mcondon
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| Empirical Audio Overdrive DAC: King of the Hill? Edorr, I would be interested in your comparison of the PWD to the Overdrive. I have only owned one other DAC, the Northstar M192, before I bought the PWD (now upgraded to the MK2 version). Sound quality is definitely much better than it was with t... | |
| Best Chinese Preamp for Bryston 7B Sts? The Mystere ca21 sounds fantastic. Brand new, it is $2300, but Kevin Deal at Upscale Audio may have a demo that he would sell you for less. He also likes the Mystere ca11, which is less expensive still.While I agree that the resale value on Chines... | |
| PS Audio PerfectWave DAC Upgrade Mrtennis, my experience is that the upgrade's effect on sound quality depends critically on which version of the firmware you install after the upgrade. The SD cards that are shipping with the Mk2 board contain firmware version 2.1.0. The sound wi... | |
| Headphone amp for Audeze LCD-2 'phones If you can stretch, the Eddie Current Super 7 is a stellar amp with the LCD-2. Very highly recommended.Woo Audio makes a very good, reliable line of amps. The Woo 22 is very good if you have a balanced source, although not at the level of the Supe... | |
| Help, Manley Mahi, Oppo-BDP93 My guess is that you would be much better off buying a decent preamp with an analog volume control than adding a separate DAC to your system. Digital volume controls are lousy in my experience and I have had little success going amp direct from a ... | |
| Mystere CA 21 Preamp Also, I purchased mine from Kevin Deal at Upscale Audio. Not sure why anyone has a problem with him. He seems like a straight shooter. He offers a return privilege on the Mystere. With most dealers of most other preamps, you own it once they run y... | |
| Mystere CA 21 Preamp The ca21 is a great preamp. I used to own an Aesthetix Calypso. Side by side, the Mystere has a wider soundstage and deeper, better quality bass than the Calypso. The Mystere matches the mid-range of the Calypso, the Calpyso's strongest attribute.... | |
| suggestions--power cords I have found Mojo Audio's Enigma to sound phenomenal with my digital source (PS Audio Perfect Wave DAC and Transport). Definitely worth demo'ing with your McCormack. I also like Fusion Audio Enchanter on my power amp. | |
| Review: Crimson R.M. Audio Cable R.M. Music-Link Speaker cable I use the Crimson ICs in my system -- they are world class, far better than other ICs I have owned (Purist, Gabriel Gold, Tara Labs) and demo'd (Cardas, LessLoss, a few others I can't remember anymore.). That said, I found Clear Day Double Shotgun... | |
| Clear Day Cables Speaker Cables Tristone, the Crimson Music Links and the Clear Day Double Shotguns sound almost identical from the mid-range on up. Both provide a very open, detailed sound without being fatiguing or bright. If you had sub-woofers, either set of speaker cables w... | |
| Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Any experiences? This is a new integrated, so I doubt too many people have heard it. You might want to check out the Modwright circle on Audiocircle, as there are probably some reviews there. I hope the amp works out for you. Modwright amps are not cheap. They get... | |
| PS Audio PWD MkII vs W4S DAC2 I would giver Walter Leiderman at Underwood HiFi a call, as he carries both the Wyred 4 Sound and the Perfect Wave DACs. (He also prices the Perfect Wave DAC very "competitively", so the difference in actual price between the two DACs is not going... | |
| Clear Day Cables Speaker Cables I also agree that Clear Day Double Shotguns are really world class speaker cables, regardless of price. I replaced a pair of Gabriel Gold Rapture speaker cables that cost me $1,200 used (the ones that everyone gushes about in another thread) with ... | |
| Why DACs have no BNC Digital In The two DACs I have owned in recent years -- the PS Audio Perfect Wave and the Northstar 192 -- both have BNC inputs. I always assumed those BNC inputs were included because BNC digital outs are more common on European transports than they are on ... | |
| Ayon CD5 or a super DAC with high resolution files I would avoid spending $8K on a digital source that you have not demo'd. Digital sources, no matter the brand, depreciate faster than other audio equipment, because transports contain moving parts prone to failure over time and innovation in digit... |