hgeifman
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| A separate dac and preamp or a good dac with pream I agree with Rockadanny's post above and also suggest you separate your pre-amplifier (or integrated amp) from your DAC for the best sound quality and flexibility. This means you can select the right unit for your application and upgrade, if neede... | |
| Need integrated amp with built-in USB DAC Please look at these two integrated amplifiers for sale on Audiogon:Arcam FMJ-A19 Integrated AmpRotel RA-12 2-Channel Integrated | |
| Need integrated amp with built-in USB DAC I suggest you separate your integrated amplifier from your DAC for the best sound quality and flexibility. This means you can select the right unit for your application and upgrade, if needed, in the future. I do not like combining these two devic... | |
| Tidal HiFi Test - how representative? Ghosthouse, My Tidal system is working fine and I prefer not to try the Tidal Test system. However, I do not understand the problem. I clicked on the Tidal test link above and discovered that if you "Pass the test, you get a 30 day free trial for ... | |
| Any comments on DAC directly to Power amp with no Jon2020, Georgelofi & all others, Thanks again for your comments. They were all very helpful.I have been listening to the Bricasti M1 DAC loaner unit for several days (now returned). It immediately sounded much better than my Ayre QB-9 DSD DAC... | |
| Tidal HiFi Test - how representative? I listen to Tidal Streaming music using my MAC Book Pro Computer. As others have done above, I signed up several months after Tidal announced its availability in the US. I was immediately hooked. I did not know they have Tidal HiFi Test but my gue... | |
| Jeff Rowland Capri S2 Owners Manual This is how I was told to send a message to another user:While logged on, click on the My page link (upper right hand corner), You will be taken to a menu page. Once there, on the left hand side under the My Home page link you will see INBOX. Clic... | |
| Music Servers I am currently using a MAC Book Pro computer as my music server. Do any of the above listed servers (Music Vault, Baetis, Aurender, Musica Pristina A Cappella II, etc) completely replace my MAC Book Pro Computer? How do I rip CD’s to my external h... | |
| Any comments on DAC directly to Power amp with no I asked my Luxman dealer about the 590ax being "fully balanced" and his response is below:"Your Luxman amplifier is a fully balanced design when operated as an integrated amp. The connection between the pre-amplifier and amplifier is internal to t... | |
| Any comments on DAC directly to Power amp with no All: I want to thank everyone above for your comments and suggestions. They were helpful and appreciated.Philip from On Higher Note (Luxman Distributor) said "To truly separate the preamp stage from the L-590ax, you need to run an RCA cable into M... | |
| Any comments on DAC directly to Power amp with no Georgelofi, Thanks for your comments and do not worry about the stirring up the debate. My Ayre QB-9 DSD DAC does not have a volume control so I cannot use it. I am getting a Bricasti M1 DAC loaner that does have a volume control. As suggested abo... | |
| Any comments on DAC directly to Power amp with no Charles1dad and others, Thank you very much for your comments and excellent advice. Based on my research, I am not going to run my DAC direct into my integrated amplifier. I have been told that most DAC’s do not supply as much drive as a properly ... | |
| Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC I was at the California Audio Show and spent some time with Brian from Bricasti. He was very helpful and I agree the Bricasti M1 sounded very nice. I plan on listening again on Sunday and also plan on listening to my M1 at my local dealer.I then d... | |
| Computer Audio..Stream or download? I also like listening to Tidal Streaming music because it is easy to use and I love the variety. Of course, the best part is their excellent uncompressed sound quality. In addition, I can change my mind on an album and quickly find a different alb... | |
| What HardDrive Do You Use? I use the LaCie 3TB d2 USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series Hard Drive with my MAC Book Pro computer. See:https://www.lacie.com/US/products/product.htm?id=10628 |