mike_in_nc
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| Transport Question Digital theory shows that transports all are equivalent, especially with modern DACs that control jitter very well. However, my experience has been that transports make a large difference in the sound from any DAC I have used. Why do transports m... | |
| Scams on Audiogon (McIntosh Amps) If it’s too good to believe, don’t believe it! I had an unpleasant experience buying the cheapest NAD C 368 out there for a secondary system. When it came, the remote was defective & the seller completely uncooperative. PayPay eventually refun... | |
| Which NAS should I choose? As to NAS, the two firms that spend money on R&D and software development are Synology and Qnap. That’s why you’ve heard mostly about them. By reputation, Synology is easier to use and configure, while Qnap provides more hardware power for th... | |
| Decisive moments your your audio journey 1968. Heard a truly full-range system. Wow! Bass really helps hifi sound like music! 1989. Heard (and bought) a pair of Apogee speakers. Understood "transparency" for the first time. 1991. Heard really good digital (dCs) at a show. Found one cou... | |
| Your favorite Electrostatic, Panel spkr After posting the following, I noticed the thread was 2.5 years old! I assume the OP is set by now. I'll leave my post here, in case it's of interest to anyone. Has anyone experienced Muraudio electrostatic speakers? if so what was your impre... | |
| Schiit Loki Max? @stuartk - your spreadsheet reminded me of the "old days" for me -- 20 yr ago I listened mainly to CDs and owned a Cello Palette Preamp (which Schiit hints was the model for their new unit). When I open a CD jewel box, sometimes I find an index ca... | |
| CLASS D MONO AMPS buy ATMASPHERE MUSIC SYSTEMS @dill - Thanks for posting the photos. | |
| Schiit Loki Max? @stuartk - I'd also be interested in what you think of the Max if you get one. I have DSP in my system already through Roon, but a remote-controlled, quick-to-adjust analog EQ is tempting. | |
| CLASS D MONO AMPS buy ATMASPHERE MUSIC SYSTEMS Congratulations, Ralph. This is a great development. It would be nice to have photos available to those who choose not to participate in Facebook/Instagram. | |
| preamplifier after preamplifier? The miniDSP SHD works well, I can add from my own experience. So does the Anthem STR Preamp, which has similar functions and a nicer interface, but costs twice as much, lacks a streaming network input, and is currently very difficult to find. Oth... | |
| AKM makes the best DACs Thanks for posting the links. They say they are "preparing to resume the shipment of samples in 2022. ... Details will be announced in January of 2022." To me, samples means small quantities. Then, later in the article: "As audioXpress also lear... | |
| AKM makes the best DACs @milpai - I have been looking for an update on the AKM factory. Your post said, " The AKM factory is now up and running," so you seem to have found an update. Could you post a link? I imagine I’m not the only one interested in that development. Th... | |
| What are some of your favorite "COLD" songs? "Snowed In" by Albert Collins. The electric blues singer and guitarist tells a story anyone who lives in the North can appreciate . . . and makes some great sound effects with the guitar. | |
| preamplifier after preamplifier? @flemmingss - Sure, what you have diagrammed will work. It will give you the independent control of relative level that you want. | |
| Best place to use better xlr cable Shouldn’t matter. They both are line-level signals. |