mitchb
Responses from mitchb
| Integrating headphone system Tape out works best for me. I had a balanced tape out with my X1 and I have balanced tape out with my XP-32. I don’t think that the XP-22 has balanced tape out but you could use single end rca tape out for HPA. | |
| What the Best Dac have you heard or owned. How could you tell it was that good. I have not heard expensive dacs in my system but my modded PS Audio DSD sounds good for a $3500 dac. I experienced my dac improvement with added mods and now fully upgraded with APS nickel transformers, VOCM mod and analog power supply board power... | |
| What are some of the better tuners out there? Swapping the fuse which came with the MD106T for a Synergistic Research purple fuse has improved the sound of the tuner very much. | |
| Opinions on PS Audio Direct Stream DAC (Mk 1) The Directstream dac Mk1 is excellent especially with the Jkrichards mods such as the APS nickel transformers, the VOCM mod and the external power supply going to analog power supply board which fits perfectly into the back of the dac. Highly reco... | |
| How often to restart my Directstream dac and PST transport? I don’t think it matters. I restart my dac and transport from time to time with improvements in sound. I recommend the Jkrichards nickel core transformers and VOCM mod. The improvement is more than subtle.I may one day upgrade my Directstream dac ... | |
| Audio Art Statement cables I do own and enjoy the Audio Art Statement cables but I wonder how another cable would compare. I find the power cables glorious and the signal cables are quite nice. It would be nice to try ultra high end cables but they would cost more than the ... | |
| Anyone else still loving Hales Speakers? My Hales T5’s speakers sound amazing. They are back from repair almost a year now. I love these speakers! | |
| Nice upgrade to Hales T5’s For fun I’ve been looking online at the Joseph Audio Perspective 2 speakers but at 25 thousand dollars I will stay with my modded Hales. The Hales are classic vintage speakers at this point and with the mods I have done to them are worth keeping. | |
| PS Audio Perfectwave transport still good? I got a Perfectwave SACD transport and it is working without flaw. I got a unit from a good batch. I am thrilled. The sound is very nice already and I only got it 2 days ago. | |
| Fuse Direction for Pass Labs Amp and Preamp My situation is that I am doing 4 components at the same time. Technically I should do one at a time and swap the fuse to hear which works best but I was hoping to just install the 4 fuses at the same time. Someone sent me a diagram in a different... | |
| Fuse Direction for Pass Labs Amp and Preamp Jason How you feel about fuses now people felt about power cables 25 years ago. People in fact do hear a significant difference between stock fuses and high end fuses. Why a little wire makes such a dramatic difference I don’t know but it does. It... | |
| PS Audio Perfectwave transport still good? After some research I read about many people having issues with the new PST. My gut instinct is to stay with my older Perfectwave transport as it has been working flawlessly for almost 10 years and it sounds good especially with my Audioquest Drag... | |
| Anyone else still loving Hales Speakers? I’ve upgraded everything in my system except for my Hales T5’s speakers which I had refurbished. I truly love these speakers! | |
| Anyone else still loving Hales Speakers? I am surprised that there is not that much love for these classic speakers. I suppose the fact that they rarely show up for sale says something. | |
| PS Audio Directstream Dac so many for sale? As it is there is only one DSD for sale these days. I took the advice of many and had my Directstream dac modded with the Edcor XS4400 transformers and I was lucky enough to get one of the last Jkrichards power supply boards. I am powering the an... |