lordmelton
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| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? @sc2 My DAC is Musetec not Mutec, although I'm very familiar with Mutec products. Yes, I know what Aurender says but it's not accurate as far as my experience has shown. @nyev hasn't been able to show any difference between AES and USB from the ... | |
| How much does a DAC do the more expensive it is? All DACs are defined by their output stages, for good or bad. Anyone that thinks a $20/30/40k R2R or Delta Sigma DAC is going to provide audio nirvana based on it's process/processor is seriously misled. The current Delta Sigma chip is the ESS 9... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? @nyev A masterclock setup can be bought for $5-6k. My DAC, Musetec 005, only cost $3k and I’m extremely happy and content with it, I’ve compared it with many much more expensive DACs. @lalitk ’s system is SOTA using the Ravenna network and I thi... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? @rockrider I have never heard the Aurender MC20 but at around $25/30k I cannot see the value. A masterclock is based around a tiny piece of rubidium no bigger than a grain of rice. There are also cesium and satellite synchronized masterclocks bu... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? @sc2 Does the master clock affect the usb output? I would not think so… Well according to Aurender it doesn't, but in practice it does, I only use USB output. Aurender also specifies the AES/SPDIF outputs are best, but USB has always been be... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? @rockrider A N20 needs a 75 Ohm Masterclock. Word Clocks are vastly inferior because you have to change the frequency settings everytime you change from 44.1/192 Khz etc. Masterclock is plug and play. Sine wave is best, connecting simultaneously ... | |
| New Synergistic Master Fuse Fuses, the gift that won’t stop giving 😁 As it happens today I found a T4A SR Purple fuse and put it in my 10 Mhz Masterclock 12VDC power supply. Absolutely amazing. Maybe had something to do with a full loom of Purples. Except for my power cond... | |
| Power cord length I don't dispute these claims but I've never been in a position to compare two identical cables of different lengths. I can believe that PCs with built in conditioners are subject to improvement with length, but I don't want power conditioning PCs... | |
| SOtM dCBL-CAT8M - Is this the new reference in LAN cables? Oh, I was looking forward to your review of the SOTM Switch vs your present gear, especially to see what effect clocking the switch would have. | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? It's been quite painful reading your almost daily musings, but like a blind squirrel, I guess you'll eventually find a nut. There are many things that are non-negotiable if you want the best SQ and those things include: Use SR Purple fuses or be... | |
| (SEARCH) DAC HOLO SPRING 3 I expect you know that the Spring was discontinued about a year ago. The Musetec 005 is on par with the May and a single box solution. New at $3.2k or used at around $1700.00 USD | |
| Shunyata Delta or Alpha V2 NR vs. AQ Hurricane HC @audphile1 I have never compared the Dragon directly against the Hurricane but I was totally blown away when I was given a Dragon HC to audition for my power amp. Usually power cables offer subtle nuances of this and that but the Dragon is a comp... | |
| Shunyata Delta or Alpha V2 NR vs. AQ Hurricane HC @audphile1 When you crunch the Dragon numbers a 1m length is a relative bargain. AQ prices Dragon at 1m X price, 1.5m X 1.5 price, 2m X 2 price. AQ is the only company I know that does this and to me shows that the cable is actually worth somethi... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @debjit_g I have SR Purple fuses in almost all my gear and they are definitely the best bang for the buck. I am surprised that the Audiomagic M1 only offered a slight improvement, I was planning on trying one. I have a Powerhouse Zero 2 fuse in ... |