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| Ayon CD-2 sonics? thoughts? opinions? This thread is a bit stale, so maybe no one will see my question, which is how difficult is it to replace the tubes in the Ayon CD-2? I have heard elsewhere that the tubes are difficult to access inside the unit and therefore are pretty difficult ... | |
| Best HDMI Cable for Video I have had a noticeable improvement in video quality using the Supra HDMI cable. The Perfect Wave HDMI cable provides even more improvement, but is more expensive. I notice HDMI cables have a bigger impact on audio than video performance in my setup. | |
| looking for interconnect under 200 dollars Macdadtexas, are you being sarcastic? If not, your advice is just ridiculous. I would take a $5,500 VAC power amp, for example, with an Audio Art $200 power cable, over any $3,500 power amp with $2,200 power cable any day of the week. | |
| Help choose a preamp ... Belles & Wyred I would go with the Belles also. As far as W4S gear, the professional reviews are universally glowing. Impressions of actual owners (including myself) are a lot more mixed, to say the least. Of course, you could always try the W4S for a 30-day tri... | |
| AKG K702 cable upgrade You would get more responses if you posted your question on Head-Fi.org. I am not a believer in upgrading headphone cables. I own a pair of Sennheiser HD650s, I upgraded the stock cable to a Stefan Audio Arts ($200 used), and thought it sounded fa... | |
| Best Headphones in $500 range for Leben 300X I have not heard the Leben, so can't say what headphone will work best. I own HD650s and have listened to the AKG K701 at Head-fi meets. I have never been impressed by the K701. They tend to sound quite analytical, tend toward sibilance, and are r... | |
| Review: Resolution Audio Opus 21 Great Northern Sound Mod CD Player The Opus 21 has been out for about 5 years now. How does the GNSC modded RA Opus 21 stack up against some newer CD players that get rave reviews (e.g. the Ayon and/or Raysonic)? Also, Resolution Audio and GNSC are small operations. Are they able a... | |
| PS Audio Perfect Wave Transport/DAC experiences The DAC/Transport sound very good together. The DAC by itself used as a DAC/preamp (with other sources besides the Transport) is OK, but not great. Certainly, I thought my Manley Shrimp preamp + Northstar M192 DAC provided a much better soundstage... | |
| has anyone tried PS Audio perfect wave duo I own the PW DAC and Transport and would agree with general impressions. The combination of the DAC and Transport connected via HDMI/I2S creates an amazing synergy that makes for a fantastic source. This is the best redbook playback I have ever he... | |
| Just got the PS Audio Perfectwav DAC -- Amazing I am using the PW DAC straight into my amp, a McIntosh MC275. The DAC really shines with the PW Transport. The combination is astoundingly good, much better than with other digital sources and better than any other source I have ever used. I am no... | |
| Need RCA to XLR adaptor for digital cable.Help You might try the Monarchy DIP, which is sold on the "tweaks" section of Audiogon for $185. Its main purpose is to reduce digital jitter, but it also will convert a SPDIF to an XLR signal. You just plug a SPDIF cable into one of the units inputs a... | |
| DACs with volume control ? The PS Audio Perfect Wave DAC sounds awesome with the Perfect Wave Transport. Truly the best digital I have ever heard, and blows away my Northstar M192 DAC. The Perfect Wave has a volume control. I am using it without a preamp, as I find it sound... | |
| Is there such a thing as tube sound in a ss? I don't know what advertising genius ever got the words "digital amp" and "tube-like" in the same sentence. My experience is that digital amps have a unique sound, but are not at all tube-like. My Wyred 4 Sound certainly does not sound as good as ... | |
| Good "warm" CD player for $500 If you can stretch your budget or buy one used, the Eastsound E5 is a stellar sounding source for the price ($800 new, $500 used). Do a search on this player on Head-fi.org and you will learn a lot about this player. Bottom line is that it is chea... | |
| has anyone tried PS Audio perfect wave duo I think very few people have heard them, just beta testers. Their impressions on PS Audio's forum have been generally quite positive, with three caveats. First, the Transport/DAC supposedly sounds best on high-res formats that are not widely avail... |