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| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend No swapping of cards. For the two units during the testing, I strictly used the 2Go/2Yu as the input. I did test the M1 SE separately with the two inputs and found I like Ethernet slightly better. Theoretically the network card could be much be... | |
| Class A amps Kurumuka gave a great explanation. Class A and AB can be both balanced and single ended. Both are push pull and can be tube or ss. There are some Class A SETs - single ended triode or single ended transistors where the +/- is handled by one tub... | |
| More Roon Questions Okay, Roon and any digital system requires three parts. A server, a renderer player and DAC. Any device that is "roon ready" is a renderer player. Additionally, your Lyngdorf has a DAC. You only need a server.The benefit of a Server is that it ... | |
| Building a new system…looking for thoughtful recommendations Check out the AVM PA 5.2. It has an optional DAC Card and Phono stage that can be included. The DAC is good. The Phono stage is very good. This has a tube stage and is a first rate unit. It is fully balanced, has a variable output to increase matc... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend yyzsantabarbara - all of the DACs tested produced what sounded like a clear bass line. It was only in comparison that I realized that it could be better than what I was hearing.I am not saying that either your Gustard or Benchmark can't do this. ... | |
| Rank the top reference DACs you've heard MSB - I have spent time with the reference and it is insanely good. I have never heard the select, but I can imagine how incredible it is. Playback Design DreamDAC - everything is upscale to to 512k DSD. Not only is it smooth and detailed, it is ... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend @treebeard1 - I have never heard the DSD Jr. I had the DSD which is definitely competitive with this range. I sold that DAC about 15 months ago so I am going on distant memory. The DSD sounded pretty big to me and extended well beyond the bound... | |
| B&W 800 D4's, Room size, & general Q's I don't personally know anyone in DC/Virginia. I would hope someone here could share if they have a great dealer they work with. I think you are very right conceptually looking at speakers first. Find the speakers you like and then choose the e... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend Georgehifi - Tons of bass slam. Overall relatively tight. Not elite like the Wavedream or even the M1 SE but very, very good. The Wavelight is a very enjoyable DAC to listen to. wjob - I tried both. I opted for minimum. It is a noteworthy ch... | |
| B&W 800 D4's, Room size, & general Q's From a system building perspective, there is a lot that you can do. B&W and McIntosh are the best known of hi-fi brands and they both have their following and are wonderful brands. But they are polarising and have particular sound profiles t... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend Bricasti M3 vs. M1 SE - This is, in some ways tougher to describe than the the cross manufacturer competition. The M3 is brilliant. It is insanely detailed compared to most DACs but is not the end all in terms of detail. It sounds massive. ... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend jjss49 - I don't disagree even a little. The Chord is clean and clear. The Mscaler helps clarify and boost inner detail. The other three are just not as clean and clear. This presents differently and is very appealing. Part of why I equate an... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend tvad - bass is an area that saw a big uptick in resolution. The M1 SE had much better separation on the very rapid bass notes during Duende. Like I said, it falls short of the much more expensive Rockna which sounded crystal clear, but better tha... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend rsf507 - whenever you change speakers, there is always a chance that you will need to make other alterations to your system. Speakers can sound so wildly different. I can't imagine using the same gear to drive Vivid's and Vandersteen's. When you... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend tvad, the Bricasti emphasises bass compared to these other DACs, in my system, with these speakers. This is relative. It is not an absolute. With my Wilson Benesch's, this does not sound bass heavy at all, for example. I want to redo the M3 and... |