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| To Preamp Or Not To Preamp Vac 30/30 MkII I don't have a 30/30 but my experience with and without preamp up to now makes me tend to agree with ZD542 recommendations. | |
| Square room Soundstage?? Generally your goal should be exactly that - to eliminate the room as a variable. In my small, almost squarish room (12 x 14), this was accomplished by positioning the speakers such that the room is minimized as much as possible, a sort of quasi n... | |
| Is the ''entry level'' DAC becoming extinct ? MHDT (Taiwan) makes some really nice entry level tube dacs that are highly regarded. I have had a Paradisea+ in my headphone system for about five years and I am still impressed even compared to the Metrum Octave in the main system. They are also ... | |
| Uprgrading my Metrum Octave DAC Steve, Which transformer would you recommend if implementing #4? | |
| Would the NAD M51 be an upgrade to EE Dac plus Lots of info on this Aussie forum where they compared the Nad to several well regarded dacs:http://www.stereo.net.au/forums/index.php?/topic/40613-nad-m51-listening-impressions/ | |
| My amp has no faults ...perfect amps...wire directionality...really!...got to get me a saner hobby... | |
| My PS Audio Duet Power Center Stopped working I have the same unit and had similar issues with mine. Called PSAudio and they gave me an RMA, sent them the unit and three weeks later it was back and has worked perfectly since. I understand that this malfunction is a well documented issue with ... | |
| How to choose the kind of cables for your system? If your system is revealing enough there is no limit to how much you should expect to spend other than your budget. Every step up or change will be evident and in many cases as significant as major component changes. Best though to try different c... | |
| Higher End USB Cables I was using the usb cable Steve sent between my sever and the Off Ramp 5. This cable had bettered every othe cable i had available to try but the obvious differences I was hearing convinced me that it was worth it to invest in a really highend usb... | |
| Can I connect DAC directly to amp? Edorr gave a good suggestion, that is if you use Jriver. As I understand it, Jriver (ver. 17 and above) processes digital at 64 bit so if you select the Internal Volume option you can reduce volume as much as you want without any impact on the 24 ... | |
| Hidiamond Cables, Do these reveal the live show? Anybody compare Hidiamond to Acoustic Revive? | |
| Is it worth buying a headphone amp? You will probably get more informed opinion over at headfi. | |
| Budget Chinese Tube amps - any good? Vendors like Pacific Valve are very reputable and provide support too and they sell the Bada amps as well. | |
| Fidelizer I wholeheartedly agree. It's one badass upgrade - bigger improvement than some $$$ improvements I have made. If it doesn't work for you its very simple to delete, anyway. | |
| pre-amp vs dac straight to amps IME, going direct is not a cake walk - it takes work to get right. This configuration is going to reveal flaws upstream. The simple choice of the power cable or interconnect you use on a component will become critical since any anomaly will become... |