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| Let's Talk DAC's I think one that’s not as realized but has come up here before is the Okto Research dac8 stereo. Under $1500 and outstanding reviews (Audiogon included). It has a unique/rethought approach to Sabre chip channel use - don’t really know enough about... | |
| Preamp for a GaN-FET amp... A very looked over -and still very much loved by me - pre is an SPL Elector. Balanced clarity, really preserves the signal, great stage, scale, depth. Just a smidge of warmth, but not in any way that arrests the tonal character of the presentation... | |
| Upgrade from Bluesound Node Also haven’t heard it, but the Volumio Rivo is supposed to noticeably improve upon Eversolo in sound presentation. It uses a Khadas type cpu. The only thing is that you’ll need to get into using Volumio OS, which is actually really good. Lots of h... | |
| Upgrade from Bluesound Node The Eversolo DMP A6 is kind of everywhere in the reviews now. All kind of new ones out there now comparing against it as well. But it still stands as a clear upgrade from the Node by a very large margin. Included Amazon a music I think. Plenty of... | |
| Speaker cable recommendations Majorly overlooked since they aren’t a popular name run of wire, but I’m about to receive a set of Atlas Hyper 3.5 Achromatic speaker cables. All copper, high quality, pretty low impedance, properly insulated but with good dialectic/no (or very ve... | |
| What is the science behind audiophile fuses? Something to do with electron flow around (not through) affected by different types of conductors and materials, yada, etc. I tried them, did notice quite a difference. Wish I hadn’t, because I did not believe they would until I swapped even just ... | |
| Affordable SS that sound like Tubes What about the Kinki Studio Choco integrated? Haven’t yet heard it myself, but it’s often reviewed to have a SET amp richness and nuance while still maintaining authority and clarity. Extremely well built for the price - great QC: https://www.kin... | |
| Will China become the poor man’s dealer for high end audio? Many asian companies - and I really do think it important to apply said distinction as not to generalize or disassociate the individuality and innovation of many unique companies in the East- are already well beyond the “copy cat” market approach.... | |
| DAC UPGRADE QUESTION A few I’ve been considering that seem to hit well above their retail price… Okto dac 8 - interesting approach in optimizing a Sabre chip, also unique in their output stage Gustard R or A26 Ladder Schuman Have to say that anyone putting down an... | |
| When Will the DAC Singularity Be Reached? iiWi Reviews….he does an outstanding job at raising these types of questions with current offerings. He’s basically defending the qualities of unique designs with a different approach to the output stage - Lampizator and the use of tubes in the ou... | |
| Moving again...system finally complete...back to starting over Looks like a lot of support here for you to keep your system! I too share that sentiment. And those Spendors are outstanding. But must say, I just got a pair of Classic 4/5’s for my 10x14 space…and they’re pretty glorious! If it’s down to a smalle... | |
| Why do speakers improve with more powerful amps? Both higher wattage and lower wattage with respective lower and higher sensitivity speaker combinations each render unique sonic results. Just as both tube and solid state (or then combination thereof) extend that further. Maybe a closer focus an... | |
| Sweet Sounding DAC Just glanced through, but I don’t think Weiss Dacs have been mentioned yet. Outstanding and very unique sounding, true to source, realism and not harsh (depending on your front end with any dac of course). TMR has them. I also agree Aqua dacs woul... | |
| Steve Guttenberg finally reviews the Eminent Technology LFT-8b loudspeaker. I saw the Steve Guttenburg review and thought of those here - particularly that had mentioned the Eminent Tech’s before. Very impressed. I’m with @aniwolfe in considering the LFT16a’s for my 10x14 room. Just been corresponding with Bruce about the... | |
| Okto DAC 8 Stereo (Shout-out) Man…this is timely, as I was looking into the Gustard offerings. Now really excited about this Octo dac! Something to be said about their exploring the full 4 channel possibilities of a Sabre. That, combined with a really nice output stage…man. ... |