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| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @kishan Usb is optimal port on 005, so streamer with optimal usb rendering would be best on paper. You have very nice system, if funds allowed I'd pick Innuos Statement, Innuous specializes in usb. Other top flight streamers such as Aurender, Anti... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? Ok, I have this observation in regard to MU1, look at this internal photo of Grimm, https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/grimm/2/. Now compare this to N20,https://www.aurenderamerica.com/products/n20 Aurender looks far more substantive to me, p... | |
| streaming and audiophile stereo Variability of posts on this thread point to the complexity of streaming, so many paths to quality sound. I agree, don't worry about MQA, plenty of high quality streams available without it. Its been my experience streamer is most important co... | |
| 845 or 300b with Agalme? With the specs you guys quoted would work fine with 300B. I've had two 845 SET amps, greater impact, authority with 845, 300B more harmonic development, sweeter. I love both tubes, probably can't go wrong with either. Make sure you have high grade... | |
| Made in USA All the multinational parts and components that make up my system get along very nicely. If only people could we'd be one harmonious system. | |
| Network optimization for serious streamers @singingg Nice, very thorough explanation with many iterations you've tried. Optical vs ethernet seems a tossup, optical inherently filters, various ethernet filters also do fine job with lessening noise. | |
| 845 or 300b with Agalme? Looking at specs on that speaker I'd expect 845 to be better match. While I have no experience with Hornings, 90db efficiency and 4ohm nominal impedance, calling for 10-20wpc amp points to 300b SET being iffy proposition. I have both 300B and 845 ... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @debjit_g I have Synergistic orange, purple is on radar. Voicing is so subjective, dependent on system and/or personal preference. In any case 005 close enough to neutral, can't imagine anyone finding it highly colored. | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC Keep in mind @yyzsantabarbara comparing $14k Lumin to $3k 005. Still, this interesting comparison as Lumin also uses 9038 Sabre chips. Based on my comparisons to other dacs and allied with a variety of different components in my system I'd co... | |
| The 300B World Here is my reference for tubes, Andy knows. https://vintagetubeservices.com/rectifiers/ | |
| The 300B World @dweller Don't know there is a single best one, but NOS Mullards are certainly top flight. In my case NOS Mullard GZ34. Love my 300b's with modded Klipschorns, present setup very likely end game. Really can't think of better DHT tube better ma... | |
| The 300B World My present custom build 300B SET monoblocks are my all time favorite amps. I've been though class A/B, class A SS, push pull tubes with some of KT family, 6550, EL34, 2A4, 845 and 300B SET. What you're hearing is what I call immediacy, SET has per... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? I can recommend the Musetec as purchase piece, Holo May KTE great choice as well. I've seen both of these compared to much more expensive dacs, held their own or were preferred in some cases. KTE may be highest resolving R2R dac, and the Sabre 903... | |
| Future DACs with Fibre Optical @yyzsantabarbara Yep, that is correct package. I could see this Finisar as great upgrade for any fiber capable device with removable transceiver, problem is there have been instances of incompatibility. I'd estimate this upgrade to OpticalRendu at... | |
| Inexpensive but good sounding power supply (and hard drive) for PC audio? @auxinput That is correct, Euphony Version 4 is reportedly big upgrade on 3, never had 3 so can't say. I'd agree quality power supply may not make that great a difference with Windows computer, the Windows based motherboard music server I'm ru... |