lordmelton
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| Upsampling PCM or DSD in 2022 @srkbear Thanks for trying to save us all from the snakey oil salesmen out there. It's highly appreciated. However Paul McGowan's SACD/CD transport is a ground breaking product that outputs pure native DSD over I2s to a DAC, eliminating and freei... | |
| surrender n200 vs n20 @ghdprentice Yes, it's very dependent on the DAC, some are optimized for USB. Have you tried using the dual AES/EBU digital outs on the W20SE? | |
| surrender n200 vs n20 I've owned a N20 for almost one year now and I can honestly say it's the best source component I've ever had, both digital and analogue. It's very slightly bettered by the N30 by a very small margin, not worth paying double the price. I've never ... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC I will not apologise for not liking valves and you have confirmed my statement that you use valves for tone controls. You know and I know that valve amps are distortion central. If that's what you like, go with it, but I don't like distortion and... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @boxer12 Good to hear you're getting great results, I'll be getting a couple more funds permitting. Maybe it's too early to compare but how does the AR stack up against the Furutech? | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC It's very common for a Hi-End pre-amp to reveal shortcomings throughout a system but I've heard the 005 with solid state pre-amps up to $40k and it still keeps performing at the highest level. Valves can paper over cracks but solid state will rev... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @batvac2 Two examples: https://alpha-audio.net/review/review-weiss-dac501-converter-streamer-preamp/ https://hifiplus.com/articles/weiss-medus-dac/ Maybe ask Amir to confirm it 😁 | |
| How did 70s rock music transition into 80s music? The '80s were bad, really bad, but I did manage to buy some decent music. From the '90s to now I haven't bought anything except re-issues because it's all trash. Last good "new" band I heard was the Old Crow Medicine Show. | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @yyzsantabarbara Apologies for the late reply regarding Coda/Benchmark pre-amps, I haven't heard either but I think I'm correct in saying the Coda is active and the Benchmark is a linestage. Both are very well regarded but I would expect the Coda ... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @troidelover1499 Yes I totally agree with you it's very difficult to eat your own words when you find out that your darling DAC, which you have sung the praises of all over this forum, takes a knockout punch from an unknown $3k contender. There a... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC I don't see this discussion as a who's best scenario but rather more as a paradigm shift in the industry where most if not all of these highly priced DAC offerings offer little to no performance advantage over Musetec, Holo May and Terminator. Tr... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC There is absolutely no benefit whatsoever in promoting the 005 over the Weiss, I can hear the howling and gnashing of teeth if just a hint was mentioned. I have compared the 501, 502 and the Medea to the 005 and I would choose the 005 in every ca... | |
| Coax or RCA question? The Marantz has both digital and analogue inputs so you can use both at the same time and switch on the fly and get direct comparison. | |
| Does upgrading you system have to be on a logarithmic curve? Most of my equipment I've bought at deep discount, either new or ex-demo. I built my first real hi-end system during the 1998 crash then built another during the 2008 crash. EUR,GBP and JPY are at very low discounts to the USD now and anything y... | |
| Hobby, Hobby, Hobby? I would call it a black hole with extended lapses of reason. |