mitch2
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| Open baffle speakers My only experience was owning Alon V MkIIs, which were like the Qualio IQ - sealed box woofer under an open baffle with mid and tweeter. I never got used to the sound and sold them after a couple of years to happily return to box speakers. The ope... | |
| Any audiophile use computer (MacBook) as your audio streaming source? @oberoniaomnia "Could it be that the DAC in the streamer is better than what you used when using a computer as file source?" I have owned multiple streamers, from folks like Metrum, Antipodes, Sonore, Mojo Audio, and Small Green Computer, and... | |
| Any audiophile use computer (MacBook) as your audio streaming source? At under $1K, as previously recommended. Can be used as a stand alone streamer or as a DDC with your computer. | |
| Six DAC Comparison @stuartk "We are talking about the law of diminishing returns here, no?" I would not argue with that. IME, the relationship between cost vs. performance is more logarithmic than linear. As you move along the curve, it begins to take more mone... | |
| Any audiophile use computer (MacBook) as your audio streaming source? They are all computers, but some more optimized than others. If your preference is to use your MacBook, and not switch to a purpose built streamer, then inserting a DDC in front of your DAC for galvanic isolation and reclocking could provide noti... | |
| Six DAC Comparison I didn't include the Weiss DAC204 on my list below because of the low'ish price and because I haven't heard that much about it. I do however like the simplicity, and that you have a choice of 88.2 or 176.4 kHz sample rates, which are multiples of... | |
| Six DAC Comparison @bgross - Here is a list to get you started on currently popular $4K’ish DACs you could compare. One is over the range and one below, but the others are pretty close to $4K. Canor DAC 2.10 $3,999 Linear Tube Audio Aero $3,950 Mojo Audio Mysti... | |
| Six DAC Comparison @brbrock - SMc Audio uses chokes in their outboard “Power Station” for the VRE preamplifier, which is the same power supply they used for my TLC-1 SE. You can see a picture on page 4 of this review. | |
| Six DAC Comparison SMc AUDIO DAC-2 GT-24 SMc Audio DAC-2 GT-24 Reviews 6moons – SMc Audio – McCormack UltraDac, by Francis Baumli Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity – McCormack Audio Digital Drive SST-1 and DAC-1, by John E. Johnson Jr., Editor-in-Chief, 1... | |
| Six DAC Comparison @wig -Thanks for the cable list. I have never tried Grover Huffman cables of any type but I know many like them and believe they offer a good performance to price ratio. I have not gone too far down the road of digital cables but I have tried a... | |
| Six DAC Comparison Sort of. The Mojo DACs and Aero are all R-2R DACs while the Merason is a hybrid Delta-Sigma, so there are fundamental differences in the conversion that are not surprisingly audible, IMO. The differences in the sound between the Mojos and Aero ma... | |
| Six DAC Comparison @soix - Not planning a big reveal at the end, but maybe a couple of comparison comments. I will mostly let the write-ups stand on their own. Regarding the Merason and LTA Aero, they are both DACs but otherwise somewhat apples and oranges. The Aer... | |
| Six DAC Comparison MERASON DAC1 MKII Merason DAC1 MkII Reviews Twittering Machines – by Michael Lavorgna High Fidelity – by Wojciech Pacula The Ear – by Jason Kennedy HiFi-IFAs – by Falk Visarius Low Beats - by Holger Biermann Part-Time Audiophile – by Marc... | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? @tkrtrb125 - Have you seen Tedeschi Trucks Band before? Was it a good show? @boxer12 - Darn, I missed Phish in GR. Billy Strings too. | |
| Six DAC Comparison @brbrock - This review of the Mystique EVO shows a good image of the insides of the full-sized chassis that was used through the EVO Pro model and changed to the narrower but longer extruded chassis first used for the Mystique X. You should be ab... |