metaldetektor
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| Looking for a DAC that's better than Mc C47 Im not familiar with the MC, but I’ve been very happy listening to the new Mytek Liberty 2, if you can push the budget up a bit. It’s 1300 to 1500 depending where you look and most places give you a 30 day demo. Do I prefer DACs in the 7k plus ra... | |
| Fleetwood Sound Company The story behind a product -- what's the design idea, who built it and where, etc. -- is part of why many people buy a product. Along with the aesthetics. Fleetwood certainly has a compelling story behind it. It certainly has an aesthetic that som... | |
| What cable companies make the best cables and sell them directly? I've liked DH Labs. Using Black Cat / Graceline and like that best -- all kinds of price ranges, starts at $299 I believe. If you want forgiving cable, Triode Wire Labs. Once I upgraded electronics, I found that TWL wasn't the best fit, it was a ... | |
| Network Acoustics Muon ethernet filtering system - Improving streaming sound quality @ghasley Would love to hear your impressions of the Grimm MU1, both with and without the Network Acoustics gear, once you have a chance to settle in with it. I have loved the Grimm MU1 digital output (through a Black Cat TRON AES cable) into a nu... | |
| Playback Edelweiss in the house Having not heard the Dream, I would have told you that the Edelweiss is the smoothest, most analog sounding DAC I have ever heard in my system. No hard edges, no digital artifacts (or so I thought) just liquid, analog sound. This is the limita... | |
| DAC recommendation in 5 to 10K range (At the risk of a repost - think I accidentally deleted my post, before it actually posted) You may want to look into a used Mola Mola Tambaqui. Many will tell you there’s a trade-off between having a fluid/musical/don’t-worry-lose-yourself prese... | |
| Mola Mola Tambaqui Roon vs Separate Streamers Yes, the Grimm updates are super simple and because they run FPGA, the updates are actually very meaningful. The most recent update took the Grimm to an even more remarkable level. So when you buy it, you’re buying into a company that’s committed ... | |
| Mola Mola Tambaqui Roon vs Separate Streamers @fastfreight the Grimm took me 2 minutes to set up. In many ways it simplified my set up, since it’s a server as well as streamer/renderer - in Roon terms, it’s both the core and the endpoint. The Grimm guys are working on their own software so fo... | |
| Mola Mola Tambaqui Roon vs Separate Streamers Short answer is yes. Once you hear it, it’s hard to unhear it. This is not unique to the Tambaqui, any internal renderer will be surpassed by a quality separate renderer. Highly recommend the Grimm (home demoed that combo). More life and engagemen... | |
| Too many choices for R2R DACS--opinions appreciated @cooper52 That is an excellent summary of the Sonnet and consistent with my experience of it. I know folks who actually prefer the old Metrum DACs, exactly for that reason -- less resolution, yes, but more fullness to the sound. | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers FYI that Steve G has a fun little O/baby review and interview with Devore up on Youtube. Interesting info on the dispersion pattern of the latest models. Sometimes less is more. | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers Thanks, @ghasley ... that price point comes in higher than expected, but maybe I should've expected the unexpected given where the global supply markets are these days...bespoke manufacturing ain't cheap, but I doubt this is a big money maker for ... | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers This thread is a treasure chest of pitch perfect speaker descriptions. Thanks @prof -- quite the body of work here! This thread inspired me to audition Devores myself, and I ended up with the Super Nines. I've been very happy with them. If anybod... | |
| Thinking Hybrid Integrated. +1 to @rick2000 amazing amp. With efficient enough speakers the smaller Riviera Labs 10w headphone amp may do the job, in a smaller form factor. The Levante is quite large… | |
| new Meitner MA3 hit the rack today No affiliation, but FYI that there's a listing here for a used Meitner MA3. They don't come up often. |