mcondon
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| Bricasti M1 USB Smatsui, can you say more about the comparison of the Bricasti vs. the. PWD? What do you like better about the Bricasti? | |
| Weiss is so underrated Dweinstein, I have heard the VAC Statement 450 (driving some large Raidho floorstanders) and thought it sounded lousy, as did a lot of other people who heard the system. (It was the Sound By Singer room at the New York Audio Show.) And I have owne... | |
| Are the Crimson cables as good as they say The cable you want is Crimson, not Clarus Crimson. Austin Hifi is the US distributor, and they offer a free trial, I believe 30- or 60-days. I compared them to WyWires, Gabriel Gold, Cardas, and PAD Acqueous Anniversary when I was in the market an... | |
| Weiss is so underrated Dweinstein, glad you are happy with your DAC. As your posts make clear, it couldn't have happened to a nicer person. But a $100K system really is not "state of the art". Report back when you have $250K invested in it and we will all be suitably im... | |
| Crimson Speaker Cables? I use Crimson Music Link ICs. They are phenomenal. I demo'd Crimson speaker cables for about a month. I ultimately thought Clear Day Double Shotguns were significantly better. Both have great dynamics and soundstage, and the treble and mid-range a... | |
| PS Audio PWT software bugs Dhl, I have not had the problem you describe, but believe you when you say it has a bug. I guess my phone doesn't ring that much, and if it does, I just press stop rather than pause. Overall, I like the PW DAC & Transport quite a lot, but agre... | |
| Polk Audio Before I bought my current speakers (Sehring S703s), I owned a pair of Polk LSi9's. I thought the Polks were thoroughly mediocre. They replaced a pair of Infinity bookshelf speakers I bought in the early 1990s for $300. The Infinity speakers were ... | |
| PS Audio PWT software bugs I have never had this problem with either of my PWTs, both of which are 4-5 years old now. I upgraded the firmware about 12 months ago. Although PS Audio has had some firmware bugs in the past, I thought they only affected the usability of the Bri... | |
| Upgrade PWD MKI to MKII worth the investment? Yes, it is worth the investment. Bass and dynamics are much improved. Use firmware version 2.0.2, as the latest firmware sounds fatiguing to me. I thought PS Audio had stopped selling the MK2 upgrade, or only had a few kits left. | |
| Breakout DAC for 2013? I would spend your $1.5K on a used upgraded Perfect Wave DAC, with firmware version 2.0.2 installed, if you can find one at that price. It was once the flavor of the month, is not as much now, but still sounds quite good. Check out the DAC shoot o... | |
| Shootout: Raidho C3.1 vs Vivid Giya 2 I heard both of these speakers at the New York Audio Show last month.Andy Singer of Sound by Singer was exhibiting a Raidho floorstander, I believe the C3.1, powered by top of the line VAC preamp and amp. I thought the treble sounded somewhat hars... | |
| Interconnect cable, $150 max For headphone setup You can do no better than Clear Day ICs, which cost about $150. Moreover, you can try them for an extended period and return them free of charge if you don't like them. They surpass most of the brand name cables, including Cardas, Tara Labs, and P... | |
| Anyone going to the NY Audio show today to Sunday I agree that the vast majority of rooms were very expensive yet mediocre. The only room that really stood out for me was the LessLoss room, where I felt I was listening to and really enjoying music. I also felt the Coincident room was creating mus... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Lloydelee21, what I loved about the Kaiser Kawero was their wonderful natural tone and their spookily real soundstage (they created a terrific image that was deep and behind the speakers...with my eyes closed, I felt like the musicians were really... | |
| Anyone going to the NY Audio show today to Sunday I went on Friday and again on Sunday. I thought the best room was the LessLoss room, where a prototype digital setup and Pass Labs monoblocs were driving Kaiser Kawero speakers. I thought they were very musical with great tone and a deep soundstag... |