timothy_m
Responses from timothy_m
| dac recommendations for turntable listener? Look for a new or used Sonnet Morpheus coupled with a streamer/endpoint and loose the laptop. It's all you'll need to make music. | |
| Benchmark AHB2 Power Cable Upgrade Thanks for all the commentary. The system is pretty resolving and that's what is special about the AHB2 amps. I tried Signal Cable Silver PCs with narrow body Furutech IEC connectors and can't say there's any difference over the stock cord with t... | |
| Puritan 156 Power Cord FWI - I was using a classic power cord and then tried a Cardas Hexlink 5C and it was major improvement over the classic that came with the 156 in my setup. I then tried a Cardas Clear Reflection and I have no desire to swap it out. My only qui... | |
| Benchmark AHB2 in Mono Block Configuration In my second system I went with a pair of Benchmark AHB2’s driving 93 db efficient Verity Leonore speakers with a minimum nominal impedance of 6 ohms. These speakers retailed for $17k 15 years ago or about $25k now if adjusted for inflation. I w... | |
| Sonnet Morpheus Owners! Preamp or Not? Thanks, and then this preamp discussion should apply equally to the Pasithea as well as the Morpheus. | |
| Sonnet Morpheus Owners! Preamp or Not? Yes, thank you. I'm in agreement on the Hermes/Morpheus being such a pleasure to listen to music through, and I too see no obvious upgrade path. In fact, I worry any change would be a change I wouldn't like - I'm super happy with this setup. I l... | |
| Suggested Power Cable for Streamer @bluethinker It was eleven years ago when I did a comparison courtesy of the Cable Company. The no longer available VooDoo Audio Crystal Vajra powercord sounded best out of several evaluated No notes on what we heard but ended up purchasing two c... | |
| Sonnet Morpheus Owners! Preamp or Not? Understood but there are features of the preamp the Morpheus doesn’t have and the voltage regulation to the DAC boards spec best when output is full and fixed. Not sure if this matters when listening or not. The LA4 is quite transparent as are th... | |
| Suggested Power Cable for Streamer Voodoo digital cables I found to be the best on expensive DAC and Transport - they do make a difference. | |
| Benchmark AHB2 Power Cable Upgrade @ho249 Thanks for checking it out. If comments are like yours where there's not much bang for the buck I may stick with the OEM cords. I've found significant improvements upgrading PC's with some pieces of equipment and not so much with others a... | |
| Benchmark AHB2 Power Cable Upgrade Thanks for the comments they are helpful. To be clear, do the DH Labs "Power Plus" fit when using the Speakon connectors? It looks to be a large IEC fitting. | |
| Benchmark AHB2 Power Cable Upgrade Hi Jerry, There’s a lot to like about the Benchmark AHB2 amps but the compact chassis makes for very tight connections for everything around back. Used as mono blocks with the Speakon connectors really limits power cord choice. Voodoo Cable mak... | |
| Bricasti M3 vrs Meitner MA3 Agreed! Nearly 11 years ago I purchased a Bricasti M1 and i've had it upgraded whenever an update was offered. It is currently the latest M1 Series II and I too couldn't be happier. The build quality, company, ethernet input, and sound quality ... | |
| Specific i2s cable for use with Sonnet Morpheus DAC & 3rd party DDC I recently purchased a Sonnet Hermes and use a I2S cable from Audio Arts to connect the Morpheus. I've not compared this to AES or COAX from the Hermes, but it is a significant boost over the USB from a Zen Stream. The connection uses a standard... | |
| Shindo vs the world Sixteen years ago I bought the Shindo Monbrison/Haut Brion combo. Traded the pre to the Vosne Romanee (same serial # that Art Dudley reviewed in Stereophile) and have been happy ever since. |