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| Best streamers WITHOUT a DAC @rsf507 i will use Roon as an example because it is so common. The Bricasti M5 is a Roon Endpoint but does not run Roon Server. You can run room server on a ton of devices but a PC or Mac Mini can perform poorly and mitigate the benefit you are ... | |
| Best streamers WITHOUT a DAC You haven’t specified a budget but the Antipodes K50 would meet all your needs and deliver reference level performance. It is $15k but one of the great servers in the world. A hybrid, 2 Box approach could be interesting. Something like an A... | |
| DAC Question: Delta-Sigma vs R2R Theoretically, R2R DACs are more analog sounding and less detailed than their delta-sigma counterparts. This is driven by some of the more popular R2R DACs sound profile. It is not universally true as I have heard some miserably bright R2Rs and so... | |
| Integrated Amp for Spora Normally I would say Naim but their integrated (Supernait 3) may not be high enough end for what you are looking for. The Uniti Nova would be a good choice if you are looking for an all-in-one. Naim and Focal are same company and focal is voiced... | |
| Looking for comments on the Vivid Kaya 45 I am a Vivid dealer and have the 45s for demo here. You are describing what you should hear from a pair of Vivids. What I will say is they are quite a bit more forward than the Spendors but you have the right amplification tonally. The bigger i... | |
| Speaker Comparison I have heard the Wilson Sasha DAW and the WB Resolutions. Both speakers sound huge in terms of staging and details is elite. The Wilson’s are tuned a little brighter and the bass is less refined vs. Resolutions. That is not to say that the Wil... | |
| Wilson Benesch-Great or just Okay? If you haven’t heard Wilson Benesch speakers, assuming you know what they sound like because you have looked at a picture, read part of the website and maybe read a review or two is foolish. There is nothing typical about WBs sound. The cros... | |
| Where to put one's best power cords?? Right cable for the right component. You don’t want too heavy a cable for your source, just like you don’t want too light of a cable for your conditioner or your power amps. Thus, “best” needs to be viewed in context of HC vs Source. I woul... | |
| 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... |