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| Most Extensive State-of-the-Art DAC Survey Ever! Unless you’ve got FU $$$ and are ok with throwing it out the window, spending $30k+ on a DAC that could be matched or surpassed in performance in 5 years by a $2000 DAC is insane to me. Assuming that timeframe you would’ve spent $6000+ per year t... | |
| Upgrade Internal DAC of Node or go with Atoll ST120. The Draco is an excellent DAC, especially for the price (I own the Pegasus, and according to the review on soundnews.net the Draco comes really close in performance). If it’s still under warranty get it fixed/replaced and focus on upgrading your s... | |
| Backert Rhumba 1.3 OR Modwright LS 100 ? @lancelock Thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts/experience, and I’ll definitely look into the tubes you mentioned. This is my first foray into tubes and I’m really looking forward to experimenting with various tubes so really helpful to hear LTA... | |
| Mods for HK Citation 22 Flyby fer sure. Don’t waste your time here, like I just did. Doh! | |
| Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing We can certainly compare the input to the output and measure the differences, and from those differences make objective comparisons. Many people actually prefer an amp that adds certain distortions to the output. Some don’t. Subjective preference... | |
| Unison Research Simply Italy - amazing I’ve admired their amps for a while, but their distribution in the US seems very limited, which also raises the question of service/repair support if necessary. One of those brands (like Usher) that makes excellent products but just don’t get much... | |
| The State of Streaming Audio @gwillis MQA uses an algorithm that someone at Tidal thinks makes the music sound better but alters the original content. Qobuz doesn’t do that, nor does it require you to have an MQA-compatible DAC or do all of its silly unfolding. To me, the o... | |
| Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing I’m pretty sure they found that logo to sound the best after testing many others. Everything matters. | |
| Backert Rhumba 1.3 OR Modwright LS 100 ? @lancelock In what areas is the Rhythm better than the LTA? I have an MZ2 with upgraded LPS sitting in a box I haven’t gotten to listen to yet, so would be interesting to hear your thoughts before I finally get it up and running just for frame of ... | |
| Amplifier recommendation Don Sachs KT88 amp would be up there for me and only $3850… http://www.dsachsconsulting.com/custom%20kt88%20tube%20amp.html Line Magnetic would be another high-value tube amp I’d look into. Higher up the price scale I think VAC, Zesto, Atmaspher... | |
| can i get a significant dac upgrade over my Lumin d2 for 2k? @sgreg1 Who did you order the DAC through? If it’s one of the bigger guys I wouldn’t worry, plus you also have protection thru your credit card and likely PayPal too. Did you get confirmation on screen they got the order when you paid? The only... | |
| Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing 100 watts @ 8ohms per block, utilitarian plain enclosure. Does not seem that impressive. @avanti1960 Really? That’s how you pre-judge this amp from one of the most reputable designers in the biz? Pretty shallow dude. Have a listen and the... | |
| Backert Rhumba 1.3 OR Modwright LS 100 ? @mdrone I think member Teajay reviewed both and slightly preferred the LTA pre, so maybe you can look up his reviews and get more info. Might’ve been in Stereo Times but not sure. | |
| The State of Streaming Audio @gwilmot Try Qobuz if you haven’t and it’s available in your area. You can do a free trial, and most here seem to prefer it over Tidal for sound, more hi-res content, and user interface. I switched to Qobuz a while ago and never looked back. FW... | |
| Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing @mbmi Have you heard the Atma-Sphere GaN amp? |