am using a dedicated (separate breaker) 20 AMP wall outlet >>> Emotiva CMX-2 >>> Panamax MR4300 >>> all audio and video equipment. Well within your $800 budget. | |
| Price No Object Amps I can think of a few amps costing a lot less that actually sound better; in two cases having heard them side by side (although that was a few years ago).@atmasphere And it wouldn’t surprise me if it’s one of yours :) http://www.atma-sphere.com/Pro... | |
| Price No Object Amps @ebm don't kill the messenger! :) | |
| Intigrated Amp Dilemma @stereo5 You already know we have the same speakers, and have similar musical taste, so I might as well recommend the amp I use. You may want to consider a Musical Fidelity M6si.http://www.musicalfidelity.com/products/m6series/m6siWell within your... | |
| Most Beautiful Receiver / Integrated - Ever was... ? I had a Carver MXR-130 for almost 30 years. https://picclick.com/Carver-Mxr-130-Receiver-352030067986.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ_r97REQ7o |