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| Washington Post article on MoFi vs. Fremer vs. Esposito 👉 READ IT FOR FREE. My Washington Post subscription allows me to share this gift article, at no cost to you: https://wapo.st/3BIg0jG MoFi Records claimed its expensive reissues were purely analog reproductions. It had been deceiving its customer ... | |
| Pacific Audio Fest I only had one day, and couldn’t hit all the rooms. I thought these rooms were excellent: ACORA SRC-2 speakers with VAC mono blocks and preamp - Big room, and they presented an amazing soundstage and lifelike sound. Linear Tube Audio preamp an... | |
| Less Is Really More - Schiit's New Yggdrasil DAC - Less Is More jaudio1 OP  Do you love your LTA Microzotl reference preamp? That has been on my radar for several years, but I got cold feet with the tube situation due to the war in Ukraine. (Maybe that’s not a worry?) If you love it, I’d like to know your ... | |
| Less Is Really More - Schiit's New Yggdrasil DAC - Less Is More I would love to know how this compares to R2R laddered resistor DACs that have gotten so much praise, like the Denafrips Pontus II and Holo Spring 3 (3 variants, including the KTE version) which are in the same price range. I've been intrigued by... | |
| Condolenances to The Siau Family I called Benchmark (I've spoken to them before, researching their gear). They are in shock. John will be out for a while, and I sent him a condolence email (the person I spoke to said that would be welcomed). Such a horrible tragedy. 😢 | |
| Condolenances to The Siau Family I didn’t recognize the name immediately. OMG. I am in shock. Benchmark’s VP and Chief Designer, John Siau, is his brother? "A co-worker of David Siau described him to AP as “a great person, a great friend .... (and) a great dad, definitely loving... | |
| Turn down the Volume! Protect your ears! Mine are 64 years old, and I am glad that I only have minor tinnitus and the typical high frequency loss above 12k. I’ve always avoided ear-damaging loud noise, including at concerts where I always wore ear plugs or improvised w... | |
| cheapest cable upgrade ever Isn't this a homemade version of Audioquest's DB system on some of their cables? | |
| Empyrean Headphones/Sennheiser HDVD 800 + 'what DAC'? I have a good headphone amp in my DAC/preamp, but for portable use (with Senn HD650) I use a Dragonfly Cobalt and my phone, streaming Tidal. I think it sounds excellent, very close to my rack unit. | |
| Roon Nucleus as a Streamer I decided against the Nucleus, because it’s not easy getting human support. I got a Small Green Computer Sonictransporter Roon server instead, and it’s been excellent (and Andrew has offered excellent tech support when needed). I paired mine with ... | |
| Ayre Acoustics QX-5 Twenty Streaming DAC  hgeifman  Thanks for the feedback! | |
| From separate streamer and DAC to al-in-one suggestion @lalitk I've looked at Merging Technologies gear...looks amazing. Above my budget, sadly. I already have a Roon core and streamer (Small Green Computer and SonoreRendu). Did you like the sound of the EMM? | |
| From separate streamer and DAC to al-in-one suggestion That T+A 3100 sounds amazing, per the AbSound review. >$30k! I’ve been seriously considering the new Meitner MA3 DAC/streamer (Roon-ready endpoint) with volume control (so essentially a preamp too, though the volume is digitally-controlled). A... | |
| Vandersteen Forum I’m on my 2nd pair of Vandy 2CEs... the latest Signature III. I wanted the Treo CT to replace my 20 year old pair of Vandy 2CEs but couldn’t spend $9k. I guess you could say I like the Vandersteen sound, and Richard has sold over 100,000 pairs of ... | |
| Holo MAY KTE DAC/ Kitsune Hi FI, Lynnwood Washington Tim @ Kitsune has always been responsive to my questions, but he's a sole proprietor and stays very busy. Shoot him an email! |