mtdining
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| Upgrade from Bluesound Node The PS Audio is literally one of the worst DACs I’ve ever heard. I admit, I’m spoiled by DCS Vivaldi, Rossini, Barton, but even the modest Ayre Codex is far better in every way (except no streaming). I literally can’t imagine a taste preference wh... | |
| Music that has a hold of me beyond understanding I must confess that I heard Lennon’s Let it Be in my early, pre-cynical teens. It is deeply held, close to my heart. That is mostly lyrics, for music, Angela Hewitt playing the Goldberg variations in one continuous sitting at Herbst theater, and t... | |
| Recommend me a DAC under 3k This topic is why I rarely visit here. The PS Audio is truly one of the worst DACs I’ve ever heard, and I just have to laugh whenever I see an r2r dac recommended - a technology dependent on multiple resistors being identical (not in this universe... | |
| WiFi Streaming Versus An Ethernet Cable Connection I recently replaced the stock wall wart on my router and cable modem with a linear power supply (for the second time), and was astonished at how big a difference it makes!! Much blacker background and noticeably better detail. Wired is better, at ... | |
| Streamer Selection - Thoughts Requested Please! Paradigm Prestige are awesome speakers. Your friend is not. Aurender is best for sound quality. Use your ears! | |
| Ethernet streaming The very best Dave are made by DCS, and they all stream. They made a “Network Bridge” for a couple years, which was an outstanding streamer, but they got tired of supporting third party DACs. I am excited that there are finally starting to be very... | |
| DAC Vibrations? I was shocked the first time I heard a good DAC put on an isolation base. As Mike above indicates, it is absolutely worth trying. | |
| Class A integrated amp recommendations When it came time to replace my 25 year old CJ PV 5 & Solid state amp combo a few years back, I lusted after an Ayre EX-8. As my wife let me know that was out of the question, I settled on a Luxman L-550AXII. ive continue to be quite happy wi... | |
| Pls help me decide Pass Labs X250.8 or Luxman M900u Pass amps suffer in bass, dynamics, and a lack of high end I normally associate with British sound, compared with Luxman, Boulder, Spectral, Ayre, which are all more lifelike. | |
| Pls help me decide Pass Labs X250.8 or Luxman M900u Nelson Pass’s heyday was decades ago. Pass Amos do not do well with difficult to drive speakers. The Luxman is definitely the better choice, at least based one driving Wilson Audio speakers. I can’t abide the B&Ws lack of coherence- the bruta... | |
| When Will the DAC Singularity Be Reached? The relatively inexpensive sacs have gotten much better, as has streaming and the associated control software in the past five years. Sadly, dacs which render human voice naturally (and piano, violin etc), have jumped from $10k - 20k and up. That ... | |
| Ayre v Hegel sound I’m spoiled though, I mostly listen to the AX-5 fronted by a Bartók Apex. | |
| Ayre v Hegel sound The hHegel is nowhere near as refined. Acoustic instruments will not sound nearly as natural. I couldn’t stand Hegel myself. It sounds coarse in comparison. Maybe more dynamic. If I only listened to Electronic music, with synths I was unfamiliar w... | |
| Mac Mini As A Streaming Source I’ve been a Mac fan since the late 80s. However, are extremely noisy! As I find Roon by far the best user interface for playing music, I went from discarded pc to Mac laptop to usb stick stuck into my Synology NAS as Roon core. Then I got an Ayre... | |
| Should I steer clear of class D amps I’d much rather listen to street noise than the 2d plastic garbage of any class d amp I’ve ever heard. |