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| $3000 alternatives to Decware Zen Torii tube amp? Based on your sonic preferences and current speakers I think the Torii would be a nice match. Make sure you try and roll some NOS tubes. Another good option would be higher power SET amps (845,211,GM70) but well built amps of this type will genera... | |
| all about pc and audio thoughts ... Agree that effectiveness of JPLAY to a large degree depends on if you are using your system as a dedicated Audio device or not. I do everything on my PC and am almost always multitasking. JPLAY helps reduce non-critical background operations. Othe... | |
| Thoughts on the First Watt SIT Amps While I'd love to hear the SIT amps it looks like you need to spend a lot of money ($10K for monoblocks plus additional for single stage DHT preamp)to essentially approximate what a good SET already gives you for a lot less. On top of that, you wi... | |
| Listing of Opamps for EE Minimax DAC Plus I agree 100% with Jmbatkh's assessment. The discrete opamps I've tried (both Dexas and Bursons) sound more analog like than any of the IC opamps I've tried. I don't think you will necessarily get any more resolution with Dexas over 49990's but the... | |
| Listing of Opamps for EE Minimax DAC Plus After several days of mixing and matching the Dexas and Bursons in the Minmax plus it has become pretty clear that I prefer the Dexas in both U1/U2 and U6/U7 in both tube and SS mode. The Dexas have a crispness and clarity that I really enjoy in m... | |
| Metrum octave vs new Rega DAC vs Eastern electric Have you tried discrete opamps in your minimax? Since you like a meaty/rich sound I would suggest trying Burson opamps. It will cost you about $200 but IMO greatly improves on the stock sound. Of the two other DACS you mentioned, the Metrum NOS Da... | |
| New Computer: What Should I Get for Audio? If you are going the PC route I would look into both JRiver and JPlay. JRiver is a nice program that will manage your music library, let your rip CD's and allows you to convert music formats(among other things). JPlay is (to my ears) the best soun... | |
| HasCD sound exceeded expectations since 1983? My digital listening experience has much improved since my first CD player in 1985. While I still prefer analog the gap has closed. I'd say that my digital rig sounds 90% as good as my analog rig sound at 10% the cost. | |
| Listing of Opamps for EE Minimax DAC Plus Nothing1:Agree with your asessment of the Dexas. You mentioned the level 3 Lampi had slightly more body than the Minimax. If you like that fuller sound, get a pair of Bursons. Compared to the Dexas the Bursons add (at least in my system) more body... | |
| Listing of Opamps for EE Minimax DAC Plus Time for a quick update. I've been running my minmiax dac + with Dexas for about 3 months and thought they were a significant upgrade over any of the IC opamps I tried. After reading Doug's review, I decided to try out the Burson's and report back... | |
| Worlds best DAC I would suggest finding a DAC that allows for opamp swapping. I have found that swapping out stock IC opamps for Discrete opamps (such as Dexa or Burson) really makes a big difference. While I still prefer analog, I have found that my digital list... | |
| alternative power supply for Garrard 301 Thanks for info on the Sound Carrier everyone. Looks very interesting and the price is right. Would love to see feedback from any owners as well. | |
| Phono recommendations for Koetsu I have auditioned about a dozen SUT's for my Koetsu's (originally had Redwood Platinum and now have Onyx Platinum). My two favorites are:1) Choir Audio H7. It uses the best available transformer from Hashimoto. Price is $1679 and Choir offers a 30... | |
| Listing of Opamps for EE Minimax DAC Plus I've been running the Dexas in my DAC + for about 6 weeks and there is no question that the discrete opamps produce a sound that is much more analog like than any of the IC opamps I've tried. Based on Doug's review I have also ordered the Burson d... | |
| what is an ideal tube amp SET or OTL should work very well. Personally, I would probably go with a 45 SET or an OTL. The small Atma-sphere amp (S-30) would deliver 45W into a 16-ohm load and delivers the liquid sound of tubes while having a very solid bass foundation. The ... |