jon2020
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| Any comments on DAC going direct to power amplifier or to pre-ampliifer? I have have a buddy who has a system similar to mine. We put a preamp in his system and wow, more natural, musical, fuller sound. Put it in my system, no discernible difference. His: Cambridge magic streamer into a Nuforce mcp 18a analog pre to Be... | |
| Any comments on DAC going direct to power amplifier or to pre-ampliifer? We know that already. So requiring a preamp would not make it a poor design. Someone who wishes to get the Holo dac in a system that currently has an active preamp would be ok or should he change his active preamp to a passive one as an active pre... | |
| Any comments on DAC going direct to power amplifier or to pre-ampliifer? The well-reviewed Holo Spring dac requires a preamp. Not recommended for purchase then? | |
| Any comments on DAC going direct to power amplifier or to pre-ampliifer? Heard it for myself at my local dealer’s. You can listen to the bhk preamp with the DS at your local PS Audio showroom and let us know your experience. :) | |
| Any comments on DAC going direct to power amplifier or to pre-ampliifer? Interesting. Most who have heard the PS Audio DirectStream via the BHK preamp to power amp(preamp is about 6k), agree that this combo sounds better than direct to power amp. http://www.audiophilia.com/reviews/2016/6/18/ps-audio-bhk-preamplifierSo,... | |
| Any comments on DAC going direct to power amplifier or to pre-ampliifer? To all those in this thread who hear a significant improvement in the overall sound of their systems with an active analog preamp in the chain(myself included), it's good to know that we have let our own ears decide, theory notwithstanding.Happy l... | |
| Kimber KS-1130 or KS-1126 @jond,You are quite likely right. Just in case, he hasn’t decided....It took me 5 years after reading this thread to finally pull the trigger for the 1126. :) | |
| Kimber KS-1130 or KS-1126 Shsohis,I have been using KS 1130 from source to preamp and Silver Streak from preamp to power amp for several years now.I recently upgraded to KS 1126 for pre to power amp....Wow!I would say the KS 1126 is indeed comparable in performance to the ... | |
| Any comments on DAC going direct to power amplifier or to pre-ampliifer? The only way to decide which path is "better" is to simply go with and without a preamp in one's own system and then choose which path floats one's individualised personal boat more..... :) | |
| Any comments on DAC going direct to power amplifier or to pre-ampliifer? The wifie will likely shoot down any of my pindaric dreams of audiophilic grandeur *Sighs!* Hello Guido,Good to hear from you again although I am a bit saddened by your predicament at home even as I think you may have said it tongue-in-cheek.Be th... | |
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| Redbook Keeps Surprising Hi kalali,Probably not as the quality of the cdp’s transport matters here. But once cd’s are ripped losslessly to the format of your choice onto a thumbdrive, all that is needed is a quality dac that sports a usb A-port. A few other dac’s today th... | |
| esoteric products Jon2020: How do you like the N-05? What are you using in terms of NAS or local/remote cloud storage?Hi zephyr24069,Just a quick update on the N-05 from my previous post.The N-05 has a rear panel usb A-port for a thumbdrive transport. Over the week... | |
| Redbook Keeps Surprising Hi donjr,Yes, that is correct. The thumbdrive is ported to the JB which in turn is ported to the dac. Makes a whole lot of difference! I thought the iFi USB 3.0 was good for the PC set-up but apparently not good enough. I use JRiver to rip but oth... | |
| Redbook Keeps Surprising Another weekend, another revelation.I have a rear panel usb A-port on my dac for a thumbdrive transport. Over the weekend, I compared thumbdrive in series with the AQ jitterbug ported to the rear vs thumbdrive ported to the PC which relays the usb... |