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| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @turcoda Per above, 005 usb galvanic isolation is top flight, however, my experience is further isolation via my newly added Sonore Opticalrendu is extremely beneficial. Opticalrendu femto clocks both network input and usb output. Previously used ... | |
| Core Tech USBe Perfect I'm not criticizing these usb decrapifiers, most effective in what they offer. My contention is why should I purchase music server that costs upwards of $3k and not get optimized usb out. Many of these server guys offer their own usb decrapifiers ... | |
| Cheapest way to enhance SQ with digital streaming Generic FMC without lps good start, get lps on second fmc next move, lps on first last move. Opticalrendu would be most effective if rest of streaming setup top notch, if dac is weak link replace that prior. Once all this in order Opticalrendu can... | |
| Buyer Dispute The idea that shipping caused those tweeters failure is slim to none. I doubt B&W would design a tweeter subject to this sort of failure from shipping, they'd have s whole lot of damaged tweeters to replace if this the case. And the chances of... | |
| Core Tech USBe Perfect At this point in my streaming experience I have to question the need for usb decrapifiers. Shouldn't audiophile servers and streamers have optimized usb outputs that wouldn't benefit from these added on devices. I'd expect highest performance at p... | |
| Is Old Music Killing New Music? If one is not streaming they'll have a difficult time discovering new music today. I quit listening to mass consumption music after early 70's, only place to hear more ambitious music was the underground/freeform fm and university stations. After ... | |
| The Best Preamp is no Preamp? @ozzy62 I agree a passive can be preferable to dac only setup. My active pre is in fact dual TVC. | |
| Upsampling PCM or DSD in 2022 Don't care for converting pcm to dsd with my setup and Roon. Staying with pcm for pcm recordings most revealing and tranparent, dsd conversion sounds more like hifi, smooths things over, micro dynamics lost, sense of live performers in room dimin... | |
| It comes with a balance knob?!?! I'll take it! My pre has dual Amtrans selector switch dual transformer based volume control. I found this invaluable in extracting a stable, consistent center image that no longer requires balance adjustments. Whenever I hear off center image now know due to ... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC I believe misperceptions of our intentions is mostly due to relatively low price and country of origin of 005. While I agree with general cost to performance correlations, exceptions do occasionally surface. Questioning our credibility is to ... | |
| I finally fixed my HUM! Halalulah, and thanks for tips All these things you've done I did diy some years ago, 3 dedicated lines, same phase, drove new grounding rod, formerly whole house grounded to cold water pipe. In my case I ran ground wire to each dedicated box, all exact same length(including ma... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC There is no doubt the 005 has elicited more posts from me than probably all my other audio components put together. I simply can't find a single error of commission with it, that's unprecedented for source equipment in my experience. I'm still wai... | |
| The Best Preamp is no Preamp? The best preamp is no preamp only until you hear high quality active preamp. The added resolution, transparency one may hear sans pre vs lower quality pre is generally initial novelty Many will discern analytical flavor over longer term, seek out ... | |
| Cheapest way to enhance SQ with digital streaming @dbphd You got it. Streamers take ethernet or optical input (in rarer cases), use various outputs to dacs. Streamers can also be built into dacs, like your Ayre in which case they are streamer dac. Your ultrarendu is also streamer. If using usb o... | |
| Vote Your Ranking -If you have an opinion on this digital subject 3, I don't have many of these, but those I have were extremely well recorded/original masters 4, extremely close to 2, I doubt I could distinguish between the two in blind testing 1, haven't played cd's in a few years, so this not a fair r... |