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| Music Server/Player for NOS R2R DAC https://antipodesaudio.com/antipodes-dx.html I have a DS model which FLAC rips CDs as does the DX which is a later version. They have SPDIF, coax and USB outputsI use this with a Denafrips Pontus which is NOS/OS and is R2R type, to great effect. | |
| NOS tubes Imo, like a lot of things back in the day, NOS tubes were made to a standard, not to a price as they seem to be these days | |
| How to assess and quantify system improvement and changes? I make changes in equipment and equipment positioning and the result comes down to...........better AAAH, or worse DOH! Percentages are for bank loans. | |
| Best building material for vibration free shelving Bamboo is vibration absorbing and pretty cheap too. I use bamboo chopping boards under my components. They come in various sizes too and are stocked in a lot of places which is handy. | |
| EQ for hifi stereo Schiit make a neat little equaliser. I have no idea on room correction, it's a path I dare not go down as I'm happy with how everything is atm. | |
| What are you streaming tonight? udog; a server streamer via a DAC would give you better results. CDs that have been FLAC ripped to my Antipodes sound better than albums that reside on an outboard HDD connected by USB to the Antipodes. Premium Tidal sounds as good as the ripped C... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Antipodes DS server/streamer via Denafrips Pontus DAC and listening to Blind Melon's eponymous debut CD and Paul Kelly's Gossip CD which have been FLAC ripped to the Antipodes. Also stream Tidal via same and love that! | |
| BEST MALE VOCAL EVER John Kay from SteppenwolfPaul Rodgers from FreeJim MorrisonAll had an excellent voice for their genre imho | |
| Denafrips maybe have a second thought. viablex1yes, the Ares is still available |