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| Inexpensive Headphone DAC Schiit Modi 3 or Modi Multibit if you have an extras 100.00.I just got the Modi 3 to use with my Eddie Current ZDT Jr.Sounds very good, especially for 99.00. | |
| ...amazed by 15+ year old interconnect... I have had any number of cables in various systems over the years; Audioquest Diamond, Mackenzie, Water, Sydney, XLO, Audience ONO, Synergistic Research Foundation, Morrow, MIT, and others which do not come to mind now. Well, after a recent move ... | |
| $1300-1500 DAC A third vote for the RME | |
| Best Tubes on Market today? Call Andy at Vintage Tube Services.Tell him the tonal characteristics you are looking for.He is the best.Here is a link to the site http://vintagetubeservices.com/ | |
| Interconnects and Speaker Cable, What in your history hit your pleasure button? It always mystifies me when folks doggedly espouse the notion that cables do not and cannot make a difference. They state this as if it were accepted scientific doctrine. I always think, what the heck are you listening to?? Cables can make a treme... | |
| What was your first big eye opener with regard to audio? Hearing a set of Stax electrostatic headphones in the 70's with Yamaha integrated and tuner as the source.I purchased them and couldn't understand why they didn't have the same magical sound when paired with my Lafayette Radio LR4700 receiver.That... | |
| Best Vintage Dac?? I would highly recommend looking for Audio-gd DAC-19MK3.About 10-12 years old now.It uses the now unavailable micro DF1704 digital filter and PM1704UK chip set. It sounds terrific. Very musical!Good luck. | |
| Help for an Old School Audiophile Well, CD's are digital, sampled at 44.1 Khz.But listening straight from a PC sound card has limitations in sound quality.It is really pretty simple to begin, but you can get as complex as you need.First, download a media software program like J Ri... | |
| YBA PRODUCTS I had a YBA 2 pre amp.It was dead quiet and nicely refined, but not super special.Of course that was 20 years ago. | |
| Thiel CS 2.2 Speakers... What you all think? Hi Jfant & all,Thanks for the welcome.I have always been into mid / higher end audio. We've moved a few times in the past few years, So gradually have been downsizing. We're moving to N.C. next month, so I recently sold off my system consisti... | |
| Thiel CS 2.2 Speakers... What you all think? I owned Theil 2.2's back in the 90's.I went through quite a few speakers, including Maggies, Alon's, and Dynaudio.The Theil's were my favorite and after I got them I had no urge to upgrade. Owned them for 15 years.At the time they were 2,800.00 an... |