mattzack2
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| Amphenol glass toslinks - First impressions Mike - I know what you mean. I am running my first one between my transport and my dac. It is beating any digital cable I have.I have a second glass optical that I am going to run between my Mac Mini and my dac. I have been enjoying the first glas... | |
| Valab NOS DAC Obbligato Bypass Caps Thanks Kenobi. That is the mother load of info on nodding this DAC. Have you modded yours? | |
| Best IC cabling under $1000 for tube system I just ordered a pair of Gabriel Gold Revelation MK2's and a pair of Amphenal glass toslinks.I hope to have these early next week or sooner, so I will be comparing these to what I have been using and let you know what I find out.Next on my project... | |
| What is the best integrated tube amp under $3k ? The Cayin is a very beautiful piece. It was a toss up between a Cayin and a Jadis in the end for me. | |
| Best IC cabling under $1000 for tube system At this point, I was speaking of all 5 cables for $1000. They are a couple of ways that I could modify that amount of cables ...If I eliminate the TriVista DAC on this system, I will only need 2 analog IC's between the Valab and the Jadis, and onl... | |
| Review: VALAB 8x TDA1543 NOS DAC DA converter Can someone verify the Obbligato capacitor that was mentioned i this thread? When I found a picture of the Valab DAC Obbligato mod, it looked more like an oil film cap instead of the .22uf cap mentioned.Can anyone suggest a source for the correct ... | |
| Review: VALAB 8x TDA1543 NOS DAC DA converter Phill-Really ? This will be my first attempt at swapping out discrete components in any audio equipment. I was a scope dope years ago and have built Dynaco Pat systems years ago. Would you be able to provide a good source for some Abbligatos, or p... | |
| What is the best integrated tube amp under $3k ? Thanks for the great observations. I put a tremendous value on the opinions of you folks.I will most likely try to explore other top end brands in the Chicago area. But after listening to your comments, I will probably have to look far and wide be... | |
| What is the best integrated tube amp under $3k ? Trelja-I bought a matched quad of new Russian Gold Lion KT88 and a few different 12ax7 with my latest and greatest being a matched pair of NOS French Mazda 12ax7s's with the silver anodes from 1962. Have you heard these before? They seem to make t... | |
| What is the best integrated tube amp under $3k ? Any idea of where I can audition VAC, Audio Note, Air Tight or some other top end HiFi in the Chicago area? As huge as this place is, it doesn't seem to have many tube equipment dealers that I have been able to find yet.... and a very big Thank Yo... | |
| Jadis DA30: fuse keeps blowing I still have not heard from Pierre Gabriel after about a dozen phone calls and emails. I am very surprised and very disillusioned about Jadis support.I am trying to get a recommendation for a Jadis service tech in the Chicago area. I did get a fin... | |
| Valab NOS USB DAC - First impression Well, it is really hard for me to tell the difference between the Valab and the TriVista DACS. Both sound very good. I may have too much new stuff introduced at the same time right now.I am going to try another experiment, taking both DACS at the ... | |
| Review: VALAB 8x TDA1543 NOS DAC DA converter I have had my Valab NOS DAC for a couple of weeks now and it is very detailed and accurate. It is 2:30 in the morning and I am playing a lot od cd's and also playing a lot of ITune files. The unit is not fatiguing in the least. I am very satified ... | |
| Valab NOS USB DAC - First impression Kenobi -I am going to temporarily replace my MF TriVista 21 with the Valab over the weekend. It should be a great test because I have some new gear that I have just hooked up and haven't gotten used to yet, even though it blows the doors off what ... | |
| Valab NOS USB DAC - First impression Well, I have been running it for 2 weeks now. It still sounds very good between my Mac Mini and my Jadis. It does seem to run pretty hot even though it is loaded up with a huge heat sync.I still prefer the sound of the Musical Fidelity when it com... |