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| Will a new Dac improve the sound? +2 on the MHDT DAC recommendations. BTW, what cables/interconnects are you using? | |
| How to turn on Unity Gain on Pre Amp If it has a HT bypass just engage that. | |
| Is a cheaper DAC + Reclocker better than just an expensive DAC? @markkpa — sold the Gustard x26 Pro and kept a cheaper AliExpress DC500 (dual AKM4499EQ’s) because it sounded better. How? How did it sound better? One last thing - do not use any digital attenuation on your DAC! What the hell are you talki... | |
| Will a new Dac improve the sound? i guess i'm wondering what would be a good fit to bring out the best sound possible with a digital source. Holy crap! You’ve now been asked twice what would represent “improvements” to you. Better soundstage, more detail, etc. What are u loo... | |
| Power Amp Question No. Just...no. IME the preamp is more important than the power amp, assuming the power amp is up to the task. Don’t half-ass it. Sell your current stuff and buy a better integrated or separate pre and amp. Preamps are crucial to getting the b... | |
| Ethernet cable for Streaming WiFi extends WiFi, not hard wire.. Bingo! WI-FI wireless connectivity is REALLY good …. The current Wi-Fi range extenders simply plug into the home wall sockets and use the home electrical wiring as the cable conduits Yeah, but home wall wi... | |
| Will a new Dac improve the sound? Totally depends on what kind improvements you’re looking for. | |
| If you’ve heard an iFi Zen stream, anything better under $1k? Not sure what ProJect can provide outside of any other Pi based setup, not sure though From what I read they add a lot of tweaks that we could probably do but likely wouldn’t. Could be wrong, but ProJect knows a helluva lot more than I do so I... | |
| If you’ve heard an iFi Zen stream, anything better under $1k? I don’t know, but I’d think the ProJect Stream Box is also pretty good (Pi based) but also a bit more expensive. Be interesting if anyone’s compared the two. The new Node is supposed to sound better too, ugh. I’m leaning to the iFi for sound quali... | |
| Is a cheaper DAC + Reclocker better than just an expensive DAC? Good question. BTW, I love hearing from women in our hobby — far too rare IMHO. And a Canadian, even better (I’m a hockey player). Anyway, I think I may have a solution for both your questions, and one you didn’t even ask. Agree with others to get... | |
| audible illusions vs supratek, vs holoaudio vs backert @armstrod The MP-3 and MZ2 are two pres high on my list (the MZ2 would also become my headphone amp) and would really love to hear your thoughts on their sonic differences. Thanks! | |
| BEST SUB FOR HT:MUSIC 50-50 with CM9/CMC2/CM5 For music, you’re MUCH better off with two smaller subs than one larger one and will still work fine for movies. In your system and room I’d take a hard look at a pair of SVS SB1000s that you can get for about $1000 for both and I believe will get... | |
| audible illusions vs supratek, vs holoaudio vs backert Need to know what sound characteristics you’re looking for. | |
| Which complete set of cables to try out? Acoustic Zen is definitely worth a look. Very natural and organic sounding yet still nicely detailed. | |
| 48kHz vs 96kHz: audible? I had some songs in both 16/44.1 and 24/96 and there was a definite difference. The 24/96 versions sounded smoother and more full/rich. Anyway, that was my experience |