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| Reference DACS: An overall perspective Geraldedison recently I have heard the AMR dp777 dac versus the dCS Debussy.To cut a long story short the dCs smoked the AMR by a big margin AMR sounded like broken in every comparison with the dCs Debussy. Especially from MacBook and Amarra the d... | |
| Dude's 6SN7 replacements with Chinese CV-181/6SN7 Just used Shuguang treasure black bottle Z cv181 (6sn7) on my Viva Solista mkIi and couldn't believe the difference. Amazing tubes | |
| Please, help me choose speakers for my Graaf GM200 The best speaker I've heard with Graaf gm200 was SF Stradivari with dCS directly to GM200 (no preamp-dCS direct). | |
| Nicest DAC with Preamp around $2500 new Antelope Zodiac+ is one of them. | |
| Nagra plp versus CAT ultimate mk 2 I knew a guy that switched from nagra to cat and another from cat to viva audio.And listened both systems and agree with their choices.IMHO viva audio preamps are offering the best balance of dynamic and clean sound with right body and natural tim... | |
| Who is the KING of MONOS? Viva Audio Aurora NEW of course is the best. | |
| MSB platinum DAC USB2 and still msb's implementation is not asychronous.You can go better with m2tech evo on any existing dac. | |
| Esoteric K-01 the goldmund transport/dcs debussy combo can not play sacd.and is of course very natural sounding combo. | |
| The 3 kings: Esoteric K01,EMM XDS1,Meridian 808.3 Rgs92 Meridian 803 sound is simply surpassed by the other 3 (Esoteric, Emm, dCS). | |
| The 3 kings: Esoteric K01,EMM XDS1,Meridian 808.3 dCS Puccini & Uclock in the top3 / Meridian out. | |
| Weiss DAC2 or W4S or PWD or Zodiac + or . . . w4S-2 is not even near the performance of Antelope Zodiac+ or Weiss 202.The last 2can play music the W4S-2 is mechanical and uninvolving.And of course there are better dacs than Zodiac+ and 202 | |
| Hansen Prince & tubed amps KegonsanIt happens to know very well the Hansen Prince V2 since I own them and the Knight as well.I suggest that you test the Shindos in your dealer's Knights. Knights are more demanding than Prince V2.I've heard Princes with Viva Solista mk2 with... | |
| recommendation for power cables for Gryphon amp Jorma Origo. | |
| Cable Upgrades DCS Verdi,Purcell, Elgar, Verona You can find firewire from Entreq and Siltech.Regarding AES/EBU the best I've heard with dcs was Stealth Sextet. | |
| Wyred 4 Sound DAC1 or DAC2? The openess of the Zodiac+ high frequencies are hard to beat.If you add an external psu (like redwine or t.Pardo) or even a battery ext. psu the whole thing is fantastic.I guess Antelope's own Volticus could deliver too. |