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| Need some information about DSD over HDMI I asked a similar question on one of the SACD groups on facebook and I was directed to a product on ebay that is supposed to extract the DSD and output it over I2S. If you search ebay for HDMI/MHL to IIS I2S HDMI IIS I2S Separate Extract Audio ... | |
| Cost Effective System Improvement? Talk with Alvin at Vinshine and ask him if the Hermes or Iris DDC will make a significant difference to your Pontus. I was surprised at how big the improvement was using the Iris with my Topping D70.If you are streaming to the BlueSound over blue... | |
| Audiophile-grade ground rod? Couldn't you just use a copper pipe and save a few hundred dollars?If this is a DIY project how do you find where to connect the ground rod to the electrical wiring in the house? | |
| Interesting experience with two very different speaker designs My Tekton Moabs are MUCH better than the Spatial Audio M1, Emerald Physics CS2, and Pure Audio Project Trio 15 speakers that I have owned. Of course a lot depends on the room and set up but as intriguing as the open baffle designs are I think the... | |
| Newbie to Vinyl Seeks Tips Did you mean Ivory soap? I find it hard to imagine that is good for records but I have never tried it. I have tried scrubbing records with those paint pads making sure to follow the grooves but records were still noisy. | |
| Fried my Wilson Watt Puppy 7 tweeters, now what? Thanks for the input. Wilson got back to me this afternoon and it is pretty much as ssand1 and steakster said. In order to replace the tweeters you have to go through a dealer. Wilson has actually been out of stock for a while on replacement tw... | |
| Newbie to Vinyl Seeks Tips @noromance Good question. Mostly it hasn't. As I suspected, I find the whole process of playing vinyl to be less than satisfying. I know a lot of people find the ritual of taking an album out of the case, cleaning it, and lowering the needle an... | |
| Denafrips Ares ii 1) There are no import taxes or fees. The Singapore dollar price at Vineshine is what you pay. Right now that is about $808 USD.2) No idea. Never heard one.3) Most people think the Ares II is a very natural sounding DAC. I hear a tiny bit more... | |
| Anybody else waiting for GaN and Purify to have a baby? rocray,I generally run my DAC straight into the amplifier. I do have the Schiit Freya, Elkit TU-8500DX, and DIY Wayne's BA2018 preamps that I have tried with the GaN 400 etc. but generally I find I like the sound straight from the DAC better. I ... | |
| Anybody else waiting for GaN and Purify to have a baby? rocray,The First Watt F5 definitely has more "meat on the bones" than the GaN 400. But if you start doing an A/B comparison with other First Watt amps I think you will conclude that the F5 isn't a particularly nuanced or accurate amp. I felt it ... | |
| Anybody else waiting for GaN and Purify to have a baby? @rocray I have DIY FirstWatt F4, F5, F6, Aleph J and M2x. And I have the Peachtree GaN 400 and Mini GAN 5. I compared the GaN 400 directly against the First Watt M2x which had been my favorite of the First Watt amps. I preferred the GaN 400 for... | |
| Anybody else waiting for GaN and Purify to have a baby? @jjss49Very nice review of the Mini GAN 5 and it matches my experience of the amp. It is an amazing value at $750. I have the Nuprime IDA-8 and I would be shocked if you found it competitive with the Mini GAN 5. I also have the Peachtree GaN 400 w... | |
| Peachtree GaN 400 vs Class D Audio Mini GAN 5 The Peachtree trade-in program is certainly what motivated me to pull the trigger on the GaN 400I will be very interested in hearing your comparison with the Raven Blackhawk. The GaN 400 doesn't have a rich, rounded, tubey sound so I imagine it w... | |
| Peachtree GaN400 - Anyone Listened To It? I got the GaN400 yesterday and have spent a few hours listening to it and doing an A/B comparison with my DIY First Watt M2x which is my favorite out of the 8 amps I have. I think it is a little early to draw any definitive conclusions, but I can... | |
| Ex Dunlavy Owners - What Other Speakers Have Made You Happy? There is a pair of Dunlavy SC-V for sale on Reverb right now for $5K. And I would have thought either the Tekton Moabs or Tekton Ulfberhts would have been logical speakers to consider. I've been very happy with my Moabs and prefer them to the ot... |