kschiu
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| Any DAC/CD direct with power amp success stories? A long time ago I had my CD player - Denon DCD3000 (S10 in Asia) driving my ARC classic 60 directly and immediately I discovered so much more detail I missed in the treble. Putting an AI L1 veiled it a little bit but it provided a lot more meat to... | |
| Used SS preamp between $1000-$2000 to work with Ay I definitely think that it costs way more to build the K3x than the K5Xe. But K3x is old, so I wonder if the "new" technology has made any leap in sound quality. most of the new preamp these days use the digital vol control. Hardcore resistor base... | |
| Benchmark DAC1USB vs PRE1 vs Transporter I definitely prefer to have a preamp for sound quality, but this is the 2nd system in the family room and having one fewer box (and interconnect) is preferred due to real estate reasons.Does anyone have the first hand experience with the latest Be... | |
| Mark Levinson Where is the Emotion?? em... how do you conclude that your No 35 is the weakest link? Have you brought it to other people's setup and test it out? | |
| Cat owner wants speakers Cats will attempt to jump and land on top of the speakers if they learn that the top is flat.So you might want to put some kind of objects (like wood pieces) on top of it.My speakers have a very small top plate of 5"x5" and yet they will get to th... | |
| PS Audio's Digital Link III DAC I think the pressing question is how it compares to the Benchmark DAC1 and the Bel Canto DAC3. | |
| 3 way vs. 2 way I built both 2 ways and 3 ways speakers before. 2 ways are far easier to build, easier to get it to sound "right" ... but then, don't expect the bass will go too deep. (well, I will never use a 10" woofer in a 2 ways)3 ways are just the opposite. ... | |
| Esotar T-330D Tweeter If your T-330D breaks Madisound can help you.I believe Dynaudio won't sell it to DIYers but it doesn't mean that they won't sell it as a replacement for existing commercial speakers. check with them. | |
| Esotar T-330D Tweeter I'm very curious on how this 20 years old tweeter compares to the newer designs in the 21st century.Back then when it was available for the DIYers' it was very expensive (was it $400 each? or a pair?)I haven't used/listened to it though. | |
| Best Preamp = No Preamp? In order to get rid of the pre-amp, I think a few conditions need to be met:1) high quality parts for the attenuator at the CD/DAC output2) enough muscle/high quality parts in the DAC analogy section to drive the cable and power amp.3) Good cable ... | |
| Leave an amp "on" permanetly Warming up does matter; but then, after 30min to 1 hour of warming up, things should settle. Leaving it for 24/7 should not be necessary.Afterall, please do our poor planet a favour. Those mega muscle amps burn a few hundred watts when idling. | |
| Denon 3910 vs. Levinson 36 My mistake. I thought you were talking about the No.39, which is a standalone CD player.For DACs, I've been considering the Benchmark DAC1/USB, some used TUBE DACs ... but I have to include the budget for the digital cable.FYI, My biggest improvem... | |
| Denon 3910 vs. Levinson 36 If I'm not mistaken, you are comparing the 3910 with 3910+ML36 as transport/DAC.But how does the ML36 compare to the 3910 at the analogy RCA output head to head? I have a stock 3910, and I've been wondering if I should get a DAC as an upgrade. |