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| Preamp Opinion I tried to build the Tubes4hifi SP14 preamp from their board and a few select parts but it is unacceptably noisy with a 400 watt solid state power amp with a 120Hz hum from an impossible to diagnose ground loop presumably. I've built five First W... | |
| SMSL DACs I have compared the SMSL SU-9 to the Ares II. Doing A/B comparisons is easy with Roon and Raspberry Pi 4 as the source to both DACs and a Schiit Freya to switch between them. It is easy to level match and have the only variable being the DACs. ... | |
| Need some information about DSD over HDMI I got the HDMI extractor today and I can confirm that it is capable of outputting a 2.28 MHz DSD signal to my D70 DAC over I2S. The D70 requires you to set the IIS Phase to REV which I think is the PS Audio standard. When you are sending DSD ove... | |
| 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... |