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| Akiko Tuning Stick AC -- It IS Magic Bacardi,IC's from tuner to pre; digicable from Bryston BDP-1 to PS Audio DSD DAC; IC's from DAC to pre; IC's from pre to power amp; SC's from amp heading to speakers; power cables in Bryston, DAC, pre and amp, and from wall to Audience power condi... | |
| Akiko Tuning Stick AC -- It IS Magic Bacardi,I would sooner stick steel toothpicks in my eyeballs than venture behind my rig and its jungle of cables to change outlets, unless there is some major scientific breakthrough on the order of, say, the Higgs boson.Neal | |
| Akiko Tuning Stick AC -- It IS Magic Will be interested to hear, Shayne. I have not tried in wall outlet yet. Groovin' on it in power conditioner for a while, then will switch -- no pun intended.Neal | |
| Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC Thanks Ricred1 and Bill_K,I have ordered a few 2gb SD cards and will download and upgrade. as what I am reading says it is an audible improvement. Will report after this is done.Neal | |
| Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC 68pete,Whish PSA DSD upgrade are you referring to? When did it come out?Thanks. I am a huge fan of this DAC.Neal | |
| Akiko Tuning Stick AC -- It IS Magic I have substituted the Akiko Triple AC stick for the standard AC stick, and the results are transformative. The realism of vocals and instruments, especially acoustic I find breathtaking. I have not noticed any high end reduction -- perhaps some "... | |
| PSAudio Direct Stream or Bryston BDA/BDP2? Ricred1,Let us know how you like it. There is a Bryston BDP directory on one of the audio sites, I think AudioCircle, where there is a lot of valuable assistance both from Bryston (James Tanner) as well as Users. I can also help you off-line.Neal | |
| Should I switch to a preamp with balanced outputs I have a new preamp, VTL 7.5iii, with balanced and RCA options. I switched to balanced because the mfr prefers it. I cannot say I notice any improvement, to be candid.BTW, I have a Belles 150A Hot Rod in my 2d system and I LOVE that amp. Paired wi... | |
| PSAudio Direct Stream or Bryston BDA/BDP2? Ricred1,I still have a modded CEC TL-1x transport and have compared the sound of a CD played through the CEC into the PS Audio DSD, vs the same music as ripped CD (using DBPoweramp) through the BDP-1 to same DAC. The Bryston unarguably has greater... | |
| Stealth Vardrig Sextet vs. Purist Audio 20 Anniv GAREBEAR,First, the Sextet does nothing wrong; no aspect opf the frequency range is over or under-emphasized. The cable is neutral, transparent, lifelike and, most important to me, eminently "livable." By that I mean I have forgotten about it. Not... | |
| PSAudio Direct Stream or Bryston BDA/BDP2? I use a BDP-1/PS Audio DSD DAC combo and it couldn't be simpler and I couldn't be happier with the ease of operation and the sound quality.Neal | |
| Stealth Vardrig Sextet vs. Purist Audio 20 Anniv Have not heard the PAD's, but have lived with the Sextet (XLR) for a few years through several DAC's and would not dream of changing them.You cannot go wrong, IMHO.Neal | |
| Akiko Tuning Stick AC -- It IS Magic Bacardi,Perhaps try it in the wall outlet? See if that brings back your shimmer.Neal | |
| Akiko Tuning Stick AC -- It IS Magic I did not think the extension or crispness was attenuated or toned done; rather, I thought any stridency or sharpness was eliminated. Sort of like sand paper on rough edges.Neal | |
| Akiko Tuning Stick AC -- It IS Magic Will be interested to hear your impressions, jmcgrogan2. You are going straight for the gusto. Tooblue, as I mentioned, I can only speak for IMS. The Akiko did not do much in my BR system, but was a revelation in Main Rig.And Bojack, you obviously... |