markcdaniel
Responses from markcdaniel
| Pass amp paired with audio research pre? Why not pair a Pass pre with the Pass amp? Both are excellent pieces of equipment and should match well. | |
| PS Audio Perfect Wave DAC upgrade to DSD? My .02 would be to address the speakers before upgrading the DAC. Assuming your speakers really are the weak link (you said they are, so I’ll accept that), you will get much more bang for your buck by upgrading those or investing in room treatment... | |
| Any cable delivers more bass than Cardas Golden Reference? Moon Audio Black Dragon cables might be a fit for you. I use two meter runs from PS Audio M700 monoblocks to Focal Electra 1028Be speakers. The Black Dragons are warm without losing any detail. Drew at Moon Audio will custom make just about anythi... | |
| First Post- what not to do Don't reverse the phase of your subwoofer while music is playing | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese DreamJethro Tull - AqualungAlice In Chains - Dirt | |
| Under $3K streaming dac suggestions, Roon Ready? +1 on the Mytek. I used a Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ in my main system for quite some time before swapping in a PS Audio DirecStream DAC. I still use the Mytek in a secondary system. It is a very clean sounding DAC with lots of useful functionality th... | |
| Tidal vs Hi Res Files vs CD vs “Netflix”. My test. Incredible! @OP the UltraRendu is dead quiet and streams pretty much any resolution you can throw at it without any kind of conversion (of which I am aware). I don’t know that the CIAudio LPS made a huge difference, but I like to tell myself it did:) | |
| What were some of your early Hi-End audio gear/influences? My passion began around 1989 with a modest pair of Yamaha full range speakers with big 12” woofers, a modest Yamaha stereo amp and a Sony CD Player that I begged my dad for and he saved for months to get me for my birthday (we were a blue collar f... | |
| Tidal vs Hi Res Files vs CD vs “Netflix”. My test. Incredible! I currently use a Sonore UltraRendu with a CIAudio LPS feeding a Mytek Brooklyn+ DAC from Roon and Tidal in one system, a Roon Nucleus feeding a PS Audio Directstream DAC in another system and a Roon Rock i7 NUC that I built just feeding a Yamaha ... | |
| buyer question @viridian Sorry to hear that. Audiogon has made me whole on two fraudulent buyers, so I feel pretty good about their service. YMMV. Cheers. | |
| buyer question @viridian They still are on US Audio Mart. I have had success there as well, but I generally find the Audiogon community, experience and support worth the extra coin. | |
| buyer question As a counterpoint to the “if the buyer doesn’t want to pay fees or send me a check then screw em” mentality, let me offer that as a highly rated seller on Audiogon, I always bake the fees into the price as the cost of doing business. If the fees ... | |
| buyer question @Admin - thanks for weighing in. It would be good for the group to get a ruling from you on OP’s question. It would provide a lot of clarity for all. Thanks. | |
| buyer question A seller agrees to the terms of the service, in this case Audiogon, prior to listing. Conducting transactions outside of Audiogon after using Audiogon services to sell your item is 1) against the terms of usage and could/should get you banned 2) u... | |
| what is it in audio that you dislike most? I concur on snobbery and would add trolls on the forums. My least favorite para-phased scenarios that chap my hide -“You asked about component X, but let me impart my sage like wisdom upon your pitiful brain by telling you how component y sucks so... |