hgeifman
Responses from hgeifman
| Are Sales Down A product sale depends on the demand (or interest) for a specific product and its asking price. For example. my MSB Premier DAC sold in 2 hours after it was posted for its asking price And, yes, I have one item that has been listed for 5+ months.... | |
| DAC Under $3000 I purchased the $2,399 Benchmark DAC3 HGC. This very small DAC has 4 SABRE 9028PRO chips, 2 per channel, and the signal is summed to reduce the noise and jitter. I am simply amazed at the sound quality of this small DAC. BTW, I called Benchmar... | |
| Upsampling PCM or DSD in 2022 As described above, I understand that both the PS Audio DirectStream Mk2 DAC and HQ Player up sample PCM to DSD. Obviously, some people believe this conversion results in improved sound quality and others do not. I have no DSD listening experienc... | |
| Mark Levinson Repairs I said this before and I am going to say it again. I do not know if it is worth repairing a 25-year old amplifier. Obviously, you have to get an estimate to repair your current Levinson 331 amp. Are the needed parts available and will the Tech be... | |
| Mark Levinson Repairs Every company provides different levels of customer service. My 16+ year old Ayre Acoustics AX-7e integrated amp stopped working (no sound). I returned the amp to my retailer. He confirmed it was not working (checked the fuses, etc.) and shipped i... | |
| Mark Levinson Repairs I do not know if it is worth repairing a 25 year old amplifier. Obviously, you have to get an estimate to repair your current Levinson 331 amp. This raises several questions. Are comparable parts available to make the needed repairs and, if ... | |
| Mark Levinson Repairs I suggest you contact this company: Mark Levinson amplifiers Repair Services Link | |
| Mark Levinson Repairs This is a very difficult situation. Please search on mark Levinson repairs and see what comes up. For examine, I found: Please see this link i suggest you investigate these repairs shops and determine if the cost to repair is worth it. In some c... | |
| Shout out to the Moderator(s) +1, Shout out to the Moderator(s). Thanks. | |
| Mesh network versus a simple Wi-Fi extender I use the Netgear Orbi 960 Series Quad-Band WiFi 6E Mesh System, 10.8Gbps, 10 Gig Port, 2-pack and it works great. Excellent coverage over multiple level home. Both the main router and satellite are hardwired to the Internet. Their setup App was e... | |
| Signalyst HQPlayer - Is it worth the upgrade? @sworksone, Will HQPlayer player run on an M1 Mac Air laptop especially if you are upsampling to DSD 256? I thought HQ Player requires lots of CPU POWER for DSD upsampling? Thanks. If you use HQ Player, without Roon, how is the user interface wor... | |
| Aurender Conductor app reliability and user experience I purchased my Aurender N20 Music Server on September 20th, 2020. I had a couple of user errors that Aurender Customer Support solved and one technical issue and so I entered a remote request service. Aurender was able to fix my issue that require... | |
| MSB Discrete vs Premier The MSB web site says “ In keeping with MSB’s core design principles, the Digital Director seamlessly supports and augments all current DACs”. I suggest you call your MSB retailer and ask. | |
| MSB Discrete vs Premier Please review this link This link provides more background on the MSB Director. | |
| MSB Discrete vs Premier I suggest you investigate the MSB Director that is an update to the MSB Premiere DAC. The MSB Director costs $14,000 and adds a third box to your stack (DAC and power supply) plus additional cables. See MSB Director Link for more info: "This is ... |