melvinjames
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| Looking for a vinylesk sounding DAC @barrista0611 .. I've not heard the Orchid so I can't comment on the sound quality vs. the Pagoda but I've had my Pagoda for 2.5 years now. I'll comment only on one aspect of the MHDT line, the Pagoda is the only DAC in their line able to process ... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Freddie Hubbard "Blue Spirits"Qobuz (24/192) | |
| What are you streaming tonight? @16f4 .. glad you liked "Faithful". Anat Fort Trio "And If"Qobuz | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Marcin Wasilewski "Faithful"A lovely morning listen via Qobuz. | |
| What are you streaming tonight? David Hazeltine Trio "Waltz For Debby"Qobuz | |
| Is 1990's equipment vintage? 20 - 100 yrs old is vintage. Over 100 is antique. | |
| Toslink Volume changes seem doubtful but clarity is another story. Some of us have found enough difference between glass and plastic to stay with glass. Also, my Lifatec cables handle 24/192 while the Blue Jeans cable (which is nicely made BTW) can only g... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers "Just Coolin'"Qobuz (24/192) | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Tina Brooks "Minor Move"Qobuz | |
| Optical Cable recommendations +1 for Lifatec. I have a couple of their cables and have used them on and off for years. Excellent quality. They easily handle 24/192, unlike plastic. | |
| R2R Ladder DACs or All in One Streamer Solutions Another option .. the MHDT Lab Orchid (TDA1541) is seeing a lot of love as of late and seems to be the darling of their line right now. I have the Pagoda (PCM1704) and couldn’t be happier with the sound quality. Have you checked out Sonore's Rendu... | |
| Distortion using Node 2i as streamer with Denafrips Pontus Dac I'd recommend looking at Sonore's offerings. I have the Node 2 (gen 2) and when I switched to Sonore's entry-level microRendu the increase in fidelity was an obvious improvement. Their newly-released microRendu sells for a mere $400. Moving up in ... | |
| Distortion using Node 2i as streamer with Denafrips Pontus Dac Excellent news! Hope it works out for you. Best. | |
| Distortion using Node 2i as streamer with Denafrips Pontus Dac See Alvin Chee post(s) on the SH forum in this thread, in particular post #629 (March 9, 2020) where he mentions a software/firmware issue:https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/denafrips-dacs.897934/page-26 Apparently others have had similar prob... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Alboran Trio "Islands"QobuzThis talented piano trio from Italy last put out an album in 2008. I thought they had disbanded but "Islands" landed last week. Interesting and well-produced. |