jond
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| Why most $3000 and lower DAC’s sound almost identical @acman3 thanks for your nice comment agreed it is a special Dac. And I agree with larryi that sound quality over everything. And chips aside both analog output stages and power supply matter just as much if not more than whether a Dac is DS or R2R. | |
| Replace my Auraliti A Lumin is also a streamer pretty hard to get a file player that isn't also a streamer. If you want something cheap try a Node or a used Auralic Aries Mini if you can find one. | |
| Best Vintage tube amp / preamp manufacturer Yeah but man those Acrosound opts sure do sound good. | |
| Krell Modulari duo associated equipment What speakers are you using now and do you like them? Speaker choice is usually a very personal thing and obviously your amp will drive just about anything. | |
| What type of speaker would sound better? Which sounds better depends largely on synergy and the room the speakers are being used in. | |
| Don't Neglect to check your Caps! Awesome outcome Stuart! I'm always amazed at the improvement a recap or cap upgrade can be though I've never had to replace caps on speakers before. | |
| Any Moonriver 404 users out there? gano I thought it sounded good in an absolute sense in that setting room and system I do not tend to think in those terms but I liked it and I was not alone in that opinion a lot of folks like that room. | |
| Any Moonriver 404 users out there? Interesting I heard this amp at CAF powering Graham speakers and thought it sounded nice. Obviously I've never heard it in home and surprised at all the negative feedback. | |
| ??? How Do You Determine How Far You Can Take An Amp When Choosing Speakers ??? The only way to choose speakers is to listen to them unfortunately. And if he gets a really good pair of speakers he may want a better amp than the PeachTree anyway. | |
| Why most $3000 and lower DAC’s sound almost identical I think that the degree of difference in the sound of Dacs can be pretty small compared to other components but there are differences. My current Dac a Yamamoto YDA-1 was I think $2500 retail back when I picked it up it sounds very good and no dig... | |
| Dynaudio focus 360 Hey Twangy one thing I will say is there are just some speakers that like to be pushed harder and played louder to sound their best. I remember reading some reviews of Dynaudio speakers back in the day that mentioned this. I don't have much experi... | |
| AUDIO SHOWS! WHAT would you like to see more of there. Better brands, hours etc? Better music played real music people listen to in their homes. | |
| Can using a bad tube hurt an amplifier? Yes if you're lucky just a blown fuse and possibly blown resistor but as stated above things can get much worse. | |
| "Good" Music Check out the Asylum Street Spankers a very underrated TX swing band. | |
| Does other Audiogon members' opinion carry any weight for you ? Almarg may he rest in peace. |