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| Best Bang for your Buck DAC ? Man that's a hard question without knowing what you want soundwise. If you want a safe bet DAC without a "flavor" per se, a used Benchmark DAC 2 or 3 would be a good starting point. | |
| MQA actually tested I don't think it's as black and white as everyone wants it to be. MQA is not lossless and the filtering adds distortion, I don't think anyone other than MQA would argue with that. That doesn't mean someone won't like the way it sounds. The part t... | |
| MQA actually tested I happened to watch the same video just yesterday. It supports much of the negative rumblings surrounding MQA. The lack of transparency and the questionable marketing claims is pretty disturbing. I use Tidal and Qobuz currently but I typically pre... | |
| I have been on the hunt for the best turntable I can buy. Any suggestions? Love my Rega Planar 8 with Apheta 3 MC cart and Rega Ania phono. I would love to try the Planar 10, Aphelion 2 and Aura MC phono but I have hit my upper budget. Let me know if you snag one though, I'll bring the Scotch and some good vinyl to spin. | |
| How Do You Store Your Record Collection? Recommendations Please! I also use maple shade shelves. Just bought a third one to add to the stack as I was running out of room. | |
| Magico Customer service @mschott... you got me. My day job as a tradesmen is just a front. My real passion is shilling Revel gear via late night forum posts. Just sharing my experience as it seems to be uncharacteristically positive in the world of hi-fi... now back to t... | |
| Funny how streaming/digital still chases that analog benchmark. Ah yes, the media wars. I have a pal thats a media hoarder. He buys vinyl, CD, SACD and is signed up to a couple streaming services and also has a large digital library. He complains about gaps in streaming catalogs as a reason why he buys obscure... | |
| Magico Customer service Can't comment on magico but when I fried the tweeters on my Revels (purchased used on audiogon) they sent me a free pair of tweeters off the tech bench no questions asked. New stock was back ordered for months out and the rep couldn't even give me... | |
| XLR or RCA for my new DAC OP, happy for you to have found the magic a good DAC can bring. I love it when people really get a noticable improvement on a piece of gear. That bifrost has multiple inputs I believe. Could be a good opportunity to explore the world of streaming.... | |
| Help my analog sound as good as my streaming A great vinyl rig costs more than the equivalent streaming rig. The gear and the media. It is worth chasing but it really is that simple. Demo some good analog gear if you can and figure out how much you are willing to spend and what you like. The... | |
| Equal $$ for Phono OR Streaming? If he isn't sure if he should go vinyl or streaming he should probably go with the streamer. I am a vinyl guy but also have a streaming rig. I prefer vinyl and have put more funds into my vinyl rig. That siad, I would agree it is more expensive co... | |
| For those that use an external DAC with node 2i I'm running a node 2i with a Benchmark DAC 2 HGC. Very happy with the overall improvement to Tidal and Qobuz. | |
| For those that use an external DAC with node 2i @fittebd... You mean using the digital out on the bluesound to run to a DAC built into a high end pre-amp? If it is a better DAC than the internal DAC on the bluesound it doesn't matter if it is a stand alone or built into a pre-amp you should hea... | |
| Killer used integrated for The Outlaw Audio RR2160 mk2 sells for $999 new. I saw a mk1 listed for right at $500 recently. Its well recieved for its price point. | |
| Which Speaker Only vintage speakers can play rock music? That is a first for me. Guess I need to dump my Revels... |