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| Wyetech Labs Ruby Std preamp - any views? The Teflon caps made an enormous difference. The one criticism I had about the Opal is that it was a bit thin on top, especially on strings. The Teflon caps provided a much smoother, more full - bodied and natural sound. Strings sound quite "sweet... | |
| What is the best DAC under $3000 PS Audio PWD MkII. I have beem listening to digital since the Magnavox CDB 650 (the first 16 bit player), and the PSA is a superb piece. For the first time, digital doesn't do anything to bother me. This is a sweet machine.Neal | |
| Wyetech Labs Ruby Std preamp - any views? Has anyone compared the Ruby STD with the discontinued Wyetech Opal pre? I still own mine (with upgraded Solen Teflon caps) and I would sooner have my right arm pulled from its socket than give it up, unless the Ruby STD was notably superior.Neal | |
| Transport to Audio Research Dac8 Bryston BDP-1 or -2. This is exactly what you are looking for.Neal | |
| Weiss is so underrated Thanks, Levy03. Has taken years to put together, with a lot of trial & error, and just when you think you have it right . . . . If you can, try a pair of High Fidelity cables. I was skeptical, but they are the real deal.Neal | |
| Weiss is so underrated Dweinstein,How about my system, which you may or may not find impressive:Krell FPB 300 cx ampWyetech Opal preamp with Solen Teflon capacitors, Hi-Fi Supreme Gold Fuse, NOS 6sn7 tubes, Herbie's tube dampersBryston BDP-1 Digital Transport connected ... | |
| Weiss is so underrated DWeinstein,I have been listening to digital players since the first 16-bit Magnavox 650 came out and have upgraded as technology has advanced, so I think I have a decent idea of how DAC's should sound. The PWD MkII is a very high level DAC, both f... | |
| Best Amp for Timbre, Depth and Spatial Resolution? Geoffkit,To answer your question directly, a videophile certainly would want to see the specs and any videophile magazine test results before purchasing. And while not determinative, I always review specs on speakers, amps, pre's, CDP's and DAC's ... | |
| Best Amp for Timbre, Depth and Spatial Resolution? Geoffkit,To answer your question directly, a videophile certainly would want to see the specs and any videophile magazine test results before purchasing. And while not determinative, I always review specs on speakers, amps, pre's, CDP's and DAC's ... | |
| Best rock bass player jack cassidy of the Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna. Listen to any live Airplane album and you will hear how he unobtrusively drives the band intensely forward.Jack Bruce is a technical great, but when playing with Cream went off on his own path durin... | |
| Best Amp for Timbre, Depth and Spatial Resolution? Geoffkit,Yes, I think I follow! The reason the specs matter even if an amp or other component sounds good in a showroom is because that is a limited time audition in an environment different from your home, and anomalous specs may tell you there w... | |
| Isolation under Berkeley DAC2 Don't know about berkeley, but under PS Audio PWD MkII I use Black Diamond Racing Cones and they have made a substantial improvement in clarity and speed.Neal | |
| Best Amp for Timbre, Depth and Spatial Resolution? Geoffkit,It was Julian Hirsch (RIP), a highly respected reviewer for decades. He did not say that amps (or any other compnents) that measure the same, sound the same. What he did say was that if the measurements of two amps were very good and clos... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Yes, Glory, they did, but regrettably, I am back. (Perhaps I will write yet another book about it.)Seriously, I have not spent enough time listening to the CT-1E's between DAC and pre (where they replaced Stealth Indras) to take their full measure... | |
| DAC Recommendation around 2.5K Why not the PS Audio PWD MkII, especially if you had a good experience within the PS Audio family. You can easily find a gently used one within your budget. It will suit yiour needs and based on my experience with it, is a top notch, very versatik... |