kairosman
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| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? OP, to get the most out of your digital, you have to optimize the whole chain from the wall to the DAC. This includes going to a fiber optic connection which can be a bit of work. The server/streamer to get is the Taiko if cost isn't a considerati... | |
| DAC shopping - Trying to sift through the Hype. Can I trust the reviews these days ?? OP, another option is to go ALL OUT and buy an end-game DAC, then upgrade slowly the rest of the chain over the next few years as your budget allows. My sources, ie my TT, CD transport and DAC, are where 50% of my system $ is allocated to. You may... | |
| DAC shopping - Trying to sift through the Hype. Can I trust the reviews these days ?? @drmuso would LOVE to see the innards, do you ever pop the hood on your DACs? | |
| DAC shopping - Trying to sift through the Hype. Can I trust the reviews these days ?? @fthompson251 lol if the Venus is even just a Terminator II the previous generation Venus and Terminator owners are gonna feel butt hurt. Not a good look for Denafrips long term IMO, now every prospective customer is looking at crappy resale value. | |
| DAC shopping - Trying to sift through the Hype. Can I trust the reviews these days ?? I have the Weiss DAC204 as well, got it open box for $2700, very pure and expansive sound, works as a DDC as well. Curious about the new Denafrips Venus 15th that seems like a rebadged Terminator 12th-1 for pre-order at $3700, anyone on this thre... | |
| BEST CD TRANSPORT Bought a Teac VRDS-701T CD transport on a whim to get back into my CD collection in storage; it has a version of Teac's VRDS mechanism - for what that's worth, I don’t know really. What I DO know is that its sound is better than what I get strea... | |
| Anyone bought a Gryphon Diablo 333? The 333 was better, but not much, more different than better for my tastes. And definitely not better enough at DOUBLE the price. High-end hifi right now is overvalued. Kinda like the S&P 500. The Essence stack was clearly better, but again m... | |
| DarTzeel’s new direction I wonder if he's gonna finally offer gear in black and silver 🤔 | |
| Does anyone on AG truly care anymore about objectivity & sincerity of Magazine reviews? IME with hifi gear now, most if not all of it is competently designed and manufactured, and therefore mostly differences come down to personal tastes and relative synergies that arise to one degree or another while a piece of gear is in a particul... | |
| Anyone bought a Gryphon Diablo 333? Going to audition the 333 and Essence stack at my dealer this week. As an aside, I have a 300 I paid $18K for new 2 years ago, saw a 300 used for $11K btw, wow 👌 anyone just starting out in the deep end of the hifi world would be hard pressed to ... | |
| ???What's The LEAST Expensive "End Game"Amplifier You've Ever Heard??? Integrateds under $4K budget max and new? Low powered SS the MF A1. High powered SS the Hifi Rose RA280. High powered tubes the Galion TS120. Low powered tubes I gotta cheat here a bit at $5K but the Line Magnetic LM-845IA is fantastic and if ... | |
| DAC question - is music streamer DAC better than mcintosh DA2? The DAC is probably good but not at the level of the amp. | |
| Speakers for Gryphon Diablo 120 I have the Diablo 300 which is similarly dark, a little more neutral, I have a pair of MoFi SourcePoint 10s, the sound is rich and detailed, the top end frequency response of the 10s is a bit hot so the pairing is synergistic in the best sense of ... | |
| Next step up on the streaming food chain? @jasonbourne71 current measurement techniques and equipment do not adequately qualify ALL sonic properties such as soundstage dimensions (just one example). Besides, you are barking up the wrong tree here, almost no one here cares for the measurem... | |
| MoFi or Harbeth (used) I have the Mofi 10s, love them but they are BIG so not really 'bookshelves'. Very sseamlessly coherent speakers with a natural tonality. Harbeths are an acquired taste IMO and are picky about music and electronics, the Mofis very accommodating wi... |