jon2020
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| dcs Puccini heats up CDs I used to have a Puccini player and I do find that CD's feel warmer when retrieved from the tray but not to the extent that you have described - 20 deg above ambient temp is quite a lot of difference. I now have the Esoteric K-01 with the VRDS Neo... | |
| Any experience with Esoteric K-05? Jeffkad,I have the K-01 and agree that the sound of the K series is indeed very neutral. If you are looking for a warmish sound, you can still get the K-03 but add a tubed pre-amp. A very good tubed pre-amp to consider is the ARC Ref 5SE. I used t... | |
| Esoteric K-03 or K-01 Denon1,You are correct about the Bryston"s impedance. Also, my listening room is rather large and the VA Die Musik speakers are not super sensitive, ca. 87 dB, while their impedance can drop rather low at times. So, they need to be cranked up for ... | |
| Jeff Rowland Aeris DAC : my experience Csmsart,I have read through your wonderful review of the Aeris DAC and am curious about your observation that it sounds better with a single-ended digital input cable. But the analogue outputs from the DAC to your pre-amp are, if I am not wrong, b... | |
| Jeff Rowland Aeris DAC : my experience Badwisdom,Your comments on the Corus sound a bit mysterious. Could you please provide a link to the article referred to? Anyway, with such a chorus(pun intended) of positive reviews on the Corus so far, one negative article may not mean much. As a... | |
| Jeff Rowland Aeris DAC : my experience Denon1,In my system, I set the volume from -6 to 0 depending on the recording. My speakers need a lot of power/current to sound fleshed out at realistic levels. I will update you on any of the pre-amps mentioned should I get to audition at home. W... | |
| Jeff Rowland Aeris DAC : my experience Denon1,Your suggestion to try out the C03 first is indeed a very good one. Hah, why did I not think of that? :) You may be right about there being more synergy. I will be calling my Esoteric dealer to see if I can audition the C-03 at home before ... | |
| Jeff Rowland Aeris DAC : my experience Thanks to all for your input. Looks like I will be pulling the trigger for the Corus very soon. | |
| Jeff Rowland Aeris DAC : my experience Thanks for sharing your experience with the Aeris DAC. Would I be right to conclude that you prefer the sound of the DAC through the Corus preamp instead of direct to the power amps? I am seriously considering getting the Corus to run in between m... | |
| Esoteric K-03 or K-01 Denon1,It sounds very much like you are having a great time with the K-01. And you are also happy driving your power amps directly. Your amps and speakers clearly are all singing together in synergy with the K-01. I am curious as to what filter se... | |
| Esoteric K-03 or K-01 Guido,I just checked the manual for my Bryston amps and Pin 2 is indeed positive, ie "hot". So, my ears did well,.... ahem! When you are free, do let me know about your USB input set-up - hardware and software. Cheers! | |
| Esoteric K-03 or K-01 Guido,I have just downloaded the HS USB driver to my computer and will be trying out the asynchronous USB input tomorrow.As for the XLR output,I personally find that XLR2 gives better sonics than XLR3. Cheers! Jon. | |
| Esoteric K-03 or K-01 Hi Guido,I have been passively following this thread for a while and you may be pleased to hear that I have just pulled the trigger for the K-01, replacing my 3-year-old dcs Puccini and U-clock. I trust your ears as much as mine as we both have an... | |
| My Bricasti M1 expereince...... Musicman,Congrats on your new Bricasti M1 DAC. My personal experience with the M1 unexpectedly turned out to be rather brief. I was rather disappointed as I had very high hopes for it.I auditioned it at home by connecting my dCS Puccini player (wi... | |
| Anyone HEARD the qol 'signal completion' device? 213cobra,Phil, your observations are spot on. Sometimes it may seem insensitive to call a spade a spade but in this hobby, where value is paramount before we part with our hard-earned money for an outright purchase, we just need to call it as it i... |