tgrisham
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| headphone amp question Mcondon, great insight and experience. I am getting excited about this new venture. Whereas initially I was bummed out. Lemons and lemonade..... | |
| headphone amp question Thanks to all. S/N too low at headfi. The music she doesn't appreciate is the loudspeakers, thus, the idea of a move to cans. I like all of the ideas so far. I know that listening is the real solution, so I will buy the most likely candidate and s... | |
| USB - SPDIF on Eastern Electric DAC As stated above (and probably before your post came through), the Hiface has worked for me. The only way you will know if an asynch USB will sound better is to buy it and try it. Also, you should be aware that Steve N. of Empirical Audio (see post... | |
| USB - SPDIF on Eastern Electric DAC I use the M2Tech Hiface and BNC into the EE Tube DAC and have never experienced any problems. I did have difficulty with a cheap DVD player and CD player via optical into the EE DAC, but once I used a high quality transport I consistently got a lo... | |
| Review: Tube Audio Design Hibachi Monoblocks TAD 125 Amplifier I enjoyed your review. When it was posted I had already ordered a pair. They arrived today and so far, so good. Nicely finished in black lacquer and the sound is well balanced through all the frequencies. I will spend some more time with them toni... | |
| Best Stevie Wonder Album? Mine is Inner Vision, followed closely by Songs in the key of life. Brilliant song writing-lyrics, music, musicianship. | |
| Modwright LS36.5 gain adjustment I tried in-line attenuators but didn't like the sound. I tried passive volume controls like NHT and didn't like the sound. Other options are using a CDP volume adjustment if available, using a DAC with volume control, or paying Dan. The only probl... | |
| Power cable affects interconnect. Elizabeth, you are amazing, and very entertaining! | |
| Modwright LS36.5 gain adjustment I had the previous Modwright pre-amp and the gain was too much for my system. I sent it back to Dan Wright and he modified the volume for me. He was very nice about it and we spoke several times on the phone. It did modify the volume but between m... | |
| Favorite High-Resolution Tube DAC? I am not as experienced with multiple trials of DACs as others here, but I love my Eastern Electric Tube DAC. It has AES, BNC, COAX, Optical, and USB, Sabre 9018 chip, tubed output, volume control. No remote. $750. | |
| best class a amp for a grand? Would Tube Audio Designs Hibachi monoblocks make the list? | |
| HELP with MAC MINI and PS DIgital III DAC I agree 100% with Johsti. That was my exact rig until recently and it solved the hi-rez issue and the sound was really wonderful. For $100 used the Hiface is a steal. | |
| Who is using their receiver as a preamp only? I have had good luck using my Onkyo 805 for HT and separate monoblocks. I then upgraded to a preamp with HT pass through for watching movies. | |
| Tube Basics 101: What is a rectifier tube for? Jea48,Thank you for the reference. I never saw that wonderful article. Clever and informative. Thanks! | |
| Cable + Onkyo + HDMI = periodic audio drop outs Jim,I had a thought (scary, I know) and it is this: I was warned about my DirecTV box not having enough output to send an HDMI signal very far or I would get periodic drop outs. Once I got an HDMI splitter/amplifier, no more problems. How far away... |