randy-11
Responses from randy-11
| How much does DAC ‘Reality’ cost in 2017? agree re Yggy but it is Redbook only AFAIKwhy not start with a Gustard or Oppo Sonica and move up from there in auditionsby the time you hit $25k, there will be something better for $5k... | |
| Oppo UDP - 205 yes, a used Porsche 911the real question here is what DAC will sound better than an Oppo 205 for the lowest price?2 lists - one for Redbook, and one for DSD etc.w/o listening, I'd expect that a $9k Ayre unit would winbut what about a Yggy? | |
| Help Me Choose (new) Bookshelf Speakers, and Integrated Amplifier for $1300 and under! used or small Maggies? | |
| Receiver help add Marantz - all 3 make good productspic one that can drive the speakers used well (find the impedance of the speakers & the low point, then makes ure the amp in the receiver will give good current output at that point and overall)2nd, choose... | |
| Directionality of wire if you want directionality use diodes | |
| What sounds best: Vinyl or CDs 1st, you will never rid your vinyl of Snap, Crackle & Pop tho money & time can reduce other elves causing problems2nd, at a certain point, the mastering and recording processes will pre-dominate over any increases in system quality (which ... | |
| Mac Mini Music Server or Auralic or Linn or... Schiit EITR, not Eiger | |
| Mac Mini Music Server or Auralic or Linn or... the mini is just fine - some will load songs into RAM or use an SSD and claim a difference, but there are no valid tests on thisyou do want to be careful about noise and ground loopsyou can try using the Schiit Eigr or an iso Regen - both boxes ha... | |
| What's the best (or is there a "best") DAC input to use? BTW, Firewire was goodthe future is not always better | |
| What's the best (or is there a "best") DAC input to use? AES/EBU, a professional interface that was likely used for the master your music is derived from, will be bestUSB is problematic in practice - besides the noise issues noted above, there can be ground loop problemsToslink avoids the above, but...t... | |
| How will I know when a Krell KSA-80b needs to be recapped? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague | |
| Yet another Discrete R2R Multibit Dac, this one from Audio GD. how does the FPGA control and correct the R2R ladder? | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? and... if you are thinking about an expensive AC power cord, buy a power conditioner instead | |
| If bi-amping is so great, why do some high end speakers not support it? ctsooner - I'll rephrase your comments a bit:if a renowned audio engineer and speaker designer has designed their speakers to be bi wired and or bi amped, then it is very wise for a consumer to follow their directionsDick V. is highly respected an... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? tone and "speed" are not hard to measure - for speaker cables you need to consider the complex nature of most loads (drivers)for interconnects, use balanced cables to avoid picking up any RFI and grounding issuesfor USB cables the situation is mor... |