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| Why does my DAC sound so much better after upgrading digital SPDIF cable? As was said above, what passes through the wire that we CALL a digital signal is really an ANALOG signal. It is subject to distortions. This video is a pretty good, clear and simple explanation of what can go wrong:https://www.youtube.com/watch?... | |
| Has Anyone Auditioned an LKS MH-DA004 DAC? @stray_catIt looks like you may not hear from Ric.I would read what he wrote to mean that the modified LKS is better than the unmodified LKS and that the modified Sonica is also better than the unmodified LKS. But I take that with a grain of salt... | |
| VPI Aries 3 - Funk Firm 3mm Acromat I agree with those who say don't try to improve on the super platter. You might try substituting a center weight for the center clamp and removing the washer--mostly for the convenience of just dropping it on. But that, the super platter and the... | |
| Oppo 105 D vs. DAC-transport combination. @ericjcabrera There are many roads to audio pleasure and we all need to decide when to stop playing with equipment and just remain with playing the music. It seems you have found that place, at least for the time being. You have discovered, seem... | |
| Oppo 105 D vs. DAC-transport combination. @ericjcabrera You have discovered, as have others, that the stock Oppo units are not the best transports. A possible next step, if you want to try, is to rip your CDs to a hard disk. It can be a small portable to plug into the Oppo. Not only mi... | |
| Outer Platter Rings @fedieHard to tell what you mean by "05 mm".I measured my ring to be about .01" thick at its thinnest inner diameter, the part which rides on the disk. That's about a quarter of a millimeter. In addition most LPs have a somewhat thicker part ou... | |
| A Dimes worth of Improvement I don't know what you're getting at here, but there is a big difference between a VPI center clamp and a VPI center weight. Which one do you mean? | |
| Cartridge alignment tool Generally agree with brf. There is no uniquely best way to set the horizontal tracking angle (HTA) for a pivoted arm. This is different than azimuth and even SRA where in each case there is a best position (even if it varies by disk for SRA). Ex... | |
| Aries 1 JWM 10 Tonearm replacement or upgrades? @brf may be correct; he usually is.My own experience is a substitution of the 12" 3D arm for an original on a very original 12" base. As I wrote above, I did need to change the original lower bearing for the "spike" now used. At its closest point ... | |
| Aries 1 JWM 10 Tonearm replacement or upgrades? As I did with my 12" arm, you can probably purchase just the 3D arm tube but you will also need a new lower bearing pivot point. The old VTA tower can be adjusted, pivoted on its base, to accommodate a slightly longer arm if that is necessary. T... | |
| add a Schiit EITR? I love this board. Not so much a user to user help function as a market. OP asks a reasonable question and the response is that I have something to sell you.As to the question, the answer is: probably not, and where did you ever get that idea? sh... | |
| Oppo 205 modification Sorry to be a party-pooper, but I think these kinds of mods (and the $1300 or more spent on them) are not a good way to find better performance. Much better IMO is to find a good performing separate DAC and let the Oppo feed it by spdif. That wa... | |
| A DAC that crushes price vs. performance ratio I find it extremely odd that a reviewer for a magazine, even an e-zine, would find it necessary or ethically appropriate to "push" a piece of equipment he reviewed--along, of course, with "pushing" the review itself. Many similar boards would not ... | |
| Has Anyone Auditioned an LKS MH-DA004 DAC? @smodtacticalThe upgraded Amanero board is excellent with its own power supply (though drawing about 5V from one of the 50W transformers). It also has two femto clocks on board.The Schiit unit is not at all comparable as the Amanero board is a USB... | |
| Has Anyone Auditioned an LKS MH-DA004 DAC? @hfaddict wrote "I’m quite happy with my purchase and can only hope it is as reliable as my Chord has been!"I think I've read just about everything written about this DAC, and with the help of Google in 3 languages. I have not yet read of anyth... |