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| Schiit Yggdrasil -- 21 bit? @defiantboomerang ATC EL150ASL which is the more aesthetically pleasing elliptical version of the much more affordable ATC SCM 150 ASL big box studio monitor. ATC have been successful at selling pro studio main monitors for over 30 years. These a... | |
| Benefits of an external DAC @audioengr Interesting. You advocate feeding a DAC with low jitter. However we all know that this is next to impossible as jitter is inherent in cabling and the way the clock timing is detecting at the receiving end.I would say it makes equal sens... | |
| Schiit Yggdrasil -- 21 bit? @mmeysarosh Good points about performance measurements. I was surprised about the DAC3. I didn’t expect to hear a difference but I believe I could. It wasnt a difference in sound but more akin to better blacks on a TV - the sound popped out of the... | |
| Schiit Yggdrasil -- 21 bit? @bacobits1 I think it is reference to Robert Harley, Absolute Sound. | |
| Magico S5 vs KEF Blade 2 vs TAD Evo One vs YG Kipod II Sig w/pwr bass @dlcockrum "That’s all fine, Shadorne. Making comments degrading others’ equipment is not."Agreed. However you seem to think it is fine to degrade other people. Not sure what is worse - a link to a technical article pointing out a technical issue ... | |
| Magico S5 vs KEF Blade 2 vs TAD Evo One vs YG Kipod II Sig w/pwr bass @dlcockrum I have built several systems like most people here. I think the system you refer to was a 7.1 all ATC system. That 7.1 system is perfect for HT but for the last few years I use a simplified setup with a pair of active ATC EL150SL for 2 ... | |
| Magico S5 vs KEF Blade 2 vs TAD Evo One vs YG Kipod II Sig w/pwr bass @fsmithjack FWIW I would not buy a speaker that required 600-700 hours to break in. This is terrible engineering and horrible build quality. I don't believe Magico is that bad - I think the dealer just wants you to acclimatize your ears to the new... | |
| Has anyone made the jump to $uper High end and were disappointed? No regrets. 90% of my expense is the speakers. I agree that even entry level electronics is quite good. My setup sounds great with a mere iPhone plugged in.As far as speakers, mine are most alike to Quad but with rock and roll dynamics. Designed w... | |
| Magico S5 vs KEF Blade 2 vs TAD Evo One vs YG Kipod II Sig w/pwr bass @fsmithjack 600-700 break in is ridiculously long. A few hours perhaps at a stretch. I think after 700 hours you would become totally acclimatized to their sound - if you call that break in! | |
| Reference disc player...UDP 205 or Marantz? Frankly I wouldn't buy a disc player these days. I'd go PC to a Class A or A+ DAC. Burn your collection to a hardrive and get a Tidal subscription. For movies, I have an ultra UHD 4K bluray player but the number of available movies to buy are just... | |
| Reference disc player...UDP 205 or Marantz? @jonasandezekiel I repeat - it doesn’t even have balanced output. Not being arrogant but just trying to warn you away from something that is absolutely NOT reference grade.If you are open to other suggestions then check the Stereophile Class A and... | |
| New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions @georgehifi My point was that the newer ESS style converters use massively parallel one bit sigma deltas and is similar to a ladder DAC only with hundreds of smaller 1 bit ladder steps. So the latest ESS chip technology has converged away from hig... | |
| New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions @georgehifi Mojo is right in one sense but they neglect to mention that ladder DACs do a poor job of maintaining linearity.Basically a ladder R2R DAC has poor linearity but low noise and converts PCM natively.A single delta sigma DAC has perfect l... | |
| Reference disc player...UDP 205 or Marantz? You got to be kidding Marantz SA-14S1 a reference player ????It doesn't even have balanced outputs!!!!!Could this be part of the new cheaper line of recent Marantz products that just carry the logo badge but don't have the high quality parts insid... | |
| Wondrous DAC Great! My impression is that the latest DACs are both very affordable and very much vinyl like sounding but with even more detail and resolution. "And the definition is incredibly revealing without being clinical." <-- this is to me the big ben... |