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| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend I would love to get an Aries Cerat in. I think that would be a super interesting comparison between it and the Jadis. Not likely to happen immediately but a brand I would be happy to carry. | |
| Recommendation: Streamer / Player with external NAS capability What software are you running or do you want to run? When you say "won't break the bank" that can me wildly different things. Are we talking hundreds or thousands of dollars? | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend The Jadis JS1 MKV is here and it is stunning. This is a two chassis unit with an external power supply. The external supply is slit into two parts, one for analog circuits and the other for digital circuits. The unit uses AK4497 DAC chip and u... | |
| Narrowing down the field (DAC wise) I have the Khadas DAC here. They reached out to me asking me to carry it and sent me a sample. I opted to not carry it not because I didn't like it, It is very good for $199 but the amount I need to buy (100+ units) and the associated margin is ... | |
| amp for ZU Audio Druid V speakers Given the high sensitivity, it is essential that you have an amp that is ultra-quiet and Art Audio is designed to work well with Avantgarde at 104-107dB sensitivities. Art Audio is an awesome match for Zu. WIth 101 dB sensitivity, most SETs wil... | |
| Focal 936 K2 compared to Q Acoustics Concept 500? Both are excellent speakers and drift slightly forward. I have heard the Focals driven by a Krell power amp, I heard the Qs driven by Cyrus. Both have great staging and deliver a high level of detail. Neither is particularly difficult to drive ... | |
| Focal Sopra, Kanta, Aria Sorry...I am a dope. I was thinking of the Sigma amp line. My apologies. Based on the review of those CAM-200 amps in stereophile, amplification is not your issue. Try over-toeing or increasing the damping in your room. Lack of toeing or to... | |
| Warm Tube Amp(s) to Tame Hyper-Accurate Speakers? That is a warm rig going into speakers that are not known for being bright. I would need to dig into it, sometimes the wrong impedance curve on a speaker can make a tweeter sound hot when paired with a tube amp. You might find switching to a neu... | |
| The strong opinions around ceramic speakers Best ceramic drivers I have heard are from Raidho. The base X series is resolving and wonderful sounding. I also quite like Marten speakers. There are many others I am not big fans of. I personally use a ceramic and magnesium tweeter from Et... | |
| Focal Sopra, Kanta, Aria Three things can help. First, your choice in amplification is not helping. Those Classe Class D amps were not known for their warmth. if you want to stay with Class D, move to something like AGD and it will improve the situation. I know Classe an... | |
| Considering moving on from B&W... I am not sure Magico A3 is going to be a step in the right direction for you. Magico’s are great but similar. if you are looking for the same image with a softer, more musical presentation Wilson Benesch, Joseph Audio, Vandersteen, Verity are al... | |
| Question for Weiss Dac 501 Owners I have. Their are certain recordings I have that I like to run the DSPs on and depending on how I am listening, I will use different functions. If I am listening at low levels, I turn on loudness. If I am listening to 80's hair metal or other ... | |
| Streaming with the Hegel H390 @jjss49 That would be great. I know the 190 was Roon ready earlier in the year but couldn't find an update on 390 and 590. I hope you are right. I am experimenting with two DACs right now (Jadis JS1 MKV and the Playback MPS-6) and am curious how... | |
| Streaming with the Hegel H390 The DAC in the H390 is good. I had a 390 briefly and have a 590 I use frequently. I have had issues with Airplay and it constantly dropping. I assume you aren't using Airplay. How are you getting a signal to it currently? There are much bette... | |
| Focal 1028/1038 BE and 30 Watt Class A Tube amp Your list of amps is wildly different. The Musical Fidelity is definitely forward/bright compared to the others. I would not ever pair it with Focals. I don't know that Doge but the key with any pairing with Focals is the ability to deal with... |