soix
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| Need help with phono cartridge selection +1 @billstevenson First, welcome to the ‘Gon! Unfortunately I can’t help with your cartridge question, but I’d say for this and future posts you should always share what equipment you have now, what specific improvements you’re looking for, and w... | |
| Looking for an HDMI cable Just for craps n giggles I’d suggest trying this very cheap HDMI cable from Monoprice maybe just to try i2S on the cheap and to compare to the others whenever. The reason I suggest this is twofold — while some people have found some benefit in us... | |
| Looking for an HDMI cable I guess it depends on the cable geometry itself. But a hard and fast rule that shorter is absolutely better is incorrect. @agisthos While that may be true for some or maybe most digital cables it is not the case for i2S that was designed origin... | |
| Streamer and Dac ~$4.5k for Vinnie Rossi, Dynaudio system I think the Denafrips Pontus would be a great sonic fit for what you’re looking for, and paired with their Iris DDC you get a significant and very cost-effective performance bump along with the ability to take advantage of the i2S connection. Here... | |
| Using Tape Outputs What’s your budget, and are you looking for new or used? | |
| Looking for an HDMI cable The Mapleshade Vivlink 3+ cable, I think its price is $220. Endgame HDMI cable, so far above other HDMI cables it’s not funny. 2m length only because that’s what sounds best. @agisthos That’s a bold statement. What other HDMI cables have you c... | |
| Best DAC’S $5k to $15k There are obviously many great DACs in that wide price range so it’d be most helpful to know what specific improvements and sound characteristics you’re looking for in order to suggest other DACs that might be worth considering. | |
| Back to the DAC Better presentation of musical overtones, amplitude, pitch, timbre, texture with a wider/deeper soundstage (if this is possible) than I have with my existing DAC. Under $10K, used is OK. If you’re not opposed to a tube DAC I’d give Lampizator a... | |
| Back to the DAC What’s your budget, and what specific improvements and sound characteristics are you looking for? | |
| Guess who has new speakers in their lab? @tony1954 Ha ha! Spot on. | |
| Seeking Bookshelf Recommendations You might contact Ty of Tyler Acoustics and inquire as whether he could build you a pair of his older Taylo Reference Monitors—the version with the Seas Millennium tweeters. They are essentially a slightly larger Joseph Pulsar No, they’re not. ... | |
| Great network streamers with only USB outputs Congrats! I’m sure it’ll sound great but looking forward to your impressions. | |
| Need a modern Class A monoblock, preferably half or compact chassis If you really want monoblock amps I highly doubt you’d be unhappy with the Valvets. Choices, choices. | |
| Preamp only? Bypass Necessary? I have an AVR with pre-outs and hope to clarify whether only a preamp, and not an integrated, is sufficient and in either event whether the external component must have discreet HT Bypass inputs. Let’s be clear here — you don’t want any part of... | |
| Looking for advise and recommendations on a nice record cleaner. This one gets very good reviews and doesn’t break the bank, and using the cleaning fluid concentrate and mixing with distilled water makes it very cost effective to use as well, especially if you have a sizable record collection. This seller incl... |