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| Best tube dac available? there is a thread that is running now regarding the amr 777 dac. peerhaps that could be added to your list of candidates.agian your criteria of sonic excellenece is the salient fcator when considering what is the best sounding dac.there have been ... | |
| Do you believe in Magic? i think that i have found a concise definition of magic:any phenomenon for which there is no rational explanation.i reserve judgment of the effectiveness of a tweak after i have experienced it several times, because the placebo effect is alive and... | |
| warm digital cable mapman, you make an interesting point.however, what happens earlier in the chain--turntable/arm/cart. or cd source, exerts the greatest affect upon the sound of a stereo system. although, you can always get a conrad johnson mv 125 amp and have as ... | |
| Best tube dac available? my favorite 12au7 is the brimar with the yellow lettering.regarding tube dacs, again.as has been said many times there is no best of any component.however, there are two basic approaches for designing tube components. the classic tube sound, of wh... | |
| Back In the Day hi end audio equipmment is characterized by inelasticity of demand.it is more profitable to sell a few very expensive products than sell many inexpensive ones.as an entrepreneur, profit is usually the most cogent motivation.i suspect that such a s... | |
| Best tube dac available? i checked with a dealer of concert fidelity, who described the dac as a component which disappears. if this is so, it represents the modern tube sound.the original zanden, sounds more like the classic tube sound.so, unless one specifies a criterio... | |
| warm digital cable i use the original illuminati cable. my taste runs roward the classic tube sound. i also find the hdmi by harmonic technology on the warm side as an interface between the ps audio perfect wave transport and dac.the idea of warmth needs to be speci... | |
| Best tube dac available? hi teejay, does the concert fidelity dac use tubes ??what is the name of the website, to get information about the dac ??thanks. | |
| EE Minimax Plus DAC vs. Rega DAC regarding advantages or disadvantages of tubes in a dac.i think it depends on whether the tube is in the buffer or gain stage.it also depends upon the sensitivity of the circuit to changes in tubes.outside of subjective preference, it would seem i... | |
| Do you believe in Magic? a connotation of magic might be something which is perceived but has no objective basis.i don't believe that magic exists in the empirical world. i believe there are perceptions which cannot be explained, using scientific principles. either the pe... | |
| Worlds best DAC the advantage of a tubed dac is the ability to alter the sound by changing the tube. sometimes one prefers more or less resolution, a warm sound, or other presentation. having a tube , especially in the gain stage has its benefits. | |
| Best tube dac available? i believe audio research makes a tube dac as well as amr. i am not sure of the model names.regarding the zanden. i prefer the original zanden to the later versions. i find the original version more full bodied and more in keeping with the classic ... | |
| Do you believe in Magic? no one has defined magic. until this happens, non-elctronic tratments may have a rational basis and an objective explanation.pulling a rabbit out of a hat or other activities of a magician may be perceived as magic but upon analysis, it;s usually ... | |
| Ripping SACD vs regular CD i have two versions of a cd. the first is the original. then it was remastered as a hybrid sacd. i compared the hybrid layer with the redbook layer of the original cd and preferred the hybrid layer.so, it would seem intuitive that copying the hybr... | |
| Back In the Day if you have achieved a sound from your stereo that pleases you why replace components ? |