lewinskih01
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| Any comparison Bel Canto U-Link and Aidiophilo 2 I have an Audiophilleo 2, but have not used a u-Link. Actually mine has PurePower, which makes it outstanding. Very much worth my money.How do you intend to use them/with what components?Some complementary info: I don't use a coax cable between AP... | |
| What sub under a grand? I replaced a REL Storm III with two 12" DIY Rythmik subs and cannot speak highly enough. For the price of the Rel I bought the two kits. And cannot speak highly enough about using two subs vs one. | |
| Best USB DAC for under $1000 Consider a used Audiophilleo (if it has the PurePower, the better), with a Metrum Octave Mk.I. I have this setup which I bought new, and recently bought an exaSound e22 that retails for $3.5k and is new (and getting much praise). If playing PCM th... | |
| Surprised by Synergistic Red Fuse on Source for 99 Hello Hifial.I confess I have changed fuses in my Metrum DAC, Lamm pre, and McIntosh amp and, like you, can barely hear differences. I can, but they are subtle. I tried HiFi Tunning fuses and now have SR Quantum fuses there...But wanted to ask you... | |
| Digital Processor That Are Great Matches 4 Tubes? Hello Fullrun.I thought I should give you feedback now I have had some time with the e22. Unfortunately the answer is not a clear cut one.I found the e22 fed with DSD @ 5.6MHz sounds very good, and I'm not yet decided if it sounds better through m... | |
| PS Audio PWD II vs. NAD M51 Hello. I don't have much input, but I'm interested as well.What will be your source? If computer, there have been several reports by users on another forum highlighting the positive impact of using a good USB-to-SPDIF converter to feed the M51 vs.... | |
| Is the Esoteric P03/D03 still relevant? Joey,I'm 100% computer-based front end. Super optimized. Excellent DAC and all that, but I always liked Esoteric a lot. I would encourage you to re-think the USB input in an Esoteric as a great feature. In my book it is not really worth much. Hold... | |
| New to digital high-end, need help Hello Amansker.I used to have a SB Touch as my digital front end. It's a great piece, and I still have it, but in a secondary system. At one point I took the digital out and fed a Metrum Octave ($1k) about 2.5 years ago, and it was a significant s... | |
| full range driver selection for DIY home system Sarathssca,I think this might not be the best forum for those questions. Audiogon is not DIY-focused, althought there is some discussion. But then it is usually about higher end stuff.FWIW, if your source from a computer you could use a software t... | |
| Digital Processor That Are Great Matches 4 Tubes? Fullrun,Sorry I haven't followed up, and glad to see my comments helped.I don't necessarily claim one "strategy" is better that the other, though. One "strategy" is to optimize the server and use a DAC that is very good and server-sensitive. I bel... | |
| Digital Processor That Are Great Matches 4 Tubes? Fullrun,,Another factor to keep in mind is the server computer. My PC is highly optimized and I did notice a significant sound improvement with certain upgrades with the Audiophilleo+Metrum, like using Windows Server 2012 with AudioPhil's Optimize... | |
| Digital Processor That Are Great Matches 4 Tubes? Hello Fullrun.I have a McIntosh MC275 tube amp and a Lamm LL2 preamp to drive it and love the combination. My digital front end is a highly optimized PC feeding (thru PPA USB card) to Audiophilleo with PurePower and into a Metrum Octave DAC. I hav... | |
| Computer Audio You are faced with one of the highest switching costs in computer audio: re-ripping CDs. It's a pain in the rear!Not sure if you are aware iTunes is not very good in audiophile terms both for playback and ripping. I assume the Sony box you mention... | |
| Laptop versus server I cannot speak about Aurender-type machines, but I did change from laptop to optimized PC server, both running JRiver, and the sound improvement was very noticeable. Worth the price? That depends how much is money worth to you. It is worth switchi... | |
| Bybee Internal Speaker Bullets - user feedback? Given the time many of you dedicated to sharing your experiences and opinions around my question, I thought I should provide follow-up - no closure yet, though.I finally got together with the 4 Super Effect Internal Speaker Bullets this week. As m... |