levy03
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| DAC's with volume control question quick check in for those who might be interested. am 24 hours into my Cambridge 851N ownership. gotta say i'm definitely not thrilled but will give it chance to burn in a little an see what happens.first off the volume control is OK at best. no wh... | |
| DAC's with volume control question jjss49: great video. had to watch three times but i now get the jist of it.....or somewhat understand the topic at a very rudimentary level. thank you!djones51: thank you too. that's what i was looking/hoping to hear.....the volume control should ... | |
| DAC's with volume control question found this regarding the Cambridge 851N volume control....." Keeping the signal digital to the last moment makes it less susceptible to analogue deterioration, while a 32-bit SHARC DSP controls the volume output; by keeping the entire signal digi... | |
| DAC's with volume control question yyzsantabarbara: went through 5 different preamps the first couple years of owning the PWDII. some higher end ones at that. Pass, Levinson, AR etc. none sounded bad but none sounded better. decided to go pre-amp-less and have been happy since. do ... | |
| DAC's with volume control question Unsound: Amp is a new Adcom GFA575se Input Sensitivity1.90V rms, 350 W into 8 ohms.100mV rms, 1 W into 8 ohms am i looking for something in particular in the DAC's volume control spec that will work better based on the amps sensitivity? | |
| DAC's with volume control question Djones51: thanks for the heads up. that's exactly what i don't want. CXN V2 is off the list. wrestled with getting a separate DAC and Streamer setup early on. this being a temp setup made me decide to keep it simple and cheap. need an all in one D... | |
| DAC's with volume control question jjss49: that was exactly it..." loss of bit-detail resolution if the attenuation is significant from full volume"so the top tier guys can minimize it at great expense. what about lower level gear? never really noticed it with the PWDII but that ... | |
| Inexpensive all in one options no worries Hvymec...had an electrician come by (also a neighbor). he spent a while checking everything inside and outside. 30 year pro so i'm all good. will take a look at Nord and WSRRS's peach tree suggestionFuzztone: think we established earl... | |
| Inexpensive all in one options thanks for the suggestions. will look into them all for sure.oldhvymec2: that's the first thing i thought of too. something had to be going on to cause all these failures. checked everything and found no issues. i have 2 dedicated/fuse box direct ... | |
| Inexpensive all in one options apologies for using the wrong term. lack of knowledge in this technical space and old age make that happen often. please do forgive me. Replacement for my PWD mkii is what i needluckily my ears are still ok | |
| 10agw +10agw=7agw? need some big Banana's quick follow up......things did NOT turn out well. got my Furutech banana terminal and tried to have them installed. no go. the wires did fit into the connector (barely) but would not allow for the screws to set far enough in for the sleeve to sli... | |
| Why so many angry audiophiles? and yes.....by amusement, i mean like a clown | |
| Why so many angry audiophiles? was just discussing this with a couple of good friends. wish it was just the hifi crowd. angry people everywhere now-a-days. i have several long term hobbies and can say the same about them all. have been into watches, cars, knives, pens, coins, g... | |
| 10agw +10agw=7agw? need some big Banana's thanks for the ideas to all. glad i posted.mitch2...liked Douglas Connection. never seen/heard of the site before. great stuff. had a few nice options available. went with these......https://douglasconnection.com/product/furutech-fp-200b-g-high-... | |
| Speakers for Adcom GFA 575se $2k-$3k Soix3: glad somebody understands =). the Santori Shotguns turned out to be "the missing link" when i put my last system together (ML 436/Aerial 7B's and PSA PWD2/PWT). they took me from great sounds to unbelievably great sound (to my ears) about 1... |