lalitk

Responses from lalitk

My expert tips on building a sensible world class audio system.
@viber7, So far so good, did you forget the cables??? I suggest you reach out to @roberjerman for cables. He will ‘hook’ you up with SOTA IC’s and PC’s that will only cost you pennies on the dollar 😉 
Due to the incessant spam ads on this forum I'll stop contributing
I use AdGuard on my iPad..no more annoying ads and pop ups.  
I'm sure my new Moon 780D can reveal more than what my DH Labs AES/EBU delivers it.
I recommend Audience Au24 SE or Acrolink 7N-D7000 AES/EBU digital cables. I’ve used them both and they are excellent cables. You should call the cable company and get few cables to try out from their extensive library. Be patient with the process ... 
Our Responsibility
“I think many of us who post here do not behave like "know it alls" and just have a passion and willingness to share knowledge/experiences with others.”+1, tuberist. I very much enjoy John Darko’s reviews / blogs and his no-nonsense approach.  
Is anyone going to the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest?
@dr-john,Sorry, I don’t remember what cables they were using at the show. Simaudio components are very neutral and transparent, I would try couple of cables that doesn’t ‘color’ the sound. May I recommend Audience Au24 SE or Acrolink 7N-D7000 AES/... 
Your reference system?
+1, mambacfa. 
Happy 4th of July
Happy Independence Day!  
Innuos Statement Review
@mmeeks100,I am not trying to debate, just stating that most people are happy with 16bit/44.1kHz or even low resolution (Spotify) streaming. I just dumped Tidal in favor of Qobuz and also own few DSD files (purchased prior to Qobuz launch) and lar... 
Innuos Statement Review
@audiotroy,“The reality is that more digital inputs create the possibility of more noise flowing into the product” - Please STOP peddling the BS. Please tell us how many DAC’s currently have Ethernet (i2s) digital input? The point I was trying to ... 
Innuos Statement Review
@ricred1, You make an excellent point. I would like to add, limiting Innuos Statement to USB output only was quite disappointing. No SPDIF or AES/EBU output on a flagship player.....don’t know what they were thinking. For this reason alone, I will... 
What brands tend to have the worst resale value?
How about uber-expensive Focal Stella Utopia, asking price...$37K (retail - $98k)....ouch!!!! 
Retail ricing on Entreq grounding system
@maril555,Whoever you are buying from, make sure he sells you the latest ‘Infinity Line Tech’ upgraded ground boxes and cables. Most of the US retailer are still trying to offload ‘old’ incentory and have not posted pictures of the latest Infinity... 
Why so many Berkeley DACs for sale right now?
Nothing unusual here, some folks like to have the latest version. As soon as the newer version announced, they try to dump the older version. Even with the upgrade path, the ‘upgraded’ version has no advantage in resale value, not to mention the 2... 
Streamer choices
agree with easy; unless you step up to Tidal or Qobuz streaming, you will be throwing away money on a new server. 
Why No McIntosh Recommendations?
Yes I agree, ARC took their sweet time to get USB right. I had to wait 2 years for this upgrade. I don’t think McIntosh is doing very well with their reference D1100.I believe both McIntosh and ARC are very much analog at core. Their digital compo...