tomic601

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How important is the pre-amp?
Noble is a good place to start….. 
DAC That Punches Above Its Price Point
Consider also building or finding an Audio NoteIF you really are serious about value, consider a Aesthetix Romulus… it has the Pandora DAC in it…. 
DAC That Punches Above Its Price Point
I stole a Lampi Amber for under your price target…… Codex is a great recommendation  
Thoughts on moving from a 1200G to Sota Saphire or above
why not try all  three…draw some conclusions, tell us….and give back to the forum…… ? 
boulder and d'agostino
Never judge a book by the cover… 
T+A MP2000 MKII
@smer is also authorized dealer this site. Great guy. 
Jax2 (Marco P.)
RIP 
Music Direct and my recent exoeriences
Nothing to play it on, listening room in shambles…remodel work in progress…Hold for the SoCal chicken sandwich club meetup…Music Direct rocks 
Music Direct and my recent exoeriences
Could be worse, great white Buffalo as a reference track for life ….. 
What are the current useless terms in this "audio world"
Old school is the Oracle at Delphi….. 
Fidelity vs. Musicality...........Is there a tug of War?
Musicality is hippie, Hippie shake!electrochemical… the stuff or love, emotion, desire, longing, memory…. 
Fidelity vs. Musicality...........Is there a tug of War?
Fidelity goes out the window when ya pick a microphone, musicality not so much…Fidelity is accuracy to a very complex waveform, musicality is both mystical and variable to the individual…. 
Are Quicksilver power tube amps in the same league as VAC, VTL, BAT, ARC, ...?
Was picking up a really nice set of speakers from dealers home in Malibu…. while his preamp was a top of the line ARC, his choice of amp was Quickie….Nice…. 
Are Quicksilver power tube amps in the same league as VAC, VTL, BAT, ARC, ...?
Conversations evolve……roll with it…. 
Thiel Owners
much of DAC sound are the filters employed, especially with a time and phase correct speaker…as is the domain of the thread….Ditto for negative feedback, etc…I digress..