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| Tube DAC with i2s input? Price point of dac may or may not be a consideration as to whether adding ddc is optimal. Adding ddc and it's external clocking needs to be considered on a case by case basis, one can't just assume superior interfaces based solely on price. With d... | |
| They should charge more for it… Subsidies exist in many forms, both direct and indirect. Tax policies, tariffs, enterprise zones to name a few. | |
| Moderator(s) Putting ideas into action is called policy, policy informed by ideas/ideology. Gvt. policies likely impact audio endeavor more than it would appear on first glance. The problem with most discussions involving gvt policy is people reflexively ... | |
| They should charge more for it… Entering the luxury market is much about choosing a business model and/or battle for status, they may have indeed priced it too low if status important to purchaser. As for value and performance, that's for the actual purchaser to determine. | |
| Tube DAC with i2s input? I agree with OP in getting exactly what he wants. Having a I2S input doesn't preclude using and comparing other inputs on same dac. Automatically dismissing any input or interface is nonsense, each dac and streaming setup has to be evaluated on it... | |
| Midwest Hi-Fi Store you can count on… I still deal with dealers online, no longer visit brick and mortars. Issues for me are most don't carry lines I'm interested in, I don't want to waste their time auditioning equipment. I'm at stage where i pretty much know exactly what I'm lo... | |
| Moderator(s) Politics is about putting ideas into action, how can that not affect virtually every activity humans undertake. If those political actions directly or indirectly affect the audio endeavor they rightly belong here. Seems there's a growing sentimen... | |
| Volti audio upgrades for klipschorns I purchased 80's era Khorns some years ago with intentions of flipping them, what with my ill informed opinion horns only for PA systems. Boy was I wrong, I could instantly hear much potential, and this with 80's era Khorns, perhaps the worst of t... | |
| Denafrips offer to replace my faulty Pontus 15th, for a replacement fee? I'd think one may be better off with a replacement unit. You all seem to think repairs are a simple and quick thing. Do you know the waiting time for techs these days? Techs are dying out, retiring, too few, long wait times. Will it be repaired co... | |
| Incredible Audiophile Imaging -- at a Concert! Good friend of mine runs a sound reinforcement business and occasionally engineers in the studio. Introduced me to the audiophile world via Dynaco and Linn LP12 setup at his parents home way back in the dayl. Anyway he went into sound reinforcemen... | |
| Streamer Options Needed I do recall not all the usb ports same sound quality, one with shortest path was Irecommended. And I could see this as an advantage with M2 if usb is indeed connected directly to cpu, interfaces are extremely important in obtaining best SQ. W... | |
| The cool factor- who has it? Meant to say Laurel Canyon, Zappa, Joni Mitchell, Byrds, Morrison, etc. | |
| The cool factor- who has it? I believe Michael was a very serious guy, especially when it came to his music, he and Don Kirshner had major issues what with his insistence on studio musicians. Kirshner was a control freak, always claimed the Monkees were nothing without him. ... | |
| Autoformer Volume Control (AVC) Before or After Active Stage? I can't speak to your specific components, but I have transformer volume control with my active tube pre, so essentially my active is the buffer. Seems to me putting the buffer in front of autoformers defeats the purpose of the buffer, the passive... | |
| Incredible Audiophile Imaging -- at a Concert! My issue is that I'd not want to hear a 70' wide keyboard, I want my home stereo or concert experience to present life size images. This sounds like spectacle and special effects rather than life like presentation, may be interesting like pyrotech... |