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| Schiit Modi Multibit vs. Adcom GDA 700 The Modi would be a better investment as Schiit usually offers upgrades, usually at reasonable costs. The Modi is also much more current than the Adcom, I believe, and since the tech is moving quickly in DAC's, it would make sense to get the more ... | |
| MCCORMACK UDP-1 help I would call either Conrad Johnson (they bought McCormack), or Steve McCormack as SMc Audio.B | |
| Vandersteen 2CE Signature II: Is it worth the price of $2700? Why are so many for sale? I got the Treo's after the 3a sigs. I do have a pair of the 2wq subs, so I am Quatro territory.If space is an object, then a pair of Treo's will definitely fit better in a small room, like mine. You can always get subs as funds provide (though I h... | |
| The ups and downs of tube vs. SS... After years of hearing this debate, I ended up getting a pair of Atma Sphere MA-1's and I have to say they are the finest amps I have ever owned.As Ralph pointed out, they do get hot, and in summer can challenge the AC system.So, I also bought a p... | |
| Vandersteen 2CE Signature II: Is it worth the price of $2700? Why are so many for sale? @twoleftears @hifiman5 +1'sDefinitely give John Rutan a call or PM him here on audiogon his ID is: audioconnection.B | |
| MQA•Foolish New Algorithm? Vote! If I recall correctly, the MQA provided by Tidal is only a 'partial' decoding.You have to buy into whole MQA system in order to get the full 'benefit'.Hence, my post equating it with Dolby.B | |
| Vandersteen 2CE Signature II: Is it worth the price of $2700? Why are so many for sale? I heard the Vandies after I got out of college in '79. They were so impressive that I still remembered them 40 years later, when I finally got back into hifi.B | |
| Ayre V5-Xe or Jeff Rowland 201 Mono Blocks? I vote for Ayre. Zero feedback is a beautiful thing.They also pair well with Thiel.B | |
| Everything else being equal, should I expect better Spotify quality through wifi or USB? Though I have no technical knowledge, I have found USB to be the weakest link for music-like you say jitter and clock issues.Ethernet, for me gives the best results, with WIFI (and having a strong signal) a close second.B | |
| MQA•Foolish New Algorithm? Vote! No, I think it is another 'Dolby'-type of format.It might sound better to some, but it seems more of a signal alteration than anything else.B | |
| Vandersteen 2CE Signature II: Is it worth the price of $2700? Why are so many for sale? The Vandy 2's have been around since the '80's, with the CE Sig.II the current iteration.That they have been selling for so long should give you a hint about their capabilities, as well as why there are so many for sale.And, used 2ce Sig II's go f... | |
| Balanced cables true balanced mainly seem to belong to the marketing gimmicks... @elizabeth ,I disagree. From what Ralph/atmasphere has written, it is clear that a true balanced circuit-while not saying it sounds better, provides the means to transfer a signa... | |
| Balanced cables @elizabeth, again.Given the posts by Almarg and Atmasphere, do you consider your equipment to be fully balanced?B | |
| Balanced cables @elizabeth,Though I respect Kimber, I would have a hard time justifying $3K for interconnects. Do you notice such a significant difference in sound reproduction?And, I only say this as a question.Bob | |
| Subwoofer bass issue Are you using a turntable, CD or Streaming?If the former, perhaps you have a bad pressing.B |