soma70

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Relaxed, musical DAC around 2k used?
+1 for buying a tube DACi recently bought an pre owned Ayon Stratos (£4.5k) and it does exactly what you are looking for. I have also heard the Ayon Stealth and it is very close to Stratos, for slightly lower price.I couldnt afford a Lampizator!  
Am I deaf?
Computers are noisy and are not ideal for streaming music. If you are comparing CD to computer then the difference in SQ may be down to this.  
Full Range under $5k-ish
I have owned Wilson Watt Puppy 6’s for 10 years and which are around £4K preowned and full range. The power amp amp needs to have excellent dynamics because the ohms can drop from 4 to 2 and even below requiring large reserves of power to be neede... 
A DAC that can make digital sound analog?
+1 for Ayon Audio Stealth or Stratos. The latter being worth the extra if you can afford but the Stealth is also excellent. 
High resolution digital is dead. The best DAC's killed it.
By a total coincidence I posted a very similar point of view just now and then read your post above. Didn’t mean to try and steal your idea. Great minds!  
Need DAC/Streaming Advice
Auralic Aries. The in house developed app, lightening DS, is way ahead of the competition and only bettered by Roon.  
Sell your $$$ cables and conditioners... affordable LITHIUM is here!
You you need to look at peakpower draw from each component.  
What area or country do you live in ?
London. 
Sell your $$$ cables and conditioners... affordable LITHIUM is here!
This is an interesting proposition. Would like to hear more from anyone else who has experience of yeti or any other lithium battery based systems.  
What's your favorite lyric from a song?
I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it inI watched myself crawling out as I was a-crawling inI got up so tight I couldn't unwindI saw so much I broke my mindI just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in 
What's your favorite lyric from a song?
I'm going where the sun keeps shiningThrough the pouring rainGoing where the weather suits my clothes 
How to link Spotify playlists with Roon & Lightning DS via Tidal
Thanks v much for your reply ghost. If it wasn’t for you, my reccomendation might never have seen the light of day!Another good implementation here is to link your Spotify account with Shazam. You can then sync the Shazam Spotify playlist via Soun... 
DIY Power Cables Instead of Used
I made some power cables using DH Labs Silver Sonic Power Plus and had very good results but it was tricky finding the right mains plug (in the UK) that could accommodate the cable thickness.  
Which DAC as a preamp?
I once used a Chord Hugo TT (DAC and preamp) direct into monoblocks and it was not good. Proceed with caution - good luck! 
Kora Triode 100 SB Mono Block Power Amps
I have seen a review for a Kora Explorer 150 SB (tube integrated) which is self biasing and so I am thinking that “SB” stands for self biasing and would apply to these mono blocks as well. I have asked the dealer to confirm via the engineer.