julie_priest
Responses from julie_priest
| Cable help for Mac Mini and TV into a DAC.. I suppose there's also an option 1.1 where I take the optical out from Sony...and to make it coaxial input into Modius, I first use a "optical to coaxial converter". https://www.amazon.ca/LiNKFOR-Digital-Converter-Bi-Directional-Splitter/dp/B07QTP... | |
| What speaker has the best tweeter? Dynaudio. And recently, if you like AMT ribbons, the HEDD Type 20 is marvelous. | |
| Dynaudio C20 vs other monitors in the 4-7k range For people discovering this old thread via google, I’d add HEDD Type 07 or 20 to this. | |
| warmest speaker cables you've heard? Raven Audio makes some decent cables. They're a tube amp company (Nighthawk is stellar, and would give the likes of Hegel 95 a run for their money), and their cables kind of carry this sound signature. This is just my ear's review. | |
| New Topping D90SE DAC Topping. IFI. Hidizs — all rated highly by measurements. All sound mediocre to me. Schiit does neutral very well. If that’s what you want. Otherwise RME, Chord Qutest, Mytek. In that order. You nailed it — measurements mean little. | |
| The Hungarian is here and staying for ever. Wonder how this compares to Raven Audio's Blackhawk.. | |
| The Hungarian is here and staying for ever. So happy to see a happy music lover. A little less useful is the paean to an individual gadget, without comparison. How'd it stack up against a Prima Luna Evo 200? Or a McIntosh? Or even a Ming-da? For tubelovers.. | |
| Best dac under $2500 - comparing build quality and technologies @kyguy1 - what speakers? Bifrost is super. But depending on the rest of your setup, DAC will only make so much of a difference. I couldn’t hear much of a difference between Modius (200 bucks, one up from Modi) or Bifrost (700 bucks). But a preamp ... | |
| Speaker suggestions please - going to the BIG city From your post you like to tinker with various gear in the setup. But I dare say Dynaudio Focus XD 30 or even Dutch & Dutch 8C in that huge budget you have will beat all of that spaghetti you have in the current smorgasboard of cables and dooh... | |
| Best dac under $2500 - comparing build quality and technologies RME ADI-2 FS. End game DAC. | |
| Is D for Dry? Class D... Sounds like an archaic comment from someone who's only heard cheap crap. Some of the top high end speakers being made today, like Dutch & Dutch 8C or HEDD Type 20 use Class D amps and sound spectacular, refined, accurate. Go back to 1985 and e... | |
| Which speaker among Dali, Dynaudio and Acoustic Energy should I choose? Not that this matters, but Dynaudio Focus XD 20 would produce amazing sound for the same price as Evoke 20 + amp. Evokes are a beautiful Danish sound, but the integrated fulsome sound of active speakers is gorgeous. Focus XD is up there. | |
| TO DAC OR NOT TO DAC? A totally irrelevant opinion.. my source is Mac Mini, my speakers either Dynaudio Xeo 20 or Edifier S3000 Pro (both active speakers). I found direct cabling was good, but putting a humble Schiit Modius in the middle made the sound a lot crisper. T... | |
| Do you care about car audio? What a great thread. We replaced our crap system that came with Lexus RX (low powered expensive brand name) with a Klipsch system. Driving around there’s a lot of ambient noise both from the car itself and outside so one needs a brusque street wis... | |
| Got a Node 2i, what's next? Another vote for RME ADI2 Pro. Unbeatable with any of the other options. Schitt is loved in my book, but RME is a crazy good product. I wish it made a difference in connecting my Mac Mini to my powered Dynaudio speakers. |