jaytor
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| Is High End Cable Really Worth It and What Brand As has been stated many, many times on this forum, it's more about system synergy than anything else - certainly more than price. I've been in this hobby for over 40 years and have tried lots of different cables. While I certainly believe that ca... | |
| VIBORG power cords I haven't tried their power cables, but I've been very impressed with their XLR connectors. I've used a number of other XLR connectors over the years (Neutrik, Switchcraft, Cardas, DH Labs, Furutech), and found the Viborg connectors offer the best... | |
| Long run balanced interconnects I've used long balanced interconnects on a number of systems over the 40 years and have always been much happier with this than long speakers cables. I've found that balanced connections are somewhat less influenced by cable characteristics than s... | |
| Which R2R DAC UP TO 1K: ORGANIC, FULL-BODIED, DEEP SOUNDSTAGE Denafrips, hmmm. Don’t they use the soekris architecture in general? I found their 1421 a bit to thin. Not harsh or cold but not as rich and full-bodied as I wanted. I think Alvin from Vineshine replied a while back that the Denafrips DACs are un... | |
| PS Direct Stream Vs. Wyred 4 Sound Dac. I had the older W4S Dac 2. I was not very impressed with it. I ended up using it on a secondary system and using a 20 year old Mark Levinson No 39 CD player as a DAC which I thought sounded a lot better. I eventually replaced this with an Yggradsi... | |
| GE Triton 2+ or Focal Aria 936? I bought a pair of Triton 2+ speakers about two years ago. I've since sold them because I decided to move my audio system to a much bigger room, and I wanted to upgrade. I haven't heard the Aria 936, but I did audition the Kanta No 2 when I was sh... | |
| Bricasti Design M1 SE - W/ LAN Network Streamer - Version 1.51 V. Denafrips Terminator If your Roon server is not located near your DAC, then an ethernet connected DAC will have the advantage of not requiring a separate streamer. If it is located near the DAC, then I don't see that an ethernet connected DAC has much advantage over a... | |
| Upgrade to Maggi 3.7i or Tekton Moab? If you like the sound of your Maggies but want more dynamics and power in the bass, you might want to consider dynamic open baffle speakers. Check out Spatials or GR-Research. I've owned a number of different Magnepans over the years including MG ... | |
| Why no Virtual System pics?? @mijostyn said: Jaytor, no turntable? Real audiophiles have turntables:)I know you're asking with a bit of tongue in cheek, but I'll answer anyway since I get the feeling a lot of people here share this opinion. In the 70's and 80's, I had a lot ... | |
| DAC bakeoff: Denafrips Aries II vs Topping D70 vs Parasound Halo integrated the Denafrips DACs, like most consumer electronics, receive get little burn-in at the factory. I suspect you will hear noticable improvements in the first 500 to 1000 hours off use. On my Terminator, it took close to 1000 hours of playing music th... | |
| Best DAC for around $2,500 or less I've often found that my enjoyment of a product is inversely correlated to how it measures (at least traditional measurements like THD and signal to noise). The only measurements that I've found to be at all meaningful in my evaluation of audio pr... | |
| DAC bakeoff: Denafrips Aries II vs Topping D70 vs Parasound Halo integrated Thanks for your comparison. I've recently acquired a Denafrips Terminator (about six weeks ago) and am now really loving it. Right out of the box, it fell short of my Yggdrasil, but it really started to improve after a few hundred hours. And now a... | |
| Why no Virtual System pics?? @b_limo - Thanks for the compliments. @mikelavigne - damn impressive system! If it sounds anywhere near as nice as it looks, it must be stunning. | |
| Why no Virtual System pics?? @oldhvymec - I bought MDF flatpacks for the speakers from GR and did the assembly and finishing (including paint) myself. | |
| Why no Virtual System pics?? OK. You inspired me to add some photos and explanations. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8726 |