sfgak
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| Anyone regretting Pontus 2 firmware upgrade I also bought a new DSP board to be able to switch back and forth. The latest firmware (1.4) has more high-end detail, tighter bass, and a very slightly wider soundstage, consistent with what has been reported by others. But there is a certain flu... | |
| Newly discovered Brown Bird (a duo of guitarist/vocalist David Lamb and his multi-instrumentalist parter MorganEve Swain). Sadly, David succumbed to leukemia at an early age, so there are only a few albums. I recommend “Salt for Salt” as a good intro. Americana fu... | |
| Another man down The news made me want to put on Old Dan’s Records and just listen a while. Truly one of the greats… | |
| Schiit yggdrasil + Less Is More vs. Denafrips Pontus II Or avoid the DDC by considering a streamer like the Mercury V2, iFi NEO Stream (faster bit rates than the Mercury, but you're paying for a 2nd DAC), or other streamer that supports I2S natively. I own the Denafrips Pontus II and Iris DDC, and rece... | |
| Songs with excellent advice? Ricky Nelson's "Garden Party" | |
| With I2S how much does the streamer hardware matter? @calieng I also own a Denafrips DAC (Pontus II) and an Iris DDC, and recently bought a Mercury V2 Streamer. I was similarly impressed. The two streaming paths I compared were: Roon -(ethernet)-> RPI4 -(USB)-> Iris -(I2S)-> Pontus and;... | |
| Can US 220 Volts Be Used On European 220 V Amp? @erik_squires It Hertz me to read that… | |
| Adding a Dac and Stresmer I have a Pontus II as well, and I also love it; additionally, I have a PL preamp and PL power amps, so I think my experience will be relevant to your questions. I have an Iris DDC, but after doing the experiment described below, I no longer use it... | |
| PS Audio Nuwave DSD DAC +1 @raysmtb1 | |
| Are audiophile products designed to initially impress then fatigue to make you upgrade? According to Phillips and Sony, who jointly introduced the audio CD format, the CD was first marketed in November 1982 in Japan and in March 1983 in Europe. I remember picking up a Sony CD player in the Akihabara district in Tokyo in 1984, because... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Stanley Turrentine & Milt Jackson "Cherry" | |
| RIP David Lindley He could play anything with strings… an incredible talent who will be sorely missed. | |
| Why Are We Breaking Our Brains? If you are using the wine analogy, you should read up on The Judgment of Paris tasting in 1976. [T]he greatest underdog tale in wine history was about to unfold. Californian wines scored big with the judges and won in both the red and white cate... | |
| Tube rolling newbie- how to choose NOS tubes +1 Brent Jesse | |
| What to listen for? I often listen to jazz while working; I can't have lyrics playing when I am working on very technical stuff. I remember working while I had a live album on, recorded in a small club (I wish I remember which one). But at one point, I got annoyed at... |