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| Basis Audio - Exhorbitant servicing evaluation cost This is so-called premium pricing, i.e., rip off. They must have done study before. The honest pricing is $340. And 1 out of 10 audiophiles will use the service if they charge $3,400 for it. It works out mathematically. They will save nine times... | |
| Do Audiophiles usually keep the gain of the digital source at around 80%? @devinplombier One thing we can agree on, I think, is that whether standalone or integrated to an amp or to a DAC, a preamp or preamp stage is always involved. The quality 'gain' stage (or buffer) in Harmony micro Dac I was referring to earlier... | |
| Do Audiophiles usually keep the gain of the digital source at around 80%? @sns DMP-A8 features an R2R (resistor-to-resistor) volume control. This R2R (Resistor to Resistor) network, implemented with precision resistors and relays, is part of the DMP-A8’s fully balanced analog preamplifier section. This says in the man... | |
| Do Audiophiles usually keep the gain of the digital source at around 80%? You don’t necessarily need a preamp, and I don’t wish to be contentious on this subject. However, a DAC with a well-designed gain stage—like the discrete Class A output stage in Harmony Micro DAC—can drive an amplifier beautifully. I used to be in... | |
| Do Audiophiles usually keep the gain of the digital source at around 80%? ... This not correct. The Eversolo doesn’t really have a preamp function, it only has digital volume control, you need analog volume control in order to be considered a preamp, and even then it would only be a passive device. You absolutely need ... | |
| Sound to match Zen iFi Stream I actually had two iFi ZS streamers serving my two rigs, both powered with iFi iPower X. I replaced the streamer in my first rig with a WiiM Ultra paired with a Gustard U18, using DH Labs USB Mirage and HDMI 2.1 cables—and the improvement in sound... | |
| Do I still need a DDC in between? @mattw73 I don’t know about Denafrips’ customer service after they shifted their dealership from VinShine, as I don’t own any of their products. But with Laiv, I’ve had numerous correspondences—technical questions and product inquiries—and I alw... | |
| Do Audiophiles usually keep the gain of the digital source at around 80%? @richardbrand ReplayGain in Eversolo, WiiM or other streamers is commonly implemented via metadata (i.e., data about the audio data), not through destructive or lossy digital processing. It works by analyzing the audio file and storing the recomm... | |
| Do I still need a DDC in between? @mattw73 I think you won’t be disappointed, but your expectations might be different. I came from a flat SS, uninvolving DAC, whereas you had the Pontus 15th. The DH Labs HDMI cable and U18 DDC also make a difference to my system, but you already... | |
| Do I still need a DDC in between? @mattw73 Some one confirms that frequency is determined by data speed and I think Cat 8 cable is not noisier (than cat 6) that produces more EMI/RFI. There is alot misinfor. out there. | |
| Audio Grade Ethernet Cable @cleeds I never imply that you have made that claim. Thank you for the clarification. | |
| Audio Grade Ethernet Cable Thank you, @cleeds. So if the frequency is data speed dependent, why some people complains about cat 8 is noisier and generates more EMI/RFI? | |
| Audio Grade Ethernet Cable A question for technically savvy individuals... Please do not send me the AI-generated answer. I have tried and it gives me two drastically different answers depending on how I ask... Q: It is known that Cat 6 can transmit data at speeds up to... | |
| Do I still need a DDC in between? @mattw73 I was using a Ugreen before the LanShack. Hopefully you will perceive the improvement I did. This time, I’m not sure if I hear a discernible difference. In any case, both are better than the unshielded Cat 5e. The cable is beefy and we... | |
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