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| Best DAC you ever heard list. 1.Budget under 1k 2. Mid Under 5k 3. Cost no Object. in recent times i’ve certainly heard plenty of budget dacs and under $5k dacs that i liked at shows. lots of great digital at very reasonable prices. but i don’t have a feel for those dacs to identify the best ones. i’ve focused on more cost no o... | |
| What are your opinions of DSP's for speakers @phusis agree that DSP is more than room correction, and can be the right choice for an all digital DIY horn system, assuming you have the skills to execute it, where you have active crossovers. especially where you are using modestly priced dig... | |
| What are your opinions of DSP's for speakers DSP is a tool. it’s neither good nor bad. and can make perfect sense when it is the best approach to solve the problem. but DSP is not free. it costs musical essence. and there is the 2 channel case, and the multi-channel home theater case. they a... | |
| Is it possible to find a good DAC for under $50, 000? under $50k usd Wadax Studio Player hard to beat.... https://landing.wadax.eu/studio-player/ review by Robert Harley but truthfully there are plenty of ’good’ dacs under $50k, even well under $50k. but at around $50k up to much more the new Wada... | |
| What artists can you not get enough of? that J.S. Bach guy..... i have over 100 nice J.S.Bach pressings, and unlimited digital streaming files, and never tire of it.... | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? here is a similar thread i started 2 weeks ago on What's Best Forum..... How do you know when you are done? | |
| Mike's Barn. @jhconnor thanks John, for the kind words. i hope all is well with you and you are still enjoying your fantastic system. retirement is going well for me. don't work too hard. :-) | |
| Mike's Barn. you should host a listening party. Got a few records ready to go! Would love to hear how they sound on that system! @mswale you would be welcome any time you are in the neighborhood. and also fine to bring your records but i have plenty too. ... | |
| Mike's Barn. thanks everyone for the nice comments, and also for the more critical comments too, i don’t like to take myself too seriously. i’m just having fun. don’t be too tough on Chuck (MillerCarbon), this was his first video for his new blog and he was l... | |
| Favorite Album Cover (picture or art on the cover) "Revolver" is hard to beat. i was 14 years old and i was impressed when it came out. still am. | |
| Ken Fritz's $1M Dream System update i met Ken at audio shows a couple times and talked to him on the phone. he called me about tape decks a few times. we had some things in common as far as our desire for an ultimate room and hifi system. but his direction was different than mine. s... | |
| Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital agree with @lewm about what is considered jazz, and what is ’something else’ but maybe completely enjoyable. regarding jazz recordings that clearly demonstrate the superiority of vinyl, here is an easy one. low hanging fruit. ---my darTZeel 468 ... | |
| Looking for more advice on purchasing a new turntable. finding a solid Garrard 301 with a decent arm is always one great answer to that $5k turntable question. most of those have had loving homes, if you watch closely for a month or so quickly you will learn about them; one ought to pop up maybe not t... | |
| Paul Speltz Zero-Box Autoformer With Tenor OTL @larryi ok, you are right, i did not realize that was what an Auto-former did. OTOH the magic of the Tenor OTL is it’s singular purity and sparkle. why would you do anything to dumb that down? why bother with an OTL then? now 20 years later, m... | |
| Paul Speltz Zero-Box Autoformer With Tenor OTL in 2001-2003 i used the 75 watt Tenor OTL mono blocks into Kharma Exquisite 1D’s with a passive Placette RVC (remote volume control) and was fantastic. in my opinion i got zero degradation and the combination was very solid, without any frequency ... |