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| TEST: Older R2R Tube DAC vs Newer Delta-Sigma Solid-State DAC There's a couple of press launch video's of Martin Mallison vice president and chief designer from ESS, in one of the lengthier ones on the design and performance of the top ESS Sabre dac, he apparently says, with this ESS chip we have finally com... | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? Now you confuse me by saying (7/25): Now we’re looking at what the Oppo can drive We were before just taking about just about match between passives and amps.Now we are talking with the Oppo and what it is able to drive, and in a (non active) but... | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? If you have 2v from the source and your amp clips at 1v there is absolutely NO ADVANTAGE in having 4v from the source. Don't let anyone no matter who they are tell you the 4v or 6v will give extra headroom or dynamics, it is a falsehood.Cheers George | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? Correct MrD, as Nelson Pass says, today we have way to much gain (voltage) with the sources we have. That’s why if you can do it with the source that has a volume control, go direct from source to poweramp. If no volume control put one there "a pa... | |
| First impression: Herron VTPH-2A phono preamp I am of The opposite mindset of George, I wish amplifiers had less gain. It's easier for preamplifiers to not mess up the sound so I would rather establish the gain earlier on in the system and just have amplifiers providing the current when n... | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? tweak1 OP622 posts07-26-2018 3:09amFYI, Oppo 105 output impedance is 100 ohms. Is the Hattor still a mismatch with the AA amp? Now we’re looking at what the Oppo can driveI don’t know the impedance of your Hattor or is attenuation method, series,... | |
| First impression: Herron VTPH-2A phono preamp almarg Al rob67 just let me know that the Lightspeed's logarithmic volume controls are at 12 o'clock for normal loud listening levels on his system.And as you know 12 o;clock is not even half volume yet, it's 2pm on the Lightspeed. As you can... | |
| Does OTL pre-amplifier exist? All Supratek pre amplifiers from Mick Maloney are transformer coupled this is what their owners love about their sound.??Preamp on the left with two domes being the output transformers, and the power supply for the preamp on the righthttps://4.bp.... | |
| Aftermarket Fuses geoffkait Definition of expert: someone who used to be a drip 💧 under pressure. That’s you geoff, no one else. How many people would believe you over Rodger Modjeski of Tube amp fame on the "voodoo of AC mains fuses and their directional ability... | |
| First impression: Herron VTPH-2A phono preamp almarg Just heard from rob67 Al with the Lyra, Herron, Gryphon Antillion, and Wilsons, very impressed with his sound, and looks like he has plenty of gain. I asked him post up here to say where the volume controls are set as I don't know eith... | |
| Small Bedroom Tube Amp eziggy OP Small Bedroom Tube Amp This Japanese guys amps sound great not much to look at, but they have the goods, he can make or you can make, he's been going for at least 15 years and has a big following, very cost effective alsohttp://sof... | |
| Which DAC as a preamp? tfats Your going in the right direction for the most transparent/dynamic sound, by looking for a dac that has volume control in it. But there are two ways this volume control can be done in a dac.1: In the "digital domain" which to is best "if" t... | |
| Wilson Audio upgrade path mb48 Spent a lot of time with both, on the same equipment, go the MKII.Her’s a review my take on them. https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/new-wilson-alexia-mkii-listening-session?highlight=AlexiaCheers George | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? tweak1 OP but I managed to score a AA Dac/Pre Just remember if this dac/pre has it's volume control operating in the digital domain like most do. So you don't loose resolution, "bit striping" it's volume control should be used at or above 75... | |
| Blocking the propaganda psyopgeoffkait never really has anything to say of real value. Mostly he posts here to entertain himself. I put him into the category of “butthole”. https://cdn4.vectorstock.com/i/1000x1000/18/53/clapping-cheerful-emoticon-vector-3841853.jpg |