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| Tung-Sol 7581A......Wow!! I had a Dennis Had Universal SET amp lying around that I had never really liked. But I got a new preamp with gain and I decided to bring the Had out and give it another go. I still didn't like it as well as my main set up but I had read the glo... | |
| Anyone using a LAN isolator? You should read this thread: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/cheapest-way-to-enhance-sq-with-digital-streaming Since the cost was <$100 I tried it. I felt there was a very small change in sound quality. Not zero, but nothing to get exc... | |
| Bluesound Node 2021 DAC - I sold my Denafrips Ares II I have the Ares II, Pontus II, Gustard X26 Pro, Topping D70 and MHDT Orchid. The simple fact of the matter is that if you pay VERY careful attention each of these DACs sounds SLIGHTLY different but none of them is clearly better than the others o... | |
| Cheapest way to enhance SQ with digital streaming Has anybody compared this FMC tweak with using an EtherREGEN device? | |
| Need recommendations for cheap/good 10MHz Clock Genrator to plug into DDC, which feeds DAC I hear no difference with the Gustard X26 Pro connected to a Denefrips Iris DDC via Coax vs a direct USB connection to the Raspberry Pi. My Denefrips Pontus and Ares II do benefit from the Iris, the Ares II more than the Pontus. But I would be... | |
| Upgraded McCormack DNA-1 or Dennis Had Inspire SEP? I have a Dennis Had Universal SET amp with a bunch of different tubes that I'm not using. If you decide you want one you might PM me. I've been too lazy to list in on US Audio Mart. | |
| Pontus vs Gustard? @yyzsantabarbara Having listened to the Pontus II and Gustard X26 for another couple of weeks I am beginning to think the Pontus II introduces just a touch of glare when I use Roon upsampling to PCM 768 kHz. That appears with some female vocals o... | |
| I2s compatibility You can see the X26 pinout on ShenzhenAudio's page It is not compatible with the Denafrips Iris DDC. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Seven Pillars by Andy Akiho and Sandbox Percussion Even if you don't like contemporary/experimental classical/jazz this album, and particularly the first track, sounds amazing with incredible soundstage, placement, detail, and separation with rem... | |
| Appreciate Some Dac Advice I have been doing A/B comparisons of the X26 and Pontus II for the past week. They are very close. In my system they are effectively identical with a USB connection to my Raspberry Pi endpoint running Roon/Qobuz. The Pontus II is better when yo... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? @femoore12 I had completely forgotten about Penguin Cafe Orchestra even though it was a favorite from my younger days. I'm looking forward to listening to them again. | |
| Pontus vs Gustard? I have the Pontus II and Gustard X26 and have been A/B comparing them with different inputs and settings for about a week. The only configuration where one is clearly better than the other is using Roon upsampling to PCM 768 kHz connecting to the... | |
| Comparing Speaker Cables @williewonka That is wonderful advice about what to look for and how to go about comparing cables but like most of the responses I have gotten it really has nothing to do with the question I asked. Since the primary problem of hanging two speak... | |
| Comparing Speaker Cables @carlsbad I appreciate your being the only person so far who has actually pointed out the potential downsides of the extra set of cables acting as an antennae and the very real risk of shorting the outputs which I will now take extreme care to av... | |
| Comparing Speaker Cables Chuck didn't your mother ever tell you that if you don't have anything nice to say you shouldn't say anything at all? In this case substitute constructive for nice. And aren't you the one always saying everything matters? And I have found that ... |