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| Eastern Electric's new tube DAC using ESS Sabre?? i have a reference recording 24/172 sampler and listened to one of the tracks, rachmaninoff symphonic dances, thru the minimax, mentioned in my review (audiophilia.com), which sounded stunnning, better than most other discs i have heard.according ... | |
| solid state vs tubes as i have stated before, my favorite amp is the conrad johnson mv 125. i am convinced that there does not exists a solid state amp that comes close to the cj.i don't own the cj. i own a pair of vtl deluxe 120s.based upon the comments so far , i am... | |
| Eastern Electric's new tube DAC using ESS Sabre?? hi mike:i did briefly hook up a tube preamp but did not notice much of a difference in performance, so i discontinued its use and did not mention it. | |
| Eastern Electric's new tube DAC using ESS Sabre?? in addition to the fact that other parts affect the performance of the dac, haveing a 32 bit chip does not guqrantee superior sound. there are other dacs using 32 bit chips, that may not outperofrm dacs having 16 or 24 bit chips.i liked the minima... | |
| Eastern Electric's new tube DAC using ESS Sabre?? i recently reviewed the dac on audiophilia.com.i welcome your feedback. | |
| solid state vs tubes as i have said, a decent ss amp--200 watts or more elicits bass frequenecies that are remarkable.i haven't tried many ss amps, but i have treid a 300 watt class a--phenomenal bass, called the Jaton, i have tried roger sanders ss amp (i don't remem... | |
| Ess Sabre Dacs my review of this dac appears on audiophilia.com. i welcome any feedback.i may sell my ps audio perfect wave tdac, but i shall try a copper hdmi cable before taking such action.it is a great product. i have experimented with digital cable and don'... | |
| solid state vs tubes when i use my vtl amp on the magggies the treble and upper mids are well behaved. so, i conclude that it may be clipping issues or the solid state transistoritis in the treble when mated with panels, when playing loud, for me over 85 db is loud. | |
| solid state vs tubes i am using quad esls and a magnepan 1.6.the problem , i have stated is that most sss amps produce a treble response which sounds fatiguing at volumes exceding 85 db.of course, the magnepan's base is optimized with some ss amps, but the quasi ribbo... | |
| solid state vs tubes i have a tube amp which is somewhat unreliable--the vtl deluxe 120s. i was thinking about the possibly replacing it with a ss amp.i have auditioned and owned some and have not enjoyed the upper mid range and lower trblr of these amps.i posed the q... | |
| Perfectwave Dac - computer audio options i own the ps audio ps\wt and pwd. i also own ps audio's most expensive hdmi cable. i find it my least favorite interface.i also have the ess sabre dac (minimax dac). for the price, it is a much better value than the pwd and gives it a run for its ... | |
| SA11 S2 SACD player. I'm listening to more CDs i owned the marantz sa 11 s2, sold it and will buy the minimax dac with the sabre chip and tube gain stage.the marantz is dry sounding.before i sold the marantz, i lent it to a friend. i have a tube based system and he has a tube pre and ss amp.he... | |
| PS Audio PWT / PWD digital connection i own the pwt and pwd.i have used hdmi, but it is not my interface of choice.yes, you can connect the hdmi cable to the i2s digital input of the pwd. try it, you may like it.i own ps audio's top of the line hdmi cable but i don't use it. | |
| The Hub: Just how bad is it in high end audio? a manufacturer with one or two employees, who stocks no inventory and fills orders as they occur, and who has another source of income can remain viable indefinitely. | |
| PS Audio PWT / PWD digital connection i own the ps audio combo. the hdmi connection with the cable supplied by ps audio is fatiguing. i would not recommend it.there is no bnc input. |