stievus
Responses from stievus
| Best Classical Labels for Sound I mean the MDG label Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm. Excellent recordings of classical music. | |
| Best Classical Labels for Sound Excellent suggestions, but add the German label DGM to the list. Fabulous artists and recordings, in particular in chamber music (Trio Parnassus, Wiener Klaviertrio, etc.). | |
| Is there any such thing as a bad sounding DAC these days? @audioman58 Great choice! I have considered the same one when I upgraded from the (Swiss) Merason Frérot. But then decided for the (French) Métronome Le Dac 2 which sounded a little better to my ears. | |
| DAC recommendation for DSD input Less known in the US, but Métronome Le Dac 2, handmade in France, is a really, really good DAC with DSD 64 to 512. Soundwise, reviewers who did the comparison, prefer it above the T+A 200. Not cheap, but within your price bracket. I love mine. | |
| Things we cannot be bothered by anymore @devinplombier Posters who assume that everybody who doesn't live in the USA must be from Canada. | |
| Métronome connecting streamer to Le Dac? Thanks, I will look into these. | |
| Yamamura cables? @tubeguy80 Yes, they are becoming quite rare. Few on the used market means many are still using them. | |
| MissingCDs and records @rvpiano Fully understand what you are saying. It's great to take a record out of its sleeve I also have a high end streamer and a dac, which sonically outperform everything in my huge collection of LPs and CDs. But also, the other day I was prep... | |
| A cable too perfect? @roadcykler Every bicycle is the same. They all bring you from A to B. | |
| Audible Illusions Modulus 3A noise @wheezer1 Fully agree. I've tried several others through the years which only lasted a short period. Only the Russian ones last a long time. Keep in mind that the originals, as matched pairs are becoming more difficult to get. There is a lot of fa... | |
| ARE SUPER EXPENSIVE STREAMERS REALLY WORTH IT I am a big fan of the French high-end brand Metronome Technologies. They pay a lot of attention to the power supply in their streamers and DACs. Not cheap, but worth it, as I know from my own experience. | |
| Am I crazy to upgrade? Are you sure you need to upgrade your B&W speakers? I am using 20+ years old Audio Physic loudspeakers. Earlier this year I upgraded my streamer and dac and found out what my speakers are really capable of. That might be the case with yours too. | |
| DAC for Aurender N200 @hickamore You might also consider their newest, cheaper device, the Metronome DSC Mini. | |
| DAC for Aurender N200 It surprises me that nobody mentioned as a candidate Le Dac2 from the French company Metronome Technologie. | |
| Streamer and DDC (I need AES/SpDif output) @greg_f Not a problem. Import duties to the EU will not be charged. Get in touch with them so they can explain. |