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| Recommended USB Cables. I have been exploring this further and at its relatively modest retail price, I am a huge advocate of the Clarus Crimson USB. I am quite surprised at the clarity and detail I am getting without a hint of coloration. It is my preferred USB at thi... | |
| Is the Bricasti M3 a dark sounding dac I would not say the M3 is dark. It is about dead neutral. That being said, it is all relative and you need to take into account system matching and where you are coming from. If your point of reference is Chord then yes, Bricasti will seem dark... | |
| Weiss 501 DAC @jimmy2615 i have tested the Weiss vs some of the more popular ~$5k and ~$10k DACs; Bricasti, Chord, Rockna, PS Audio, Audiobyte and I can say this it is far less compromised than those ~$5k units. It is definitely competitive with the Bricasti M1... | |
| Digital Gear & Upgrade Question, What do I need? You could benefit from upgrading your server and upgrading your DAC. You will find the DSD is a wonderful unit but older. Newer units can give you more resolution and bigger, more engaging sound. I would encourage you to look at Bricasti. Both... | |
| Efficient speaker: Zu, Tekton, Volti, Klipsch, Fleetwood? I have listened to Tektons Ulfbehrt’s (or whatever the monster 7’ speakers are called) sides by side with Zu Druids. With the right amp, setup correctly, the Tekton’s are very good. That being said, they are harder to drive than you would think ... | |
| Wilson Benesch-Great or just Okay? I am a Wilson Benesch dealer and the result is, I have had the privilege of listening to them side-by-side with Vivid, Perlisten, Focal, Harbeth, Zu, etc…. When you get them in an AB with any speaker not made from an advanced material (fiberglass... | |
| Current Best Value In A Pair of Quality 300B's? There is a break between handmade and machine made. So it is in essence Inexpensive Russian, Chinese and Czech (JJ) vs much more expensive hand made tubes like KR, EML, Elrog, etc… the best value at the low end is probably the Electro Harmonix 3... | |
| Recommendations Wanted Tektons do sound good driven but tube gear but due to the low impedance, they are never as efficient in room as you would think, particularly with tube amps. It is reflective of the standard used to calculate SPL ratings, nothing they are doing. ... | |
| Changes in DAC Presentation - Need Advice Server matters in terms of sound quality even when not used as a renderer. You would be amazed home much noise the garbage power supplies and other bad parts can introduce. The core is also the more power intense function as it needs to tame a ver... | |
| Changes in DAC Presentation - Need Advice As stated by many, a slow subtle change is what you would expect from burn-in or power. You would also need to turn the unit on and off. A momentary change, it sounds bright and then it sounds smooth or vice versa can happen once or can happen e... | |
| burn in - how important? It varies wildly from component to component. Tubes Typically need between 60 and 200 hours to sound right. With tubes, there is an outer coating of material that needs to burn off and negatively impacts performance. For most tubes, 60-100 hour... | |
| Changes in DAC Presentation - Need Advice I have a voltage regulator on my line and notice a fluctuation of up to 10v. It is rare that it will fluctuate more than 1v in a short period of time. For a significant increase in voltage to occur, either an auxiliary power supply we need to go... | |
| NAD C316BEE V2/Subwoofer dilemma… Sounds like the person at the "mail order" outlet you bought this from is not all that knowledgeable. With that NAD amp which has an internal, common ground it is just fine to connect these amps via speaker level inputs. For others who might... | |
| Harbeth again…or other speakers for acoustic music? Harbeth are wonderful speakers, as are Spendors. Both pair extremely well with Hegel which is a warm and clear integrated amp. If you want something with more harmonics and is a bit more musical, I like AVM as the kind of opposite end of the inte... | |
| Struggling to spend 13k with three dealers This is sad. We are busy too. Sales are up 300% this year and I have never been so busy. That being said, my day is not done until all calls and e-mails are returned. Additionally, an estimate for used gear should not take more than 72 hours i... |