jjss49
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| Pass Labs Class A Amplifier Meter Reading i believe your understanding is basically correct although papa nelson says emphatically in his past writings that the class a to class ab transition is not a finger trigger noticeable transition, it is in fact very subtle in practice once music ... | |
| Here comes the PS Audio's streamer -- anyone excited? certainly makes sense that this unit is for those well steeped in the ps-audio product family already (kind of a newer gen bridge for the megabuck ds replacement dac coming out) otherwise, much less appeal to others, maybe to some i2s connectivit... | |
| Does creating a loom in cables in a system make a significant difference? boys and girls... it is a chain... so every link matters... up the chain can be said to have more influence through the whole chain than further downstream due to its position in it, but the signal is all traveling downstream... right? | |
| Magnepan .7 Alternatives So here’s my question, Can anyone recommend an inexpensive DAC that’s a step up above the Bluesound Node’s in the $300-$500 dollar range that I’d hear a significant difference with? That’s all I can swing right now, so I’d like hear your thoughts... | |
| Record collecting versus hoarding @caferacer59 damned good first post, and a lovely ethos described i am quite the opposite personally, but do admire your way ... | |
| Temporary Down Sizing - Integrated Amp Recommendations fwiw i tried burson v6 and vivid as well as sparkos in my ex m1... preferred the sparkos the 4 single positions make much more difference than the rear dual position one (which isn't in the audio circuit) | |
| Here comes the PS Audio's streamer -- anyone excited? PS Audio has 30 day trial and for $2K it must be better than my iFi Zen famous last words? 🤣 | |
| Does creating a loom in cables in a system make a significant difference? Does creating a loom in cables in a system make a significant difference? only if the total cost of the loom exceeds $10,000 and the difference becomes HUGE if the cost >$100,000 otherwise, no... 🤣 | |
| Here comes the PS Audio's streamer -- anyone excited? despite uncle paul's good intentions, the product seems 'me too' at this stage of the game in the marketplace rather late to the party galvanic isolation well solved in a $350 ifi zenstream... among others | |
| Amp(s) to drive B&W 803 D3 speakers higher classe higher hegel higher ayre higher odyssey (bargain) pass krell belles class a (could get very expensive) musical fidelity nuvista models among others --- common feature through all above is low distortion, powerful, well control... | |
| Accuphase dac 60 @duketbrd88 thanks for closing the loop to let us know... now enjoy the tunes with big smiles! | |
| Chord M-Scaler and Should I Want One? rob watts clearly states the scaler and tt2 models were developed in the same time frame, in some ways the fpga code for conversion and filtering written into the tt2 is optimized for the scaler fronting it... otoh dave has even more computing pow... | |
| Record collecting versus hoarding it is indeed a fine line between a and b... I guess the difference is defined by one's intent | |
| Why do so many members seem afraid of making an audio decision? it's definitely a journey whether one likes it or not so given we are talking about a hobby/pass-time here it's best we view this reality as a positive being honest with yourself about whether you enjoy the process, the journey, or dread it, is ... | |
| Recommendations for HiFi Listening Room fwiw i personally agree with @spenav over @grislybutter regarding speaker selection should be done first op’s budget as stated is 35k ... not putting together a budget system done well the op doesn't need to choose 1 between a great set of ... |