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Responses from in_shore
| New AudioByte Hydra digital components Yup , having owed a Rockna dac I thought to check out this new offering from AudioByte, I like it a lot and more so then the much more expensive Rockna dac which I eventually sold .The Vox dac hasn’t really been launched into the market place as o... | |
| Schiit just got real... I’ve been checking out server streamers and currently I’ve been listening to the Innuos Zenith 3 and I think I’ve found the one I want .Playback sound quality is at the top of my priorities followed by the ability of future factory upgrades which ... | |
| “Never thought I’d use headphones” Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of The Moon tour was the very first concert I attended and after all these years have gone by I still vividly remember that concert ,I haven’t heard the MFSL the live recording of Pulse is an exceptional recording also.The b... | |
| Streamer v DAC - which is more important? Mahler I would agree to a certain extent today with fast moving technology I chose a 1 bit FPGA dac with separate power supplies all are upgradable with firmware updates , I feel good about that and it performs very well.Streaming is a new frontie... | |
| Streamer v DAC - which is more important? That very question was put to the test recently during a get together at a acquaintance home where he quickly demonstrated playback comparisons through a home baked Jcat ? server / streamer and a very expensive net work switch along with a selecti... | |
| “Never thought I’d use headphones” Big Greg I realized very quickly how the performance of my speakers dropped off in their new room no matter how I positioned them in their new downsized room using headphones of course nobody has to worry of the enormous effect a room has .Though ... | |
| “Never thought I’d use headphones” Rego thanks for the link ,it’s nice to read through a long thread that’s down to earth with civil exchanges . I also liked the focus wasn’t on any single brand , I tend to ignore long topics highlighting praises of any single component that gene... | |
| “Never thought I’d use headphones” Oddiofyl I’ve just become aware myself of the enormous popularity of headphone use.Lots of options that’s for sure.. | |
| “Never thought I’d use headphones” I’m a fan of the Dave , it’s dac anyway however I’m going to borrow the Dave once again I think the Vox’s headphone section truly has better performance, there’s something about it. The big Ampsandsound tube amplifier was thrown out of the evaluat... | |
| So What Is Real? I going down this path once again except with USB cables from server to a converter reclocker taking care of any ground loops and other noise then out using 12s to my dac. The focus will be on USB and I just ordered ,as wire goes , a fairly inexpe... | |
| So What Is Real? A $100,000 in wire alone was purchased for a single system ? did I read that right. ? why waste time , money , design and production of a audio component when you can market lengths of wire off a drum from one of a handful of producers of wire. | |
| So What Is Real? Hombre ,,Julianne Hirsch once claimed he didn’t need to listen to any particular component hooked up in a system to know how it performs. He simply glossed over the spec sheet. Some believed Hirssch was part of a group of highly advanced thinkers. | |
| So What Is Real? Drbarney I like watching “Shark Tank” hopefully someday a completely new power cord design will be presented on a episode ,being 2020 I believe someday soon there will be a break through. | |
| So What Is Real? I put my favourite power cord on display,. | |
| So What Is Real? I saved a fortune not buying those $13,000.00 power cords, we now live quite comfortably in a double wide deluxe . |