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| Digital IC- I use Stealth Sextet- anything better? Sutts, I have heard the K-S and the MIT cables and I still think the Sextet is the best cable I have yet heard. Can't comment on the Harmonic never heard it. | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective Hi Paul, your right on the mark regarding the enjoyment of my system. I have heard/auditioned about another four DACs and found them to good, maybe different then the AA DAC, but not more musical or overall more pleasing to my tastes.Now that I ha... | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective Paul, now that I know you were talking about the Berkeley DAC, the answer is yes I auditioned it. I thought it was good, to me it was a type one DAC, and I still liked my AA Tube Hybrid much better and found it to be much more musical. Since all I... | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective Hi Paul, I will admit my ignorance regarding the BDAC. I'm curious and would be interested in this DAC that you are asking about, please share some details regarding it. Thanks in advance. | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective Hi Doggrell3000, here's the answers to your questions:1) I just recently listened to a very highend analogue front end, I know this is heresy to some, I liked my digital front end better.2) Nope never tried a hard drive in my system. | |
| Review: Acoustic Revive RR-77 Tweak Hi Joe, I still use mine everyday and still believe it does everything stated in my review. Since I have had it,it it never is turned off, so that should answer your question regarding reliablity.Remember, its suppose to be at least five feet off ... | |
| Accustic Arts Drive One Mk II v Drive II Yes, Dcgraves I have owned both pieces in the past. The Drive II was an improvement over the first generation transport, but a subtle % not a great change. I believe that for around the same price a used/demo MBL 1500 series transport,when used wi... | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective Dcgraves, congrats on your Berkeley DAC I'm glad you are enjoying it. Take a look at my comments on my system regarding the reference MBL transport that just replaced its baby brother in my system. I can honestly say, and I have heard virtually al... | |
| Review: Accustic Arts Reference Tube Hybrid DAC II DA converter Just wanted to share that another USA reviewer, Micheal Wright, this month did a review on the AA Tube DAC and gave it a superlative total "thumbs up" for its sonic performance.Mike used to be a staff reviewer for the website, Stereo Times, he now... | |
| Parasound JC-1 still one of the leaders? No disrespect to either Stanwal or Jdub39, however when I auditioned the JC-1 against the Pass Labs XA series amps in my system the Parasound amp did not compete with the XA-100's. Now with the new XA.5 series the lag is very wide indeed when it c... | |
| CEC TL0X cd transport Fpooyandeh, I have had the pleasure to have what are considered two of the finest redbook transports ever built the CEC TLO mk11 and the reference MBL for auditon in my system. Either of them made any DAC I was using sound significantly better. So... | |
| Review: Concert Fidelity CF-080 Preamplifier Just discovered another wonderful sounding tube for the CF-080 based on a Brent Jessee suggestion.This 12AU7 is a 1960's Amperex Medical Grade, which were very highly tested and graded for use in medical applications. They have the speed/punch/tra... | |
| Pass Labs 350 vs. 350.5 sonic differences? Nickt, the short answer is the the .5 series is signficantly better sonicly the 1 generation X series amps. Read my review here on the GON regarding the X-350.5 for details why it offers much better sonics then a 350. So, save your money and go fo... | |
| Which Telefunken 12ax7 Hi Phaelon, take a look at my Gon review on the Mazda 12AU7 for details why you might love this tube in the context of your system. | |
| Review: Pass Labs XA60.5 monobloks Amplifier Hi Elmerpoh, my assumption regarding the hum is that it's the transformer that you are hearing. I'm a little confused regarding what you refer to as the grounding pin, if your running RCA's single ended IC's the grounding pin on the XLR's has to b... |