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| Furutech FP-TCS31 With FI-28 (R) Better than Virtual Dynamics Nite II Cord? Please Help @ryder I'm currently having a similar experience with the FP-TCS31 but with different/gold terminations. Took delivery yesterday, have around 24hrs play through so far, but similar observations as you. Look forward to the end result 😊👍 | |
| Denafrips Pontus II FPGA firmware upgrade 2023 Hi guys, Quick question; my order with my distributor here in the UK will be made tomorrow for the Pontus II 12th - will this be shipped with FW 1.4? Thanks 👍 | |
| How rare is an audiophile In my teens and through my 20s, my circle of friends and wider social circle were all crazy about music; it was everything to us. We horded/collected music, always looking for new music to wow us. We all also played in bands and/or were singer son... | |
| Poll: Most impactful component My room. Whilst I'm grateful ful I have a dedicated room, I know it is too small for what I want to achieve, so I have to live with compromise despite room treatments | |
| The weirdness of it all @bugredmachine What did you make of the NRG Custom Cables - the "5"? These are not widely spoken of, but they were a welcome addition to my modest system, plus they are reasonably priced, and Nawaz is a joy to do business with I have this fee... | |
| What sonic qualities connects to you deeply and emotionally? Sometimes lyrics; the line from Wichita Lineman for example: "And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time" This never fails to bring a tear; if lyrics were boxers, this lyric drops me to the canvas every time. The melody of th... | |
| Cen. Grand DSDAC 1.0 (vs Pontus II) @audiofilo123 me too. I took a punt on the relatively unknown Cen. Grande, but would look forward to reviews/comparisons as the brand gains a foothold in Western markets. I've never heard the Pontus in the flesh, so not much use I'm afraid 🤔🥴 | |
| Cen. Grand DSDAC 1.0 (vs Pontus II) @cd318 I used own the Ares 2, but that's not really a fair comparison with the Cen. Grande. For what it's worth, the distributor I deal with is also a distributor for Denefrips as well as Cen. Grande. He feels that the Denefrips doesn't compete ... | |
| Quantum Science Audio Thread I’ve had the QSA Jitter Plug Yellow (UK version) running in my system for around 4 weeks now, and like what it does; adds a touch of warmth to my ears at any rate, which is welcomed, plus the expected noise floor decrease, instrument separation, a... | |
| Jazz like this? Suggestions @moto_man after a strenuous working week in the UK's National Health Service, Mr Ringblom & Co's is the first album that's lined up while me and Mrs Painter settled down to chill with a few beers and glasses of wine; just the tonic 🙂 | |
| Lyngdorf TDAI-1120 Curious @soix thanks for this, yep it does seem unnecessary to re-digitise the analogue signal out from my DAC (it's a Cen.Grande dsdac 1.0 Standard, it converts PCM to DSD, like one of the PS Audio DACs). I think if I go for the Lyngdorf, I go all in an... | |
| Audio Alchemy Nostalgia Trip @roxy54 I am a sentimental fool to be sure. The Audio Alchemy was/is a trip down memory lane; for me it's something to pop in my system now and again just for the fun of it. I do have 2 other DACs, no NOS DACs unfortunately though that is on my li... | |
| DH Labs I recently bought the DH Labs Mirage USB to replace by AQ Carbon between streamer and DAC. To my taste, an improvement over the AQ: more body with the Mirage. I live in the UK, and after trying to order direct from DH Labs website, it became app... | |
| Jazz like this? Suggestions Hi guys, apologies for not responding sooner; been strung out with work. Thanks for all the suggestions, great response 👍 Some I'm already familiar with: Coltrane, Davies etc, some I'm definitely not familiar with. You've given me loads to pour ... | |
| Jazz like this? Suggestions @dougsat thanks for that. I had the "On Vacation" album already listed a couple of weeks ago, which I really like, I've added "The Good Life" too and will explore Mr Bronner more. I've listed Carl Winther for tomorrow's listening session as well ... |