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| Chord Dave or Ayre QX5 Twenty DAC??? Troy, I do not understand your comments above regarding the FGPA. I found two references below that describe Ayre's use of the FGPA.Note #1: "The Ayre QX-5 Twenty DAC uses the ESS ES9038PRO DAC chip which is used for D/A conversion with Ayre's p... | |
| Any Recommendations? Southern California Audio Shows & the California Audio Show Oakland FYI: Copy of an email I received regarding the CAS7 Major Announcement: SPECIAL 3-day Pass ($10 tickets). "Dear California Audio Show ATTENDEES,As reported in my Facebook page, the California Audio Show has been gearing up for a major announcement... | |
| Any Recommendations? Southern California Audio Shows & the California Audio Show Oakland I just found this Stereophile post that talks about these audio shows:http://www.stereophile.com/content/year-dueling-shows#IGsq57cuY3GM5g0d.97 | |
| Chord Dave or Ayre QX5 Twenty DAC??? Your original question was should I purchase the Chord Dave DAC or the Ayre QX-5 Twenty DAC. There are 16 posts "striving" to answer your question. Some people are recommending the Chord Dave DAC and others like the Ayre QX-5 Twenty DAC. Other p... | |
| Chord Dave or Ayre QX5 Twenty DAC??? I suggest you add the Bricasti M1 SE DAC to your audition list. I am running mine balanced, direct into my Hypex NCore NC400 Bridged Mono Block class D Power Amplifiers and it sounds terrific. I have not heard the Chord Dave or the Ayre QX-5 Tw... | |
| Class D audio vs James Romeyn My Luxman 590ax integrated amplifier was solid state. Sorry, no tubes. | |
| Class D audio vs James Romeyn After some discussion, my friend loaned me his James Romeyn Class D mono block power amplifiers and I liked them very much. They sounded much better than my Luxman 590ax Class A integrated amplifier. The music was more open, detailed with much i... | |
| No playback from my MacBook Pro to Bricasti M1 Hi Zavato: I received an email from Bricasti for your immediate action. Please call the phone number I gave you and give Damon the serial number of your M1 DAC and your phone number so he can contact you directly. cheers. Howard | |
| No playback from my MacBook Pro to Bricasti M1 zavato: I do not understand why your MAC Computer is not recognizing your Bricasti DAC (it should). Since you followed the Ayre DAC setup instructions, and your MAC computer is still not recognizing your Bricasti DAC, I do not know where to go... | |
| No playback from my MacBook Pro to Bricasti M1 In addition to the above Ayre link, Audioquest publishes an excellent computer audio setup guide that is a quick and valuable tool to help you get your computer and your stereo system on speaking terms. It is specifically written to get iTunes wor... | |
| No playback from my MacBook Pro to Bricasti M1 Based on the above, it seems maybe some of your MAC's settings are incorrect. The link below is from Ayre Acoustics and should be helpful in reviewing your MAC settings to output to your Bricasti DAC:.https://www.ayre.com/usb-dac-apple.htmThe ab... | |
| Oppo Sonica DAC Expected this fall Thanks for your comments above regarding the Oppo Sonica DAC. I appreciate the additional information that was posted.After I posted my Oppo Sonica question above, I did some additional research on the Ayre Codex DAC and like it very much. The A... | |
| I am in the market for a $ 5-6 k monoblock amplif I suggest you look at the Hypex Ncore NC400 Bridged Monoblock CLASS D Power Amplifiers. The cost for this model is $2,980 plus shipping. I purchased the Hypex NCore Class D amps from James Romeyn Music and Audio, LLC (James). He was very helpful ... | |
| Apple AirPort Extreme & the Apple Airport Express Firmware Upgrades are Available Based on the above two failures, its been suggested I immediately replace my surge protectors and not run both devices off the same power strip. My IT Department recommended I make these changes. This is not the first time they have seen these d... | |
| Tidal News RE: Sprint Acquires 33 Percent of Jay Z's Tidal for $200 Million I asked Tidal what was the impact of Sprint acquiring a 33 Percent of Jay Z's Tidal. Tidal reports that "TIDAL will continue to offer uncompressed music and exclusive content". |