larrybou
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| KEF LS50 They're getting better and better. I'm finding the music more engaging and even notice my wife singing along to the music. Put on the Brandenburg concertos before heading to the home theater room to watch a film we were waiting to see. The music w... | |
| A DAC That Converts PCM To DSD 128 Doggie - what DAC do you have that converts all signals to 2xDSD? | |
| Best DAC/preamp for under $2K? How good are they as preamps? | |
| The year is 1986 Speakers were Infinity something with 15" drivers. They growled even when nothing was playing but I loved em. Ok the tweeter was a bit spitty but I loved the big sound. Upgraded right around then to B&W DM-620's (and not all that happily). Amp... | |
| Best sounding new DAC under $2500? The BMC sounds interesting. Has anyone tried it directly into the amp via it's preamp function? The Chord Hugo is also intriguing considering it's raved about sound and MAC and iWhatever friendliness. They're both about the same price too.Given I'... | |
| KEF LS50 Johnvb - What improved about them as they broke in? They're already sounding somewhat rounder on top and I'm starting to get hints of surprisingly good bass. Imaging, soundstage and coherence are all strengths so far. So good in fact I'll be a bit... | |
| KEF LS50 Good points - though I don't want to invest in shorter stands til I know these are keepers. I'm it would help having them at or below ear level.I'm seeing more of the potential of these - especially since I went back to the older darker Purist Aud... | |
| DACS that don't do DSD - obsolete? I wonder if DSD preference is largely age related? For those of us that grew up with Vinyl we were used to the rolled off highs (especially growing up without expensive equipment). Thos growing up in the digital age are used to the greater extensi... | |
| DACS that don't do DSD - obsolete? Thanks for the input. I'm new to the DAC world and trying to get my head around the new technology given the apparent success of the HAPZ1 etc. Doesn't the Lumin also use DSD upscaling? | |
| DACS that don't do DSD - obsolete? Personally I've always preferred SACD / DSD sound. It's always sounded to me like 90% of the way to Vinyl SQ with none of the downsides. But that's besides the point. Even if I never play a DSD disc for the rest of my life, it seems like with the ... | |
| PS Audio Direct Stream upsample to 10X DSD? WOW. For $6K it's pricey - but I just purchased a Cary preamp for $3K and PSaudio recommends going directly in the amp from the DAC. This puts my net cost at $3K if I go without the Cary pre. A big gamble since I won't be able... | |
| DACS that don't do DSD - obsolete? I'm probably way off base since I'm just now looking into this stuff. But it seems that impressive results are being had up-rezzing PCM to DSD like with the Sony HAPZ1, J-river - what Mitch4t is describing.If this is true, a DAC without DSD capabi... | |
| DACS that don't do DSD - obsolete? KR4 - I don't believe it accepts DSD, it has to have DSD converted to PCM in advance (I'll double check that). If that's the case, it would at the very least hurt its potential resale value in the next couple years?It may be a feature I never care... | |
| How good is the Oppo 105 as a DAC? Wow no kidding... beats the Krell DAC? How old is the Krell? | |
| Verity speakers for $7k or less? Yeah I'm afraid the gear and cables might be getting too warm for warm speakers. Of course the amp is solid state - but with the laid back Cary sound. Speaker shopping is getting tough now that dealers are few and they're not as open to in home de... |