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Dumb Question: How do you insert a youtube video in a post.
@elliottbnewcombjr  @millercarbon  Thanks a bunch for the info.  Didn't think it would be so easy.  
Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC
@wharfy  I've been reading with pleasure about your CD experience on the Pro-Ject thread.  Looks like you're having a good time.  I write in response to your venture into CD burning.  I think you'll find that a very interesting voyage.  I wrote e... 
Musician pegasus DAC or Denafrips Aries 2
@soix  Yes, the Pegasus is cheaper than the Pontus because it's made cheaper.  Much cheaper.  Half the cabinetry.  Half the power supply.  Just for openers.  And as for the resister ladder: Is it the same?  How do you know?  Just because they loo... 
Review: Holo May (L2) DAC and the Musetec Audio (LKS Audio) MH-DA005 DAC Compaired
@agentwja  Thanks for the kind words.  There are many fine DACs out there at all sorts of prices. I'm sure you'll find something suitable.  There are many folks around here who know much more than I do.  Don't hesitate to ask if you need to.  Hap... 
Musician pegasus DAC or Denafrips Aries 2
@soix  Well, your DAC may be "built like a brick sh*thouse" and it may sound OK.  But as for your ridiculous comparison with the Denafrips Pontus, I'll just inform you that for one thing the Pontus has a far more serious power supply, really supp... 
Musician pegasus DAC or Denafrips Aries 2
The Musician company may be one you want to be careful of   Apparently, they don't just lend a product for review to youtube reviewers, they give them the DAC to keep.  That's way outside the norm.  Perhaps that helps to explain the nothing-but-pl... 
Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC
@agentwja You write of the possibility of getting an R2R DAC and a chip DAC to compare. If you look around you can see that it’s been done here by two fair and credible audiophiles with no commercial interest in either. Moreover it was done with ... 
Anybody here listen to Mahler?
As someone wrote, with each of Zander’s recordings with the Philharmonia Orchestra (on Telarc) there was included a separate disk with lengthy explanations of history, context, his conducting choices, examples of other conductors’ choices, example... 
Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC
@jc4659 Nice post. You’re not the first to write of a WAF for this DAC, though we might have to redefine WAF. As you have only 40 hours on the DAC you have a lot to look forward to. With a CD player that might not be operating at its best, you ma... 
HDMI audiophile cable
If you feel the need to spend money go ahead.  But your DAC already has a circuit to convert from USB to I2S which is exactly what the Singxer does.  In other words, it duplicates exactly what you already have.  Unless you have reason to believe i... 
Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC
Well, the Musetec DAC must be reaching an unanticipated level of acceptance so that its name is now being used to shill for a competitive, virtually unknown, product. As for the competitive product, it seems actually to be aimed at the Holo Audio... 
Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC
Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for a Great New Year to all. @arafiq  Thanks for the kind words.  All of these are terrific components.  You were lucky to find a used one in good condition because they are all considered to be keepers.  I didn't l... 
Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC
I said in response to an earlier post that I would look into possibilities other than Shenzhen. I have a lot of experience buying from overseas. I did inquire with Shenzhen as a potential customer and asked them about their return policy telling ... 
Need help understanding USB cables
You can test easily to see if your DAC requires the 5V power from the USB cable. You can block the 5V line (pin one) of the USB A plug with a small piece of card stock. The system will either work or not. If it works then the construction of the c... 
Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC
@fl_guy And I liked the 004 with a Schiit preamp. But when I went to a much better preamp, I liked the 004 even better. Somewhere in an audio system, unless it is exquisitely matched, there will be the limiting component that will curtail the SQ...