mdalton
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| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? Whoa!! So your permanent system will have 4+ different MC choices? Kid in candy shop scenario! | |
| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? @lalitk Very exciting. Are all pieces, including Fuuga, loaners, or have you made (some) decisions? | |
| List Of Small Company Tube Amps Trafomatic? Margules? Triode Corp (Japan, not Triode Labs, Canada)? | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? @mike4597 oh, and on your specific request re other streamers at or below your budget (full disclosure, of my 5 current streamers, 2 are the Zen Stream and the S2 Ultra): Other units I’ve considered in the $1000 or under price point include Prim... | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? @mike4597 Yeah, sorry for pyrotechnics. several of us obviously have a history that can get in the way of helpful feedback. Here’s an interesting take on streamers in the context of their functioning as DDCs, which I hadn’t really thought of be... | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? @soix Gosh, now I know how Galileo felt. | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? @soix I know this is tough for you but let’s try to get back to substance. You argue that my advice, consistently supported by my own listening experience, science and data, is bad, useless and pointless. Honestly though, my views are in the m... | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? @audphile1 so you just compared me to a pig? ok,whatever. But see, unlike you, I’m not trying “to prove that you’re wrong”. Like you (and you know who), I think I’m right, but I’m always willing to acknowledge the possibility that I’m not. So... | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? @audphile1 So let’s recap: -some dude comes onto thread and tells OP he’s getting bad advice from everyone else, needs to up his game to streamer this dude has -turns out streamer this dude has had same electronics “in the signal path” as Op’s... | |
| dCS Bartok Apex vs McIntosh DA2 - Trouble Hearing the Difference @jastralfu pretty sure my theory is right (it’s the DAC spec). look at Mcintosh-provided specs on MA252, which doesn’t have a DAC. There, for “SNR -Power Amp Input” they show an “N/A”. Regardless, you don’t really need - or want - to reconcil... | |
| dCS Bartok Apex vs McIntosh DA2 - Trouble Hearing the Difference @jastralfu here’s a link that gives some insight into the testing regime at HiFi News: PM bio | |
| dCS Bartok Apex vs McIntosh DA2 - Trouble Hearing the Difference Paul Miller of HiFi News is one of the most respected people in the industry. Has been doing measurements on gear on his custom modified test equipment for years. His stuff is by far the most reliable and consistent in my experience. You should... | |
| dCS Bartok Apex vs McIntosh DA2 - Trouble Hearing the Difference @jastralfu lab reports section, reads wtd S/N ratio (DAC/Amp, 0dBW) 111.0dB / 87.4dB | |
| dCS Bartok Apex vs McIntosh DA2 - Trouble Hearing the Difference If you think about signal-to-noise ratio as a proxy for how resolving a piece of equipment is - recognizing that this may be an oversimplification, but useful nonetheless - then the attached HiFi News review might provide insight: McIntosh MA 950... | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? @soix so that’s “no capeesh”? |