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| Fist Watt F6 vs Pass Labs XA 25 I’d look at the Clayton Audio S40 before the XA25. It’s double the power into both 4 and 8 Ohms over the Pass and costs $400 less, and it probably sounds even better. Just not as much press. My $0.02 FWIW. | |
| VTL preamps and amps, co status? Plus, do you really want to give your $$$ to and support a company that doesn’t or very reluctantly stands behind its products? They sound like a company that thinks “you’re lucky to have our stuff” rather than “we’re thankful to have you as our ... | |
| SQ of Hegel H390 on-board DAC? My speakers are Silverline SR 17.5 monitors Nice speaks! Let us know what you find, but it sure sounds like you’re gonna be happy given what you’re looking for. | |
| Does anybody make... What do you need them for? | |
| Dedicated Music Server/Player Take a look at Wolf Audio as well. Many people are happy with their Innuos Zenith Mk3 streamers/servers although some issues with their latest software upgrade. Best of luck. | |
| hearing loss and speaker selection I’d start using some kind of equalizer to help even things out. Or, if it’s that bad headphones might bring you more happiness. Best of luck. | |
| If you feed a DAC with USB does XLR matter as much? Got it. Digital input independent of output. Sometimes it takes me a while, and thanks for your help! Still not sure if I should bother converting USB to I2S, but I guess that’s a subject for another day. | |
| RCA interconnect recommendation I had the same “wow” moment the first time I put AZ cables in my system. IME they do take some time to settle in, mostly in the treble region, but the fact that you like what you’re hearing right away is a good sign for sure. As I mentioned earl... | |
| Single Ended DAC vs Dual Differential XLR DAC Measurements, done correctly, do not lie. Nor do they the whole story. I believe that most audio purchases are made with relatively little prior listening, and are based on reading reviews. Many of those reviews are highly suspect and involve... | |
| Single Ended DAC vs Dual Differential XLR DAC What's fascinates me about Amir and ASR in general is the lack of actual listening to the product he's measuring. BINGO!!! In his world, measurements trump listening. He can’t trust his own ears and let’s measurements dictate what must sound... | |
| If you feed a DAC with USB does XLR matter as much? Does the method I use to deliver digital data to my dac affect my choice of analog cables after the DAC does it's thing. Not related if I understand your question Well, yeah it does if the DAC processes one input better than another. And that... | |
| If you feed a DAC with USB does XLR matter as much? These things are independent and the choice for DAC input has no impact on the choice for DAC output True, but would converting to I2S be beneficial? Is the added conversion worth the effort/cost? Does the input of the Pegasus benefit from co... | |
| best SQ improvement DAC under $1000 to pair with Bluesound Node 2i I’d recommend the Musician Pegasus R2R DAC. It’s $1099 but worth the stretch if you can. Here’s a review in case it helps... https://soundnews.net/sources/dacs/musician-audio-pegasus-r2r-dac-review/ | |
| Single Ended DAC vs Dual Differential XLR DAC This hobby would suck if I didn’t trust my ears enough and to the point where I had to rely on measurements to tell me what’s good or not. Sad. Truly sad. I look at measurements too, but Jeez. | |
| best SQ improvement DAC under $1000 to pair with Bluesound Node 2i What improvements and sound characteristics are you looking for? |