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| The Emperor DAC has no Clothes My experience has also been that the impact of a tube in a CD player or DAC is rather minimal. However, I've heard several people state their preference for EE DAC + tube stage after changing out the stock tube. I've ordered a NOS Mullard to repla... | |
| The Emperor DAC has no Clothes "more detail and resolution, does not intrinsically denote that the sound is better.but i appreciate that someone has indicated a reason for preferring the solid state path.i think that the availability of a tube circuit provides the opportunity t... | |
| Listing of Opamps for EE Minimax DAC Plus I've been experimenting some more with opamps and have to say that the only combination I like a tad bit better than what Doug recommended (2604 in U1/U2 and 827 in U6/U7 with tube removed in SS mode)is to replace the 827's with Dexa discrete opam... | |
| The Emperor DAC has no Clothes Rob - agree with you. I was fully expecting to prefer tube mode, but ss mode just adds more to my system. The added detail and resolution is welcome, especially without the listener fatigue I tend to equate with SS gear. Having tube preamplifier a... | |
| The Emperor DAC has no Clothes "one more thing, regarding the minimax sounding better in solid state mode.no one says in what respects the sss mode sounds better. "Mr. Tennis - In my system, the SS mode came across as having more detail and resolution. Tube mode came across a b... | |
| The Emperor DAC has no Clothes My DAC rules:1) Almost all DAC's have to choose between a few main chipsets. Right now, Wolfson and Sabre tend to be two of the more popular ones. Find out if you tend to prefer one particular chipset over another.2) Don't spend megabucks on DAC's... | |
| Listing of Opamps for EE Minimax DAC Plus I've not heard anything definitive from EE, but one theory is that the power supply would see less of an overall load and perhaps lower noise level on power rails to opamp. Whatever the reason, I've tried the tweak and do find it an improvement. | |
| where to start While I have a PC setup, I would recommend going with MAC if you have the option of starting from scratch. MAC OS is just more stable. Why deal with the PC headaches (drivers, patches, compatability issues) if you don't have to. Only downside is t... | |
| shindo aurieges .... I think Wilsynet makes some good points. I am a Shindo preamp owner (Vosne-Romanee) and my feelings toward Shindo is similar to my feelings toward Koetsu. Both products prioritize tone. As you move up both product lines, you get additional texture... | |
| is there a best music player on the computer? Danoroo - I respectfully disagree. Have you tried Jplayer? I'd suggest those that are skeptical download the free trial software and judge based on your own ears. If you don't think it improves the sound in your system - don't buy the full program... | |
| is there a best music player on the computer? I will add on to the praise of Jplay. Was using J River and decided to try Jplay on a trial basis - especially since it integrates nicely into J-River as a plugin. I did not need more than a few songs to realize that JPlay was the better player in... | |
| Mitch Singerman EAR 834p mod Will add on to the post from Mcmprov. I have a modded EAR 834P from the Analog Room in San Jose. Scott Franklin of MFA fame (now of Wavestream) does the mod. In addition to his standard EAR mod (replace caps,resistors,tubes) I had him add an extra... | |
| Listing of Opamps for EE Minimax DAC Plus Well, I went off the deep end and ordered some Dexa Discrete Opamps as well to try in the U1/U2 position. They are a lot more expensive ($170 plus shipping) but I'm very curious to see if the discrete opamps are as good as people say they are. Wil... | |
| Listing of Opamps for EE Minimax DAC Plus Quick follow up. I swapped out stock opamps with 2604 and 827's. My impression is that there is more detail with a tightening up of the soundstage. Between SS mode, tube removal and the opamp changes, the DAC is indeed a step up from the stock uni... | |
| What is the best transport? "In the meantime, there are USB converters and DAC's available now that not only beat the very best CD players, they actually beat vinyl."Please elaborate. In my experience I have not yet heard a digital system that can best high-end analog. Would... |