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| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend So…Rockna is R2R, Bricasti, AVM and Weiss are Delta Sigma while Chord and Audiobyte are FPGA. A good representation of all three technologies. I am only streaming via Tidal through a Roon Nucleus+ to a Chord 2Go/2Yu combo. I haven’t listened to... | |
| Speakers for triode tube amps I have a customer who is running Tekton's. They can be driven and sound good with a 20w SET. His space was a bit too big though. They are not as efficient as you might think so I would not plan on sitting more than 8-10 feet from them and hopef... | |
| Best kept secret in AC line filtering conditioning Agreed. I just became a dealer and am very pleased with the performance I am getting from my samples. Customers have raves about it. | |
| What is wrong with my system? The challenge is that this are bright speakers with components that are not warm enough to offset the bright speakers. There is nothing inherently bad about a bright speaker. It just needs the right equipment to balance it out. Many elite speake... | |
| Recommendation for Dac for streamer Based on your description, I would be inclined to think the following three DACs would be brilliant for you:Rockna Wavelight - This is an R2R DAC with an FPGA interface. It delivers a massive and very engaging soundstage with a slight emphasis on... | |
| drivers for my diy Parts Express and Madisound are wonderful places to buy from but the selection is...robust with hundreds of drivers to choose from. Call up the guys at Madisound and discuss the project with them and get their POV. Assuming this is a wood cabine... | |
| Has anyone ever used a company called vacuum tube values to purchase vacuum tubes? I just looked up cost on this which is always a wonderful reminder of how dreadful margins are on tubes. I am not going to tell you my cost but will say that $1400 or below would suggest to me these are not new or there is something off. $1600 i... | |
| Recommendation for Dac for streamer Given that you have an ACS10, the D-03x seems pretty redundant. You don't need a disc transport and although Luxman doesn't make a bad DAC, it's not like they have this sterling reputation for making incredible DACs. I would buy a separate DAC. ... | |
| Vibration Isolation for Rega RP3 I have used the Orea, just not for a turntable. The challenge with Orea is getting the weight right. I would think three Carbon pucks would be the right option for such a light table. Not sure how it will do. | |
| replace Mcintosh with Luxman Everything I have heard is that the more power you can feed Magico's, the better in terms of image and soundstage. A buddy has S5 Mk IIs and that his advice. | |
| Roon for high end audio? I can't speak about the quality of a Raspberry Pi. There are a bunch of renderers on the market. I am not familiar with iFi. The only option I have heard under $1000 is the Bluesound Node. Others will be able to offer much better advice than ... | |
| Devore 0/96 - Integrated AMP help Check out the Canor AI1.10. Andrew Robinson (Recovering Audiopile) just did a review over at the recovering audiophile and simply raved about it. It is a push pull KT88 that delivers 20w in triode, 40w in Ultralinear. If you aren't familiar, he... | |
| BAT VK 53SE vs ARC Ref 5SE Do you know how sensitive those amps are? SETs tend to be very sensitive and work best with very little to no gain. They are also not balanced circuits, given the name "single ended triode". Do your Welborne's have XLR inputs? That would be od... | |
| So damn hard deciding which tube preamp to buy! Sorry for taking time to get back to you on this. Was with family at the beach. You want to have the right amount of gain, output impedance. Get those right and the amp will sound great. If you have too little or too much gain, sound will be b... | |
| Roon for high end audio? It is possible for a Roon Core (PC, Nucleus, etc…) to serve as both server and renderer. It is better to have different devices, a server and renderer, but the same device can serve as both. For example, you can run a USB cable from a Roon Nu... |