lewinskih01
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| B&W 803d vs 804d2 Also depends on what electronics you have or plan to have. I drive 804S with 75Wpc tube amp and love it, but the 803D needs a lot more power to get the best out of it. At the time I tried a McIntosh MC252, 250Wpc SS, and my MC275 and preferred the... | |
| Best music server for the money Hi!Value for money is such a relative term. Probably a cheap laptop would be best value for money to 95% of the population...Anyway, wanted to chime in about the DIY route. I am certainly not a computer savvy person. I use computers for work every... | |
| 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... |