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| Cable Quality vs Customer Service Interesting, and thanks for the follow up! Very glad to hear the positive benefits in your HeadFi system translated well to your home system. How would you say aspects like 3D imaging/soundstage and tonality compared to the SR in your home system? | |
| The review wehave been promising is up this stuff really gets you riled up doesn’t it? While I appreciate your concern for us, the solution is don’t read his posts, don’t reply to them. You would be surprised how much that would eliminate the problem of lengthy threads about misbehavi... | |
| The review wehave been promising is up I don’t have a problem with posts by dealers in general or Dave Lalin in particular. If I go into a dealer’s store I expect him to try to sell me the gear he sells. Except this isn’t his store you’re walking into, it’s a forum for people to sha... | |
| Empyrean Headphones/Sennheiser HDVD 800 + 'what DAC'? I'm thinking I need to get a DAC/headphone amp that better matches the Empyrean headphones. Again I must ask the key question, what improvements are you looking for and what sound characteristics are most important to you? Without this critica... | |
| Tube Integrated Under 1,500 How about this beauty? It’s been on the market for a bit so might be negotiable on price, and with 75Wpc will likely do a better job feeding your thirsty Totems and sound great. Best of luck. https://www.ebay.com/itm/354026696352 | |
| Empyrean Headphones/Sennheiser HDVD 800 + 'what DAC'? I used the Dragonfly Red for a while when I was getting started in HeadFi and still use it for when I’m on the move, but your system would benefit from a better DAC IMHO. What are you using for a DAC now (if any), and what sound characteristics ... | |
| Empyrean Headphones/Sennheiser HDVD 800 + 'what DAC'? Are you planning on continuing to use the 800 as an amp/DAC and want another amp/DAC that is truly portable, or are you looking for a better DAC to feed the 800? | |
| Are there any happy long-term owners of the Focal Elex/Clear/Utopia? If the Focal sound is truly special to you it’s probably worth risking their well-known QC problems, but definitely buy from a credible dealer in the event things go south. Otherwise, there are lots of excellent headphones out there so if you’re ... | |
| A Beginner's Guide to Audiophile I agree that Harley’s book is probably a good place for you to learn many of the concepts and jargon that describe and embody high-end audio. But the BEST thing you can do is go listen to as many headphones as you can with your own music, and the... | |
| The review wehave been promising is up With the 432 EVO Aeon review, as Lalin pointed out, I do have a Baetis server that’s active in my system and I use a lot and, of course, compared to the Belgium product. But how many readers have had experience with that one? I’ve reviewed a coup... | |
| Full range speaker recommendation I don’t think I’d try floorstanders with significant bass output in your room, and bass will be easier to manage (and likely better) with monitors and your subs. I’d recommend Joseph Audio Prisms or used Pulsars as JA has done shows with Rowland ... | |
| The review wehave been promising is up I’m not certain how having one or two comparison products on hand makes everything right, when there are dozens of potential competing products. Chances are that the comparison product I have on hand isn’t going to be the one you’re interested in... | |
| Differences between models of expensive vs inexpensive DACs Thanks for the responses. It seems like there may be convergence among many designs as they reach the performance limits of the DAC chips they're based on. No, there’s much more to a DAC’s ultimate sound than the DAC chip — the power supply a... | |
| From separate streamer and DAC to al-in-one suggestion Unless you’re looking for a big change in sonic character from your current DAC I’d recommend just upgrading the streamer and get more goodness from what you already have. I don’t think you mentioned what Ethernet and USB cables you’re using, but... | |
| The review wehave been promising is up I don’t necessarily disagree with sns and, as noted above, the magazine uses several platforms to let readers know what our favorite products are at all price points, both collectively (Editor’s Choice) and individually (Golden Ears. See? This ... |