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| which tube dac? Lab 12 vs Line Magnetic vs Borderpatrol? As someone already said the Borderpatrol isn't exactly a tube DAC, though it does have a tube in the power supply for rectification. More importantly the sound is very "tube like" in character. I didn't love it in my system but I know a bunch of p... | |
| Veritas Cables a new brand that I found @nwres A bunch over the past 6 months. I wrote about it in another thread around here somewhere, I'll just copy and paste from there. These posts took place over the span of a few months so I'm compressing them into one post: I've been tryi... | |
| Salk Song3 Beat and Salk HT2-TL It's true, the ribbons are great but so are the Satori beryllium tweeters. They both have a different feel and it's hard to say which one might sound more correct to your ears. I've been casually browsing for a set of Salk speakers recently, and... | |
| MoFi SourcePoint 8—The Hype Is Real! @audioman58 I agree with you about the Xovers. The Sourcepoint series is pretty well designed in a lot of ways, and they manage to get some good sound out of them. Really smooth and full tone, not the best resolution but not bad either. Really a c... | |
| I2S Recommendation @lanx0003 The Optimus 100 is quite flexible and easy to manage. I can rotate both ends a full 180 degrees without any problem, it doesn't feel like it strains or is close to the limit at all. The DH Labs is pretty flexible too, easy to loop around... | |
| Veritas Cables a new brand that I found I don't remember if I posted here about it or only in different threads. I'm really enjoying the Veritas Optimus 100 I2S cable. I've already got their Audax USB cable and it is superb in the system where I use it. But when audio equipment has the ... | |
| I2S Recommendation I can't say for sure that both Optimus cable versions sound identical. Seems like Veritas went out of their way to control for that, and they are open about the situation at least. Most other models I've tried don't say a word about it either way ... | |
| I2S Recommendation @audiostick Agree, there seems to be a million cable reviews for interconnects and speaker cables. Even other digital cables get lots of coverage. I2S seems ignored for the most part. That's why I had to try a bunch of cables and decide for myself. | |
| I2S Recommendation @audiostick Still really loving the Veritas Optimus 100. Right now I'm using the Denafrips Gaia with their Terminator 2 DAC, a HeadAmp Blue Hawaii electrostatic amp, and some Stax SR-X9000 headphones (I guess Stax prefers the term earspeakers). ... | |
| XLR vs RCA A lot of times this has to do with the components being used. Like if a fully balanced device offers RCA inputs or outputs, and those are generated from the balanced signal being internally converted to single ended. Just to allow for more compati... | |
| Gustard X30 disappointment I've tried Gustard a few times over the years. I think I've experienced more problems with them than any other brand I can remember. The sound seems interesting but I never really got to evaluate very long due to problems showing up pretty quickly... | |
| Merason DACs I loved the DAC 1 mk2 when I heard it and almost bought it even though I don't need another DAC right now. Prior to that I have also heard the Frerot with the upgraded matching PSU. It is also really great, especially for the price. I think Meraso... | |
| Cable Enthusiasts. When it comes to cables it’s about quality and matching. THOUGHTS? I tend to agree that cables are variable, just like all audio components. You can have the best speakers in the world but if the room isn’t a good match (maybe too big, too small, whatever) it won’t make a great combination. Same with amplifiers w... | |
| Chord Hugo TT2 I also haven't heard it with the Cornwalls but do feel that the TT2 is a little on the bright and aggressive side. It's an improvement over the original TT but still not there yet in my opinion. Some people really love that sort of energetic prese... | |
| I2S Recommendation @lanx0003 Sorry I don't recall seeing that info about the Optimus cables. You'd probably have to ask them and see if it's something they are willing to share. Now that I think about it, I don't really notice any trend as far as which materials so... |