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Experience with good d/s DACs “comparable@ to R2R?
Experience with good d/s DACs “comparable@ to R2R? but am in the market for a dac upgrade. Something under 1k with a capable output. Most of the better "Discrete R2R" dacs are a bit more than that. Soekris has one at $1299 http://www.soekris.dk/da... 
Deciding if I like Class D.
knowitall OPI purchased a set of Hypex Ncore NC1200 Monoblocks with custom buffer boards, and it came with Sparkos 2590s Opamps as per my request.I was immediately disenchanted, because the amps sounded very dull, and the highs were rolled off con... 
GaN Amp & Speaker Popping Sound At Power On
Peachtree technical support stated that this was a characteristic of GaN technology.” That sounds like a copout statement, of a not well thought out design No popping noise from my LSA Voyager Gan350 amp at system power up or down. Nothing repor... 
Quantum Science Audio Thread
cerberus79A few months ago I purchased a used pair of speakers from another Agon member.To my surprise all the fuses were Orange fuses. I listened to them and then to satisfy my curiosity I replaced them with ordinary buss fuses and could not hear... 
GaN by GaN Class-D with SMP complete for $940, ready to go just put in a box.
ricevs I will not ever post again on any thread that George starts......Really??? look above at what you just did, you even can’t keep your word to yourself, I wish you did, what chance do others have to believe you. And then bet the peace love d... 
Quantum Science Audio Thread
Insanity: doing (posting) the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome. Nah! just a real dislike for "snake oil" and voodoo here praying on the gullible 
Quantum Science Audio Thread
@cerberus79I rarely post anything here. I did so this time because I had direct experience on the topic and reported it in a factual and non judgmental fashion. My reward was to be called a lier by one member and told I was in the wrong hobby ... 
why do so many discussions turn contentious?
why do so many discussions turn contentious?Here it is seeing you can't see it. I believe people are just getting sick of those "shysters" that are making big money with "very dubious" cheap  products aimed at buyers that can't tell the differen... 
Quantum Science Audio Thread
Insanity: doing (posting) the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome. Nah! just a real dislike for "snake oil" and voodoo aimed at the gulible to rip them off.  
Quantum Science Audio Thread
Thanks for the reminder, here ya go.cerberus79A few months ago I purchased a used pair of speakers from another Agon member.To my surprise all the fuses were Orange fuses. I listened to them and then to satisfy my curiosity I replaced them with or... 
Does Expert Music Streamer Outrun CD Player?
willykuo Does Expert Music Streamer Outrun CD Player? Trouble is what they stream to you is mostly the later "compressed" re-issue of albums, not the earlier uncompressed ones. Here’s what I mean, they only made the one album, but it was re-releas... 
Stereophiles 2021 Recommended Components is now on line.
Roger Modjeski never once advertised in Stereophile, yet his RM-200 amplifier has been in the Class A Tube category for twenty years (it’s Fremer’s reference "affordable" tube amp). As too were the Quicksilver Monoblock's of Sam Tellig’sCheers George 
DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend
@georghifi.  I thought I mentioned that the Vu Jade was an R2R.  Definitely a goodsounding unit.No, you only mentioned the cheaper single box was Delta Sigma verdantaudio OP Today I had a visit from Peter and Karl of Vu Jade. The brought ... 
GaN based SU-R1000 Technics Integrated Class-D, review by TAS
aberyclarkKen Micallef (Stereophile) has the unit now for review and he gives a very quick, positive impression in one of his recent system videos. @aberyclark Can you post a link to this video?.Also isn’t Ken Micallef anti digital?? https://ibb.... 
Quantum Science Audio Thread
Insanity: doing (posting) the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome. Nah! just a real dislike for "snake oil" voodoo that's a scourge in audio aimed at the gullible.