sls883
Responses from sls883
| Gustard X30 I would call it a dac with a renderer. I've used mine with Audivarna and it sounded great. I also tried Roon and I was less impressed. I ended up buying an Innuos streamer, so I'm using it solely as a dac. Sound quality with Audivarna was ve... | |
| How do I connect my speaker cables to this Coda Amp I couldn't figure out why I didn't recall having this issue. My #8 is less than 2 years old. It has really nice terminals, but no plastic covering like I see in the current photos of the amp. I don't recall removing them. | |
| Just about to pull the trigger on Pontus 15th ... @lanx0003 Yes, 50 ohms. I had read that sine wave was recommended, so I hadn't tried square wave. After you mentioned it, I did some internet searching and found forum posts where people found that the square wave yielded additional detail. Som... | |
| Just about to pull the trigger on Pontus 15th ... @lanx0003 Maybe my hearing is just better early in the day, but changing to square wave connections to both the ddc and dac is sounding really good. A hair more clarity and better separation of instruments and harmonized vocals. Bass notes seem ... | |
| Just about to pull the trigger on Pontus 15th ... @lanx0003 I have a LHY OCK-2. I'll try that some time. | |
| Just about to pull the trigger on Pontus 15th ... OK. I read your question again. You were asking about the clock into the ddc. I was commenting on the clock into the dac. I hadn't really tried switching between the external and internal clocks on the ddc. So, I tried that tonight. I do think ... | |
| Just about to pull the trigger on Pontus 15th ... Yes, I have. To be honest, I don't hear any difference, but my dac has a pretty good clock built in. | |
| Just about to pull the trigger on Pontus 15th ... @lanx0003 So, I decided to try the direct USB connection between my streamer and dac eliminating the DDC. It still sounds really good, but I do notice a little bit less detail and clarity. Like you said, that could be the DDC, or it could be tha... | |
| Just about to pull the trigger on Pontus 15th ... I’m using a Gustard U18 DDC between my Innuos streamer and dac. It converts USB to I2S. I checked with Gustard and Innuos about using the U18 or skipping it and going USB directly from the streamer to my dac. Both Gustard and Innuos recommended... | |
| Just about to pull the trigger on Pontus 15th ... Makes sense. If you like what you have, no rush to do anything. I don't recall what you are using for a dac. I think you have a Cambridge streamer? I'm happy with my current dac. It is better than the R26. It's a chip dac which isn't popular... | |
| Just about to pull the trigger on Pontus 15th ... It seems like there are enough positive reviews for the Harmony micro dac that it's worth rolling the dice and trying one. It's nice that the ddc could take it to another level if you ever got the upgrade bug. I took a chance on my current dac ... | |
| Narrowing line stage search Conrad Johnson ET-6 SE VS. Backart Labs 1.4 Rhuma Extreme I haven’t heard the ET6 SE, but if I’m not mistaken, the current models don’t have the sound signature of the older c-j models. It uses a single 6922 tube. I’m not saying it’s bad, just different. Before my LTA preamp, I had a PV-14L and a Pre... | |
| Narrowing line stage search Conrad Johnson ET-6 SE VS. Backart Labs 1.4 Rhuma Extreme You seem to have faith in your dealer. What do they recommend? | |
| Seeking a Tube preamplifier +1 Linear Tube Audio MicroZOTL preamp. I have the level 2 version. It does have a balance control. You can really tweak the sound to your liking by swapping tubes. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Riverside - Riverside 20 Vol 1, The Shorts |