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| Transport Recommendations The best I have tried with all listed and some more. PS Audio Wave SACD transport ( newest) reads CD loads to file and plays off file. That eliminates jitter and the like. Sounds very close or better or as good as best streamer/server. | |
| Comparing streamer/DACs between $5-10k I believe the DAC is a more important choice over a streamer/server(computer) chicing the DAC will effect the sound quality more than transport/ Server | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend I cannot believe you are that naive to think someone or a few here are shells for retailers. End game DAC to stop all this nonsense. Any Playback Design DAC. I finally got off the DAC merry go round with one of Playback DAC’s. Playback is End Gam... | |
| Help choosing a DAC I have listen to so many different DAC’s my head hurts. 90 % of them are all linked by me in same class. OK but have different underlying sound problems. Not real sounding & colored or just plain dull and lifeless. Tube or SS makes no differen... | |
| DAC RECOMMENDATIONS PLEASE I believe a DAC is the next most important piece in your systems with speakers being #1. I like to get a betterDAC I buy used to let the markup and depreciate from normal retail. I can punch above my weight class buying used. Need to do your resea... | |
| Purchase on Audiogon arrived not as described Packing properly I believe is number one problem under 100 lbs. Over that weight you put boxes on a pallet and ship correctly and damage is at a minimum. | |
| Purchase on Audiogon arrived not as described Used audio business from private sellers really depends on network patrol and listing of previous transactions and sellers reviews on previous sales. To just list products and minimum support is like Craig’s List. Unfortunately unreliable and to b... | |
| Tube preamp for pass labs ? I found after many tried. CAT SL1 mk3 Line Stage with upgraded caps & wiring. Still sounds as good as any, that’s why it’s still around and a winner! Pass needs a great tube preamp to hear its resolve. The next positive surprise and very mus... | |
| Opinions about Daniel Hertz Mark is a businessman first, he does what HE feels best for his brand. It wouldn’t surprise me if he did go to China, he has hoodwinked us before. I believe even if sounds good, it’s not worth the 💵 you will spend. Mark is very influential and she... | |
| Preamp Shopping - Parasound, ML, McIntosh I still believe a CAT SL1 mk3 with upgraded Black Path wiring & Caps in 2018 Line Stage is as good as what’s out today. Ken’s gear drives many HIGH End systems with his amps & Preamps thru the many years he’s been delivering Reference Gear... | |
| Coincident Line Stage Mk II vs Audio Research ref 10 I have owned many tube preamps and I found Allnic is best sounding to my liking. A.R. to me is a little thin and CAT, NAT, Jadis, VAC etc better Audio Research. I find In tube usage in gear, transformers are the key component. Better metal in tra... | |
| WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR? I believe the manufacturers are big blame with the Huge increase in pricing products. Get rich and price it to wealthy people. Audio done correct is knowing how to combine gear to get its best out of your system. Not that different from Auto busin... | |
| XLR recomendation I have been down the cable rabbit hole. After years &💵💵 spent. I purchase used so broken in already and more cost effective. I settled on Acoustic Zen Absolute cables. Never looked back, can’t go wrong. Cables and gear are system dependent as ... |