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| aluminum platter vs Acrylic not what I thought " I could foresee legal issues, however."Nonsense. | |
| aluminum platter vs Acrylic not what I thought "The best platters that VPI made were the lead ones. They had to stop making them due to the new environmental laws ( no lead) 20 years ago. VPI claims that these were better than all the others!"I don't think the disappearance of lead from VPI pr... | |
| aluminum platter vs Acrylic not what I thought FWIW the original VPI platter was aluminum with a lead insert. When that was replaced on the same turntable with acrylic, also with a lead insert, the review in the (then honest) Absolute Sound said that the original aluminum was clearly awful and... | |
| 9", 10" or 12" tonearm? Another advantage of a 12" arm is that once you set the correct VTA/SRA, it changes less with different weight records than does a shorter arm. | |
| Please Recommend Transport + DAC for $5K total @auxinputInteresting. I had a look at the Pink Faun and at the TNT review. You have to wonder why, though, it hasn't found much favor though it's been around for several years. I think that perhaps it may have been the recent and rapid improvem... | |
| Please Recommend Transport + DAC for $5K total @auxinput I'm experimenting ripping some CDs and sending them through the Amanero USB to I2S board to the LKS. The results are very promising. But I want to do more before I conclude it's not wishful thinking. But after all, the board is the... | |
| Please Recommend Transport + DAC for $5K total @auxinputThe LKS 004 uses a Crystek CCHD-575 femtoclock on its main board and two Crystek CCHD-957 femtoclocks on the upgraded Amanero USB to I2S board. The results using ripped SACDs sent to the USB from a hard drive through a lap-top are superb,... | |
| Has Anyone Auditioned an LKS MH-DA004 DAC? I would sell the Onkyo and buy a used Oppo 103. They're selling cheap ($2-300) on eBay. Then you can do everything you want (and much more) for a very reasonable price. And you can operate it all from your phone too. | |
| USB Cable: Oyaide, Cardas, Shunyata.... Does the Cary DAC require power through the cable or data only? That could make a difference in your selection of a cable. | |
| Has Anyone Auditioned an LKS MH-DA004 DAC? The manufacturer’s support page is at: http://www.mu-sound.com/about.asp?id=3The manual, such as it is, is at: http://www.mu-sound.com/files/MH-DA004.pdfTo use the Coax, Optical, AES/EBU or the BNC, there is no set-up, just plug it in. If that’s a... | |
| Has Anyone Auditioned an LKS MH-DA004 DAC? @jib222 It's been a while. Any word? | |
| Has Anyone Auditioned an LKS MH-DA004 DAC? @chayro - IMO properly designed it doesn’t have to be outboard. Whoever has written about the LKS finds it absolutely silent. That’s true of a number of others with large inboard PS, as well as preamps with large inboard PS, etc. I'm with you that... | |
| Has Anyone Auditioned an LKS MH-DA004 DAC? I have never maintained that this unit blows away anything. Frankly, I have no idea. What I do know is that this Chinese maker has just piled in a lot of quality parts and technology in a $1500 package, beyond anything, I think, that a known Ameri... | |
| Has Anyone Auditioned an LKS MH-DA004 DAC? In the gareneau post, someone was asking a question. You, however, were offing a sincere opinion. So I would respectfully stand by my questions.Anyway, I find it interesting that you think the LKS may achieve the sound of up to a $4000 DAC, but no... | |
| Has Anyone Auditioned an LKS MH-DA004 DAC? "My opinion, I sincerely doubt this [$1600 and then fully modded DAC] would be better than a Berkeley or DCS DAC. Not in the same league at all.Do you mean the $5000 or the 16,000 Berkely DAC; or do you mean the $11,000 or the $35,000 dCS DAC? A "... |