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| Lumin X1 or dCS Bartok Interesting comments. Can you please expand on the differences between the X1 and Bartok and why you preferred the X1. I have an Ayre QX5 and a Mytek Manhattan II, both using the latest ESS chips, which I find extremely good. I prefer both of thes... | |
| Chord Dave Having owned the DAVE/Blu2, I doubt it would be "thicker" than what you have. It has many strengths - forensic detail being one of them - but it is quite lean sounding and somewhat thin. Claims by Chord fanboys should be treated with scepticism, p... | |
| Stereophile mistakenly writes Mytek Review as dCS I thought something similar when I read that review. I also thought it was odd that the only DAC the reviewer chose for comparison was the Mytek Brooklyn, which is a fraction of the price. It would have been helpful to have comparisons with some m... | |
| To get best sound quality, roon or lumion app? No, I prefer PCM. | |
| To get best sound quality, roon or lumion app? I use a Lumin U1 mini and have compared Roon and the Lumin App. I find the sound quality in Roon to be much better. I do find Roon to be frustrating to use, particularly for classical music. But the sound quality and Tidal integration make it wort... | |
| The best speaker for a small room...at any price point. I have a small room and have tried literally dozens of speakers of speakers over the years. I've ended with a pair of Graham LS6 standmount speakers. | |
| Positive experience with Ayre Another positive experience with Ayre.My new AX5 Twenty developed a minor fault, and needs one of the boards replaced. I am not in the US, but Ayre responded to my query overnight, organised the replacement board and contacted my local distributor... | |
| Ayre QX-5 Twenty steaming performance The U1 Mini connects to the QX5 via AES/EBU, which I have found to sound the best with the Ayre DAC. I generally avoid USB, so I am not surprised that ethernet sounds better than USB. To be clear, the ethernet input of the QX5 sounds very good. It... | |
| Ayre QX-5 Twenty steaming performance I’m not sure what "claim" you think I’m making. I listen to my QX5 in a balanced set up as well, with an Ayre AX5 Twenty.To be clear, I am using the Lumin U1 Mini as a streamer into the QX5 and comparing it to the QX5’s own internal streamer. The ... | |
| Ayre QX-5 Twenty steaming performance I have a QX5 Twenty. The ethernet input is adequate, but I find that a Lumin U1 Mini sounds noticeably better. | |
| Chord Dave Our systems and what we hear are different. I guess that was my point.Also, I didn't say they were close. While clearly from the same family, the two have distinctive sounds and someone may prefer one or the other. | |
| Chord Dave I disagree. I owned the DAVE/Blu 2 for about a year and recently sold them. For me, they re-defined what digital could do, and almost closed the gap to vinyl in terms of naturalness and non-fatiguing listening. But at the end of the day there was ... | |
| Auralic Vega vs. Meitner MA-1 DAC Yes. I've owned both. The Meitner is definitely better. | |
| Lyra Delos A truth teller or what? It sounds like the Delos is definitely not working for you, so time to move it on. While lots of people love it, it's not for everyone. The Cadenza Bronze should be a much more neutral cartridge than the Delos. I had a Cadenza Black and preferred ... | |
| Lyra Delos A truth teller or what? Where did you get the Van den Hul? I bought the Black Beauty directly from a European dealer, and the Frog from a local dealer here in Australia. |