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| Adding Volume control to an older preamp The Pass Labs 150.8 has plenty of input impedance—50 kΩ for single-ended and 100 kΩ for balanced—so the Saga 2’s tiny 75 Ω output impedance is no problem at all. Even with the Pontus II feeding the Saga 2, you’re still looking at 625 Ω output into... | |
| volumio rivo plus and lineo5 - who has heard and can comment on this unit? VinShine uses Lhy LPS25VA which has very decent ripple noise level down to 16 micro Volt (rms) on empty load and 150-200 micro Volt (rms) at full load. Very decent ratings, much better than Sbooster BOTW P&P ECO MKII (< 1 milliVolt = 1,000... | |
| volumio rivo plus and lineo5 - who has heard and can comment on this unit? I was on the same ban wagon and I could provide you with the following useful information. First, here is the conversation I had with Alvin, Founder of VinShine Audio: Q: "What is your no-confirmation-bias recommendation bet. Rivo Plus + Lhy25V... | |
| Praise for Dutch & Dutch It is my dream, end-game active speakers. I could not afford it now but, when I do, I want to consolidate all gears to just a capable all-in-one and D&D 8c for beautification. Simplicity is beautiful. | |
| Thoughts on DAC option Vega has a pretty decent DAC section and built-in analog preamp designed to minimize distortion and noise. So I agree with all the gentlemen suggesting you leave the Vega as is and focus on the cabling instead. Refining cables to tune the sound is... | |
| Tube DAC with i2s input? @fastricky ... take the plunge for the upgrade Even with the silver finish, just wonder? The designer seems reluctant to customize the finish for a single, isolated order. The color preference for this gear runs about 10 to 1 in favor of sil... | |
| Walk-in soundstage @helomech Yes, a walk-in soundstage is indeed >/= 90% room and speakers. The majority of the remaining 10% or so is the amplification. I’ve heard enough $60K+ digital front ends paired with six figure speakers in enough rooms to know that the... | |
| just wanted to share my fix for making my speakers cat and grand kid proof! Chicken wire won’t stop a finger poking 3 year old. Use Hardware Cloth instead. Exactly, not even 1 year old like my son done on my ML twenty-five years ago. | |
| Walk-in soundstage @richardbrand I think ESL 63 has similar trait to 57, correct? Two panels for sure to get stereo sound because one panel is mono and mono is difficult if not impossible to achieve walk-in soundstage. People even stack two panels per channel (si... | |
| Walk-in soundstage Are you sure? Let me ask you or ask yourself, if your DAC gives you wall of sound like many entry level or mid-tier DACs do, how are you going to achieve that? | |
| Thoughts and suggestions please You might just be another perfect candidate—dare I say, guinea pig—for the Node ICON ($1.2k, might be w/ a good LPS like you said), which The Absolute Sound praised for sounding only “subtly” different from a $35k rig that included a $28k DAC and ... | |
| Need Opinions for Streamer/DAC [One Box - Not Separates] Budget Approx. $ 5,000 You might just be the perfect candidate—dare I say, guinea pig—for the Node ICON ($1.2k), which The Absolute Sound praised for sounding only “subtly” different from a $35k rig that included a $28k DAC and a $6.7k Aurender N200 streamer. Note that... | |
| Walk-in soundstage Make sense @richardbrand, that might well be the magic of a well-integrated point-source design. When phase and timing cues are preserved, our auditory system can reconstruct a believable, three-dimensional acoustic scene. And for listeners with p... | |
| Sound to match Zen iFi Stream @mattw73 Yes, it reaches 104-105° F on my infrared thermometer gun. As long as it's still touchable, it should be okay. According to Soon, the entire chassis acts as a heatsink. After complete broken-in, I suggest you switch it to standby mode (... | |
| Sound to match Zen iFi Stream @tubeguy76 I don't want to take credit from the gentleman who first started promoting the SMSL PO100 Pro with the Ultra. I'm not sure if you've seen his video, but I took his advice and tried out this well-built, sub-$80 DDC. It really works well... |