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| Welcome Back! Hey Doug, congrats on scoring another pair! I know most of us have our own tale of “the one that got away” so nice to hear a success story. Curious if during your wait for the Opus 2 if you were ever tempted to try their Evo 4.2? Obviously a prett... | |
| Advice on a streamer It has a better internal DACYeah, probably better than the Vault but not near a Gustard X16. | |
| Did Tidal Drop MQA Switch to Qobuz and you won’t have to worry about the ridiculous and insanely intrusive MQA garbage anymore. And Qobuz doesn’t need improved sound because they already had it. Death to MQA!!! | |
| Advice on a streamer You’re just not gonna get great sound from a server/streamer at that price — too many compromises. There’s a reputable seller selling a used Vault 2i on EBay for $999, and if you pair that with a $499 Gustard X16 DAC you’ll get all the functional... | |
| Tubes for ATC SCM19v2 Don’t bother. Best you could do is a tube pre with SS amp or a hybrid integrated like Unison Unico, etc. | |
| Vandersteen 1C to 3A Signature I don’t think you’ll lose much if anything going to 3A Sigs and will likely gain a ton with better bass, dynamics, and probably greater refinement up top. I’d absolutely say go for it! Another brand you might like would be Nola. Regardless, aft... | |
| Does anyone else think that the Samsung plays music much better than the Apple? Have you tried changing the audio EQ settings on the iPhone? I find “Rock” or “Jazz” sound best (and much better than the default “Flat” setting) so would be worth exploring if you haven’t yet. Of course it’s still compressed Spotify crap audio ... | |
| Bryston, McIntosh, Krell or Mark Levinson You’ve got three very different amps there. What amp are you using now, and what improvements are you looking for? And what’s your budget? | |
| Integrating RME ADI-2-DAC FS based 2 channel system into surround system? Find a DAC with analog inputs, then you can just run the front L/R preouts from the AVR (if it has them) into the DAC and you’ll be all set with no selector box necessary. Something like a used Bel Canto 2.7 would be excellent, and I can attest t... | |
| Custom designed pool theater system Switch channels and see if the issue follows the change or not. If it does, hook the further speakers to the shorter cable and see if that fixes it. If it does, your amp doesn’t have the juice to power the speakers with 200’ of cable, which I’m ... | |
| Alternate to Benchmark Dac 1? I see that is an R2R dac. I have heard they have different kind of sound. Have you heard the Musician Draco?Well, you said you were looking for something different and with some warmth or character. To me, the DAC 1 is the extreme embodiment of th... | |
| Alternate to Benchmark Dac 1? The Musician Draco could be a great candidate...https://aoshida-audio.com/products/musician-draco-r2r-decoder | |
| Need Help Finding the Right Component @lalitk — My bad. Nice catch. | |
| So how much do you think the placebo effect impacts our listening preferences? Anyone who does not believe in the placebo effect is fooling himself.Ha! Priceless. Didn’t know Steven Wright was a member here. Seriously though, the placebo effect is exactly why equipment reviews done without a comparison to another similar pro... | |
| Need Help Finding the Right Component The Vault is a great option. If you want something at a higher level the Innuos Zen Mk3 is also worth a look. Best of luck. |