mitch2
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| I want to use the Tidal music service but my dac I need a less complicated, one box solution.Grannyring, The Antipodes DX I am using is an outstanding sounding one-box solution that is extremely easy to operate. Once you start ripping your CD library by simply putting the disc in the slot at the... | |
| Metrum Pavane NOS DAC only one person has this dac in the world?Yep, just me, at least on this forum.The rest are probably listening to music and enjoying their DACs.Unfortunately, I have not listened to dozens of high end DACs and have not compared the Pavane directly... | |
| Metrum Pavane NOS DAC only one person has this dac in the world?Yep, just me.The rest are listening to music and not hanging around on this forum.Unfortunately, I have not listened to dozens of high end DACs. The last disc player I owned was a very high end player from... | |
| Metrum Pavane NOS DAC Sorry George, I couldn't resist :~) | |
| Any comments on DAC directly to Power amp with no Your amp is reported to be a very nice sounding Class A design. However the 42K ohm input impedance is IMO on the fence for going DAC-direct. Not bad, but higher would be better.If you look at the threads about passive vs. active preamps you will ... | |
| Metrum Pavane NOS DAC Your thread got sidetracked while they were talking Schiit | |
| Looking for really fine cables at really low price Belden IC's have continued to sound clear and clean but with a rich and natural tone throughout the frequency range.Thanks Jetrexpro for the clarification. That is pretty much what I look for in all my components and cables so I look forward to fi... | |
| Looking for really fine cables at really low price Grannyring and Mikirob, the 6-foot long SCs are already constructed using Cardas GRS spades. They were burned in for over 2 days on the Audiodharma cooker and then for another full day in my system with Ayre's Full Glide Tone. They sound very good... | |
| Looking for really fine cables at really low price After Six days the extra warmth has gone away.Please explain "extra warmth" since I thought these IC cables display an inherently warm midrange similar to the WE speaker cables. I have the speaker cables in my system now and I am trying to find ti... | |
| Looking for really fine cables at really low price A tightly twisted, tinned copper pair in rubber with a braid shield that is not at all spaced away from the conductors....I can hardly wait.If it sounds as good as you say, and beats what I am using, I will have to give up being skeptical! | |
| Looking for really fine cables at really low price After 24 hours of Ayre's full glide tone they now sound even better. Stranded and tinned, with a rubber('ish) dielectric....who wouldda thought? | |
| Looking for really fine cables at really low price After two days on the cooker the WE16/14 star-quad bi-wire speaker cables are now in my system.They sound pretty darn good. I am not really surprised since I know you guys have pretty good ears but sheesh, I could have saved a bundle on speaker ca... | |
| Metrum Pavane NOS DAC IMO, leaves nothing on the table.Bass is an area where the Pavane is noticeably better than the Hex. Through my big DNA-2 Signature amp, and Aerial 9 speakers, bass is full, deep and detailed.On another topic, any of you compare the Totaldac USB c... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Why did you choose the Antipodes over an Aurender?As it shakes out, those would be the two companies I would look at if I were looking to purchase something today. I looked into a few others but found reasons not to pursue them. I like the minimal... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt, if you are using your digital set-up 75% of the time in your speaker auditions, IMO you should consider replacing the Mac mini with a dedicated audio server before making your final decision on speakers.The difference between using a tricked... |