paul79
Responses from paul79
| interconnects +1 to Almarg's post. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD The Totaldac Twelve is not cheap to make, no matter where he is located... 600 .01% foil resistors, at $20 a piece retail, it is easy to see where the bulk of the costs are. Add to that SOTA Parts, inputs, outputs, power supplies, cases, boards...... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD BTW, I am looking for a nice CD Transport to play with... Redbook only Is just fine with me here.Any recommendations? Looking for around $2K tops.... Now it is going to go through the reclocker, but this only attenuates jitter, so the digital sour... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Agear,Yes, Totaldac Server is about $5K all in, with DSD. You are not just getting a server though, you get the Reclocker too. The Server is a module added (heavily shielded/modded Cubox Quad Core, with custom power supply on a board) to the Reclo... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD I also have the Mac Mini, with the SR5-18v5 Paul Hynes. SSD, 8g ram, Amarra, Audirvana... It is pretty good, but the Totaldac Server is ALLOT better in every way, most notably in transparency, dynamics, and 3D imaging/sound-staging. I also hear no... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Surprised you found the Pearl 3 bright... It is anything but that IME. Detailed, accurate, transparent, yes. This they are. Put bad in front of them, and you hear it.I have never been able to assess sound at showrooms or at audio shows. It just do... | |
| Metrum Pavane NOS DAC "How about the totaldac usb??"Roger that... Absolutely the best I have used. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Hey Matt,You likely mentioned this, but why are you having bass issues with a rear ported speaker? IME, it can be quite a useful tool, in that the closer to the front wall, the more low bass energy you have, to a point. Rear ported speakers can ge... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD The Joseph's ended my search. With his infinite slope, he takes full advantage of the metal cones strengths, without their break up/ringing characteristics they have a problem with outside their passband. Speed like an electrostatic with insanely ... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Hey Matt,I think the Pearl 3 should be added to your audition list. The top cab that houses the midbass/tweeter is rear ported, but this should have very little effect with what you are trying to accomplish. The bass cabs are not rear ported.These... | |
| AMR DP-777, what am I missing ? The digital source is just as, if not more important than the DAC. Trash in, trash out. If your DAC is capable and relatively transparent, you are hearing the digital source. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD The Totaldac Server is so far beyond any computer source or transport that I have ever tried. You need a WiFi Router, NAS, Ipad, and you are set. Vincent's latest sets of software are insanely good. This should be on your short list, no doubt.It a... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Steve,To shoot another direction.... What AES/EBU Cable(s) do you recommend? Your SPDIF Cable is absolutely da bomb, and wonder if you could share anything about any AES/EBU Cables you may have tried?Thanks! | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Aolmrd1241, While I do agree that it is about the music, I absolutely love music no matter how it is amplified, but I also love the arts that get us there. Hardware, for example, can get you very damn close to the event, if everything is correct.N... | |
| Mac mini v server Yes, the Antipodes is really fantastic, particularly the DX. The Totaldac Server is amazing also, and it does not care what file format you use with it. It also has a reclocker built in. |