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| Advice for a usb dac How are you going to jump in? Streaming, cd rips, hirez downloads? Makes a difference as to your requirements. If not sure, as a starter I would stick to one of the under $200 USB only DACs. The AQD at $149 certainly fits. | |
| Moving up from the VDAC I am not sure what is to be gained upgrading a V-DAC with a sub $500 dac given a squeezebox touch as a source. Nothing against the touch, just that I have never listened to one. That said you might check into the Schiit Bitfrost dac, providing the... | |
| Dynaudio vs Focal vs Paradigm Why these if you have not heard them? What speakers are available to audition in Dallas? | |
| Pairing older NAD power amp with newer preamp +1 Bgoeller. Why not try the Schiit SYS for $56 shipped to your door? Otherwise, unless you are set on having separates, I would consider purchasing a quality line level integrated amp. | |
| Tubes for Jolida Fusion Preamp I submitted a further response on Friday which has yet not been posted. Yes Lowrider I had mistaken you for another, sorry. Anyway as an update I have decided on the following route:I have searched the web sites of TCtube, thetubestore, and Brent ... | |
| Conrad Johnson SC-1 Preamp sonographe Sell or fix? I would agree that the switch can be an easy fix. The value of this pre to you depends on the other components of the system it would be used in. The Sonograph line was the CJ budget target of that time. | |
| Tubes for Jolida Fusion Preamp Thanks all for the responses. I will check into the suggested suppliers. As an addendum, I am currently running a Bryston DAC-1 with Audiophileo 2 w/PurePower into the Fusion (Lowrider, I believe you also use the AP/PP converter ) The pre drives a... | |
| Where/How can I further improve PC audio quality? Is it that the sound from the computer is not equal to that from the 840c playing CDs and you are happy with the 840c when doing so? One issue is that you are streaming a lower resolution file from Spotify, therefore the signal from the computer i... | |
| Attachments for a Nad M51? New to Digital. Wait until you have had the M51 in house for a while then determine your need for an USB/SPDIF converter and/or re-clocker for the transport. | |
| NADM51 whit Ifi usb purifier or ifi usb converter I have also read that the M51 benefitted from outboard USB/SPDIF conversion. I believe the ifi purifier is an additional upgrade to the ifi converter. | |
| Integrated amps- Hegel H100 or Vincent SV-237? I had a Vincent 226MK integrated and loved it. Wish I never sold it. | |
| Earliest "MOST WANTED" gear My 1st high end system, purchased in 1970, consisted of Dual 1219 turntable w/shureV15 type II, Teac 4010s tape deck, Sansui AU555 integrated, and Pioneer DX63 speakers. Wish I had purchased Dynaco ST70, AR turntable and 3a speakers. Curently ha... | |
| My wife passed yesterday So sorry for your loss. And as Mrmb stated... | |
| Any comparison Bel Canto U-Link and Aidiophilo 2 As with Lewinski, I also have an audiophilleo2 w/purepower hooked to dac without coax cable. Very happy with this converter. Have not heard the ulink. | |
| Upgrade CDP, or go with outboard DAC? Both aforementioned opinions have merit. Depends on how one wants to configure ones system. However, I would buy a DAC and use the Arcam as a transport. Greater flexibility down the road. Both DACs you are considering are highly regarded. FWIW, I ... |