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| Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC The best DAC I have heard for under $10K was the Bricasti M1. It has great extension and creates a big soundstage. The PS Direct Stream sounded good when I heard a demo, but overall it seemed a little edgy/fatiguing. So I still prefer the Bricasti... | |
| Tidal vs. Spotify According to Pitchfork, Jay Z has offered to buy Aspiro, the company behind both Tidal and WiMP, and his offer of $56 million has been accepted by Aspiro's board of directors. I wonder how committed he will be to audiophile quality streaming? | |
| Behold Gentle G192 Media Player Wisnon, by your definition, a server has to have a large internal hard drive? I don't know of any audio piece that has that, as well as an internal DAC and balanced analog outs. To use Lumin, you need to set up a NAS, which is very easy to do and ... | |
| Behold Gentle G192 Media Player Audiolabyrinth,So you want to keep your amp, but replace your CD transport, DAC, and preamp with a single digital server with balanced outputs? I believe a Lumin server would fit that bill. Nothing else comes to mind, since most digital servers ou... | |
| Behold Gentle G192 Media Player Audiolabyrinth, the G192 is an integrated amp with DAC. I believe it can be purchased with "modules", including room correction and a media server. I don't know much about the media server module. Brett Mesler, my dealer at Audio 202 in New Jersey... | |
| Behold Gentle G192 Media Player I own it. It is an awesome piece that sounds superb with Behold speakers. I auditioned quite a few speakers costing up to $30K. I thought I would keep my separates, but felt that the G192 and Behold Tanara were very far ahead of anything I had pre... | |
| PS AUDIO PERFECT WAVE MKII I used it with a preamp, which I much preferred. Amp-direct, the DAC sounded a bit shrill and the soundstage collapsed. Even Paul McGowan, the head of PS Audio, who initially claimed amp-direct sounded best, ended up buying an Aesthetix Calypso an... | |
| Selling Aesthetix Pandora - What price? Well, a couple of factors are relevant: (1) digital equipment depreciates faster than most, if not all, other types of audio. That is working against you. (2) you have no sales feedback, so that is going to scare off some potential buyers, especia... | |
| TIDAL Lossless Streaming Service I liked the demo I heard of Tidal, but most audiophile music streamers don't seem to support it yet. I have heard that Aurender is working to provide access to Tidal through their servers. That said, I would welcome the chance to hear new music th... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Well, if the sound of the PS Audio Bridge is representative of what Ethernet has to offer, count me out. I thought the Bridge, which streamed audio via an Ethernet connection, sounded awful. The PS Audio Perfect Wave Transport was miles better in ... | |
| kaizer speakers reviews Kaiser Kawero are the best speaker I have heard. They are large with rear facing woofers, so maybe not the best match for a small room. But otherwise, they were truly exceptional both times I heard them. Too bad they only have one distributor in t... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Reading this thread has been very interesting, but I do wonder whether a Mac Mini, even if upgraded for audio, is an optimal digital source. Also, I have found that there is often an interaction between source and DAC that can makes the combo eith... | |
| Mad Scientist "NEO" Power Cord Review Jmcgrogan & Glory, such blasphemy. Magnetic conduction is a literal quantum leap for audio, and the $12K HFC "Ultimate" power cord surely elevates Rick to the pantheon of audio gods...move over Nelson Pass and Arnie Nudell. Oh, ye of little fa... | |
| Mad Scientist "NEO" Power Cord Review Lak, yes, I auditioned the LessLoss Reference from the Cable Company. Sorry I didn't post impressions earlier. Frankly, I don't think it quite competes with CH Acoustics. I didn't find music to be emotionally engaging when using it. It sounded a l... | |
| Mad Scientist "NEO" Power Cord Review I think this cord is good, but I am not quite as enamored as Ozzy. For the money, yes, it is good but I don't find it to be a "giant killer". The CH Acoustics X-20 is substantially better in terms of dynamics, resolution, soundstage, bass, and det... |