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| 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... | |
| Anyone HEARD the qol 'signal completion' device? Ozzy,I wish you well in your pursuit of happiness. | |
| Anyone HEARD the qol 'signal completion' device? Sabai,Yes, my experience is specific only to my system which is likewise quite resolving. So, it may sound different in another system which may turn out to be a positive experience for the owner. As the cliche goes, to each his own. | |
| Anyone HEARD the qol 'signal completion' device? Sabai,Going by your previous postings in the thread, I would surmise that your system is pretty high end and resolving. That said, you may also like to know other aspects of my personal experience with the qol :-1) The S/N ratio is indeed rather l... | |
| Anyone HEARD the qol 'signal completion' device? I just had an opportunity to bring home a unit for an audition in my system and I tend to agree with most of the pros and cons discussed so far in this thread. And for me, to my ears, the cons add up to more than the pros. So, I returned the loan ... | |
| Opting for no CDP -- only to regret it? Why not have both? Olive and Naim offer players with both a transport for a quick play and an internal hard drive to rip your CD to. So far, pretty good reviews in the audio press. There is also the new Memory Player MP64 from Nova Physics which u... | |
| Benchmark dac - why such diverging opinions? For me, the big question is : "Is it musical?" Does it get my toes tapping or head bobbing? If not, then it won't do, no matter how clean or neutral it is. Is it like live music? - because live music is most certainly musical. | |
| Do you ever doubt you ears ? Wolf_garcia,It isn't always about the money. A component that is way much more expensive than your current gear may not give you the night and day difference to warrant an upgrade. So, if there is any doubt at all with regard to the improvement in... | |
| Do you ever doubt you ears ? I don't doubt my ears when differences in the sound of components are to a very substantial degree. If I do catch the upgrade bug, it would be after several years of listening to my current system and then upgrading each component at a time, prefe... |