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| Blue Moon Award for Burson Audio's new DAC/Preamp Congrats for your ability to understand anything Srajan says in a review. I find his writing impenetrable. Idioms within idioms, and if you are not an audio engineer, there is no chance . . . .Neal | |
| Modwright sony xa 5400cd I had stock player burned in for a couple hundred hours. I really wanted to love it but it was just too "slow." While it was easy to listen to, I found it did not even sound better than my 2004 Dodson 218, and certainly not even close to W4S DAC2 ... | |
| Help with my first DAC under 2K. W4S DAC2. May be your first and last DAC for many years.Neal | |
| I have three digital sources W4S DAC2 will accommodate all your sources and perform admirably. I strongly suspect you will consider it a major strive forward in audio quality and versatility.Neal | |
| Reimyo DAP777 or Dodson 218 ? I owned a Dodson 218 for many years and it is an excellent DAC. However, time has passed it by and I sold it for a W4S DAC2 and the improvement in all areas is enormous. This is the way I would go if I were looking for a new DAC.Neal | |
| Less Loss Blackbodies your experience? I have tried all the big name PC's and think LessLoss PC Sigs are among the tops. dead quiet, very smooth, tighten up bass, greater clarity and naturnall overall. Right up there with Valhallas and Elrod Statements.Never tried BB's. Sound like vood... | |
| Schubert Impromptus Thanks to you all. I ended up ordering the Radu Lupu version because it had great reviews and also is available in 24/96 hi-res. I am sure I would have enjoyed all other versions recommended and appreciate the suggestions on other Schubert music, ... | |
| Ayre QB-9 vs. W4S DAC2 thru USB? When you eliminate the dealer markup you can sell an audio product for a lot less. Don't let the W4S reasonable price deter you; it is worth 2-3X its price, and would cost that much if sold through a dealer network and the cosmetics were gussied u... | |
| Simple & Effective Conversion Software Thank you, Tobias. This clarifies.I have a W4S DAC2 which can handle hi rez.Will try dbPoweramp to convert FLAC downloads to ALAC and then try and play from computer to DAC and see if anything explodes -- or if any sound comes out.Best,Neal | |
| Simple & Effective Conversion Software Thanks for the clarification, Tobias. I am reasonably computer literate but not so much on music and codecs, etc. I thought iTunes could accommodate hi res downloads if they were in ALAC format? Or is that true, but an iPod cannot take them?Now yo... | |
| Simple & Effective Conversion Software Thanks for advice, but I do not know whether in converting from FLAC to ALAC I am going to be "resampling the files in software" nor do I know what "changing the envelope" means, although it sounds like that is what I will be doing.I have some dow... | |
| DAC for an Olive 4HD Save your money and get a W4S DAC2. You will be very happy with it and it is extremely versatile. Don't let the low price deter you. If it had a sexier body and was sold by one of the big names, it would go for $5K and no one would blink an eye.Neal | |
| Mark Levinson 37 transport or new cdp today..? Get a used CEC TL class transport. They are top loaders, never break, look beautiful and sound enchanting! I have a TL-1X made in 1997 and never have had a day of trouble with it in about 8 years. Had it modded by RAM with a new Superclock added a... | |
| ConradJohnson--Can their vintage compete with new? I had a PFR-1 pre when it first came out, sold after a few years for a Hovland, then re-purchased one for my BR system about 5 years ago and have not looked back. It was Stereopjile Class A in its time (FWIW) and still is an excellent performer. I... | |
| Hovland HP-100 Users Stickman,I moved up -- and it really was a move up -- to a Wyetech Opal and have not looked back. After rolling different tubes, I now use Sylvania Bad Boys and Russian NOS 6sn7's or whatever the Russian equivalent was and have been very happy. It... |