jakesnak
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| Gryphon Mephisto For sure he has enough juice with those Westminster's! I would bet that the Pandora with the Mephisto would provide a much better sonic delivery. Keep in mind I am a dealer for EMM! Their REF preamp is very good, but if a client came to me with th... | |
| Gryphon Mephisto @ Sollies Frederic: I really like matching amp/pre from the same manufacturer. From my experience it just works. The DV2 with the Mephisto (as you must know is fantastic). I love this combo!! The Pandora with the separate power supply is what dist... | |
| Capital Audiofest, save thyself! @Jssmith, I understand your point. Maybe its just me, if I'm exploring gear and 2 or 3 venders are playing the same track or album I find it easier or beneficial to gauge the sonic observations. When I go to a show its just a focus on what I am h... | |
| Capital Audiofest, save thyself! Here is a little TIP. When listening to music outide of your wheelhouse, try to forget about the actual genre. Unless it's some thumping rap track, which makes it very difficult to evaluate anything. Focus on the presentation, soundstage, seperati... | |
| The smoothest amp you've heard? I comprehend the sentence and premise. Its a very good technical explanation. However, the point I was attempting to make was, from a sonic perspective "smooth" doesn't present itself as something I am attempting to ascertain, or looking for in a ... | |
| The smoothest amp you've heard? When I hear the term smooth I want to scream! I don't understand what smooth even means? Maybe because I'm a winemaker and "smooth" in the wine world is a term used when not being able to evaluate complexity. Like wine when listening it can also b... | |
| Are Pre-Amps necessary? Cerrot phrased it nicely "It gave flesh to the musical bones" Well said... | |
| Are Pre-Amps necessary? A lot has to do with your amp. With my Gryphon Mephisto directly from my Emm Labs DV2, too edgy. To much of everything. With the Gryphon Pandora Pre, a much more refined presentation. Call it texture, more musical, all the familiar adjectives. For... | |
| Emm Labs DV2 Bottom line, its a great Dac. Whether its the DA2 or the DV2. I'm using my DV2 with Gryphon Mephisto/Pandora Preamp and couldn't be more pleased. Would the DA2 with my rig sound any better? Maybe? I doubt with my back to the gear if one could accu... | |
| Cardas Clear Beyond Jumpers For Joseph Audio Pearls jafant, they are actually the 20/20's. The upgraded Pearls. These have the Graphene Mid-Range, and he tweaked the Crossover. I think these speakers will compete with others that are twice or more the price. They do everything right! I'm pushing th... | |
| Cardas Clear Beyond Jumpers For Joseph Audio Pearls Garbear, thanks but those jumpers are conventional end to end. The JA Pearls are single to double. They are expansive. The Clear Reflection cost around 1500.00 the Clear Beyond much more expensive new. Thank you anyway... | |
| Cardas Clear Beyond Jumpers For Joseph Audio Pearls Sioix, No they won't work. But thank you anyway... | |
| Tidal Streaming Issues Sorted the BS out. It was my internet satellite company. Viasat. They somehow had a data restrictor enabled. Its supposed to be disabled! Sad part I had to trouble shoot for them. Typical these days... | |
| Tidal Streaming Issues This is a PIMA!! It is now working with Mconnect but still buffers on Roon? WTF!! As mentioned I have had it over 4 years without issue? Library on Tidal much more substantial. | |
| Gryphon Mephisto Lalitk, is correct. I should have phrased my response with a little more thought. Actually a lot more thought! I thought what cycle2 meant was splitting the AC power from the PS to separate circuits. What I should have stated is I doubt if running... |