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Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Hey all. I have a pending review on Enjoy The Music for the new Lampizator Golden Gate 2. I’ll post when it’s ready to be published. I have also added a VPI HW40 turntable with Lyra Atlas cartridge to my system with a set of Crystal Cable CrystalC... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
I need to rip all my cd’s as well. Sorry for the minimal posts. Been so busy. I had had a special treat. Sort of ironic to post on this particular thread. But I was given a tour of VPI record player and cleaner manufacturer. Mat and Harry were gra... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
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Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Quick update. My affiliation with Twittering Machines was greatly exaggerated. There were a few specifics which, apparently, had not been worked out and we are putting it on long term hold for now. Sorry for the incorrect report. I will, however, ... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
I am an admitted newb on the professional end. My hope is that I will be able to continue posting reviews with the same honesty, integrity and accuracy I have posted here all these years.And thank you!! 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
I’m sorry but the Naim/Linn comparison never happened. Snowed in that day. I have solidified relationships with several print and on line audio review publications. I am elated to announce I will be working with Twittering Machines!https://twitter... 
Merrill Audio ELEMENT 118 on Tour
Hi Viber6. There is always a place for tube gear; a system is the sum of its parts. But there are no hifi’ish aberations with Merrill gear. Hey Merrill.... when is the 114 coming out? 🤔 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Hi all. Sorry for the forever no post. Work has been insane and the family. Everything has been pretty stable system wise, and I haven’t had much of a chance to hear anything new other then Merrill Audio’s new 116 and 118 monoblock amplifiers; whi... 
Merrill Audio ELEMENT 118 on Tour
Sksos- I also owned the Veritas and they definitely were power cord sensitive. My comment is based on Merrill’s statement that the power supply in the 116 and 118 is immune to power cords. I have personally not tested that statement. I’m a big fan... 
Merrill Audio ELEMENT 118 on Tour
I just had someone message me through my Audiogon thread asking me to comment on the difference between a Rowland 625 S2 and the Merrill 116. Here is my response:Wow. Totally different beasts. Opposite ends of the solid state world. Roland is know... 
Merrill Audio ELEMENT 118 on Tour
Hey George. Don’t forget it runs cool, is essentially immune to power cords or conditioners (Merrill can clarify) and has a noise floor lower then the Marianas Trench. 😇 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Jh901- i agree. I have a Shunyata Denali for my front end rack and run my amps direct into the wall. I use all Shunyata Sigma PC except from Denali to Preamp. I use an Enklein DAVID for that. It’s amaizng. My room uses the top level DTX-D-NCF Furu... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Working for a while on getting some in to audition. It’s hard getting the real high end stuff into my room without just buying it. And because my evaluations (not really reviews) are brutally honest, compare one to another, and pick a “winner” man... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Sorry. I have not.  
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
David - no sane person (of which I am not one) would constantly change dacs like I have. But this thread discusses the only part of a hi end system whose technology actually affects a discernible change in advancement within a brief time. Thus, in...