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| PS Audio Direct Stream MK2 DAC @acmaier3 I recognize your frustration in not getting a product that you expected would have a built-in streamer. I hope you find a DAC/streamer that you will enjoy. My situation is a little different. When I bought my original DS DAC, I alread... | |
| PS Audio Direct Stream MK2 DAC @acmaier3 Don't keep everyone in suspense. Aren't you going to mention the response from the head of PS Audio when he suggested that you email him directly about your concerns. I understood from the PSA Forum that PSA was providing an RMA so that... | |
| Thiel Owners I don't know if this is of help in tracking down what is going on in your system, but I do not hear the same "flutter/buzz/vibration" sound you hear when I play a Qobuz FLAC file of the Boz Skaggs track on my Thiel 2.2s at moderate volume levels. ... | |
| Thiel Owners barnett, do you get the same sound if you switch the speaker wires so that you are now using the right speaker in place of the left speaker? | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? @nyev Thanks for the additional comments on the perceived midrange dip with your Innuos setup. When I think of what makes a system sound warm, I think particularly about some emphasis in how it is handling upper bass and lower mids. So if an Innu... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? @nyev Do you have any hypotheses about why you are hearing a lower midrange dip in the frequency response of your Innuos server/streamer? Is this a dip in a measured frequency response curve or a perceived dip based on your experience with your r... | |
| If you had to narrow your choices to 4 - 5 speakers Borresen X3 PS Audio FR20 Vandersteen Sonus Faber Magnepan And if you don’t like the sound of any of these speakers, just look for a used Thiel 3.7 or 2.7 at a bargain price. | |
| would innuos mk3 streamer benefit from network filter My Innuos streamer/server is also a Zen Mk3. I use a Network Acoustics Eno filter on the ethernet cable feeding into my Zen. Other NA ethernet filters, such as the Muon Pro, are reported to be even better but they are more expensive than the Eno. ... | |
| would innuos mk3 streamer benefit from network filter Which Innuos Mk3 streamer are you using? Is it the ZenMini Mk3 without the linear power supply unit, the ZenMini Mk3 with LPSU, the Zen Mk3, or the Zenith Mk3? The sound does get better as you move up the chain, and the strategies to improve the s... | |
| PS Audio Direct Stream MK2 DAC As an owner of the DirectStream DAC Mk2, I must emphasize how wonderful this DAC sounds. It is probably the best sounding DAC under $10K, and may even be preferred by many listeners of much more expensive DACs. It provides clarity and detail, but ... | |
| ZEN Mini S vs. Small Green Computer Sonic Transporter i5 music server/Ultra Rendu Streamer Another vote for the Innuos Zen Mk 3 as long as you have an external DAC to work with it. I've owned a Zen for several years, and it's been great. Ripping couldn't be easier. The HDD vs SSD issue has not been a significant one for me. The drive is... | |
| New Class D amplifiers As @jeffseight mentioned earlier in this thread, there is an excellent recent YouTube video called "The perfect power amplifier?" by Harley Lovegrove of Pearl Acoustics. Harley praises the accomplishments of Bruno Putzeys and his colleagues on bui... | |
| THIEL Audio their demise... @dtich If you haven't already, take a look at the Thiel Owners thread. It's one of the longest and best threads on Audiogon, and "jafant" keeps it moving along smoothly.. Tom Thiel posts many very interesting comments there, as do a diverse mix o... | |
| Zavfino @treebeard1, I wanted to clarify an issue with the wire gauge in the Cardas speaker cable you mentioned earlier when discussing the 9 AWG wire in the Zavfino Prima cables. The Cardas Clear Beyond uses 8 x 10.5 AWG wires, which means that the tota... | |
| Innuous Zenith Mk3 and Phoenix vs Esoteric N-05XD Bossa, thanks for the clarifications. I thought that streaming was part of the picture for you, but I guess not. I still think that your choice of DAC is a very important decision. I have never heard any of the Esoteric DACs myself, but I have rea... |