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| Berkeley DAC Series 1, anything better 2.5K$ Cerrot,What you are describing cannot be attributed to the NAD because, in my system, the magic midrange is there and the sound is smooth as silk. Cabling and other components may be explain the differences here. It's all a matter of synergy. | |
| Berkeley DAC Series 1, anything better 2.5K$ Cerrot and Charles1dad,Since reviews are often tainted by factors that have nothing to do with sonic parameters I discount their importance. The only thing that matters to me is what I hear. | |
| Berkeley DAC Series 1, anything better 2.5K$ Essrand,Yes, the NAD goes directly to the amplifier. I use the NAD as a pre-amp. It is interesting that the NAD suffered in your system when you introduced a pre-amp. I was thinking of doing the same thing in the future but I may put this idea on ... | |
| Berkeley DAC Series 1, anything better 2.5K$ Cerrot,The NAD M51 easily beat the Berkeley series 1 in my system. | |
| Raidho D1 audition Kiwi_1282001,I would also be very interested in learning what wires and cables you are using. | |
| Audio Magic Pulse Gen products Ozzy,Thanks for all this valuable information. Would you say the impact of just the standard PEAs was subtle -- or not so subtle? How would you characterize the change on a scale from 1 to 10? | |
| Raidho D1 audition It was a pleasure meeting Kiwi_1282001 at the Singapore show. I was very glad to have the opportunity to audition the D1s in such a large room. Talking to Michael and Lars was a real experience -- very informative. | |
| Audio Magic Pulse Gen products Ozzy,Thanks for the update. I am still running some cables in series.I would very much appreciate knowing what effects the PEAs have brought to your system and where you are using them. I have read that placing them behind speakers gives a good re... | |
| Audio Magic Pulse Gen products I only see one size. Can someone point me to the various sizes? | |
| Audio Magic Pulse Gen products Ozzy,I've been here -- just enjoying reading others' posts. I still have some HiDiamonds in my system. Always changing and experimenting. I heard have heard the Acoustic Energizers but not the peas. The latter are a lot more economical -- if they ... | |
| Audio Magic Pulse Gen products Ozzy,Ar you familiar with the IPC Acoustic Energizers? The PEAs are supposed to have a similar effect. I have heard the former but not the later. Has anyone here heard both? | |
| Berkeley DAC Series 1, anything better 2.5K$ Essrand,I don't do USB. I have a PS Audio transport. I spin discs. The old fashioned way.Oddiofyl,I second your observations. | |
| What power conditioner will help in my situation? The best configuration in my system -- after years of experimenting -- is isolation transformer > power conditioner > power regenerator. Nothing else comes even close in terms of sound quality. | |
| IPC Energizers I was very impressed by the Acoustic Energizers. The only problem is you need to replace the batteries every 2 or 3 years at a cost of $200 per battery. I understand there are a number of companies that are coming out with similar units that do no... | |
| Berkeley DAC Series 1, anything better 2.5K$ Essrand and Soix,The NAD M51 sounds great right out of the box. I would say a couple of hundred hours should do it. The NAD benefits greatly from system changes -- power conditioning and cabling in particular. You really need to optimize it to app... |