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More Bass Go right to the source. Call Legacy — I imagine they have good customer support and could save you a boatload of time and stress. | |
Multiple inputs on DAC Forget the internal DAC in the Innuos — your Bifrost DAC is better. Looks like Schiit uses a proprietary USB input so I’d tend to go with that out of your Innuos. Here’s a very good USB cable that won’t break the bank but physically separates th... | |
An Excellent (Moderately priced) tube integrated for QLN prestige 3 Speakers +1 on the Qualition if you can find one used. Line Magnetic is a high-value amp manufacturer that also gets great reviews. There’s also this nice Audio Research VSi-75 integrated. All image/soundstage very well. You won’t find many users here ... | |
More Bass The Signatures I believe are a sealed-box design, so maybe if you’re used to hearing ported speakers the bass is just different so you may need to give some time for your ears to adjust and for the speakers time to settle in more. From what I saw... | |
More Bass Are the speakers broken in or are they new? | |
Tube DAC (Black Ice) Users - What Streamer Are You Using? Innuos, Lumin, and Aurender are all a good step up from the Node. I like Innuos because their Sense app is free, is frequently upgraded and user friendly, and by all accounts it sounds excellent. Best of luck in your journey. | |
Where do you stop? Yeah, the BAACH stuff seems like a real game changer, and I plan to give it a try one day. | |
tube amp for home theater AND 2 channel? Using a tube amp for TV and HT is utter madness and a waste of tubes IMHO. You don’t need tubes to watch friggin’ TV. If I’m you, I’d use solid state stuff for watching movies/TV and just switch in the tube stuff when I wanna get serious about l... | |
AudioQuest vs Cardas XLR Who cares if they’re made in China? If AQ, Cardas, or whoever is overseeing manufacturing and is standing behind their quality, who give a great God damn where their made? Would I prefer the to be made in the US? Of course!!! But if I can get bett... | |
Do I Need a New DAC? Get the Gustard R26 — probably one of the highest performance/$ DACs extant today. Here’s a good review if you haven’t seen it… https://soundnews.net/sources/dacs/gustard-a26-dac-review-can-it-get-any-better/ Forget bending over backwards to ... | |
i2S clock question @curiousjim Look at Musician as more affordable Denafrips. They come from the same factory and share more than a few internal components and design parameters. Denafrips likely wins on resale value if that’s important. Cullen was recently bough... | |
i2S clock question @curiousjim So,I think the Musician Pisces and Leo provide greater value than the Denafrips Iris or Hermes. I bought a used Iris for what would be the same price for a new Pisces. Also, I’m not convinced paying up for an HDMI cable is worth it fo... | |
Don’t buy used McCormack DNA 1990s amps @roxy54 Unfortunately not. I’m going through a divorce so my time at home is very limited, but whenever I finally get to hear the damn thing I’ll certainly forward my thoughts. But, I also have to qualify my impressions as I simultaneously chang... | |
Master Clock for the SOtM SMS-200 Ultra Neo SE @zeusodin The Musician Pisces or Leo will both reclock and allow you to take advantage of your DAC’s XLR input (or i2S if your DAC has that input) so it’s like two benefits in one. The Leo has a better clock and also has an SPDIF input that is nic... | |
i2S clock question @curiousjim Yes, but it’s not just the reclocking but also the ability to take advantage of your DAC’s superior i2S input with an HDMI cable, so it’s really like two benefits in one. On my Musician Pegasus DAC, which has a strong resemblance to t... |