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| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend So I tested two more DACs recently as we have become Meitner/EMM Dealers and I have the MA3 and DA2 here. First write up with be about the MA3 which is proving to be quite a phenomenal DAC considering its price point and feature set. The MA3 i... | |
| Chord M-Scaler burn-in advice/input welcomed So...give this a solid 100 hours before you consider any judgements and do not turn it on and off much over the first three weeks or so. The more time it spends hot over the first three weeks the better. Maybe shut it off an hour each day to let... | |
| New DACs High End Munich 2023 I spend a lot of time listening to DACs in this price range. There are some great suggestions above. Particularly I hear great things about Merason though I have not heard it personally. Two that I didn't see come up that I think you would find... | |
| Amp and Preamp recommendations for Yamaha NS5000 There is a difference in sound between Pass’s class A vs AB stuff. The warmer, more liquid sound is Class A where the AB stuff is less so. You should not assume the AB stuff sounds the same. Be careful and talk about specific models. Note that... | |
| Playback Edelweiss in the house @lalitk I have an MPS-X demo on order. It is selling FAST. I have not heard it but folks who have are raving about it. Orders placed today aren’t getting fulfilled till September. regarding software, it is a Roon endpoint only and does not have ... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend Those are moderately priced IMO. The onboard streamers are shockingly good. I needed an Antipodes K50 (that equals a K22) to beat the on-board streamer in the Weiss and Bricasti. My hunch is the onboard streamer will beat a U2 Mini and be as goo... | |
| Rank the top reference DACs you've heard I would say that at the level Playback is at, “high fidelity” via detail, accuracy and staging is expected to be excellent and should be. It is these intangibles (musicality, dynamics, etc…) that make you want Playback over its competition of vic... | |
| Playback Edelweiss in the house @kren0006 i heard back from Andreas and the answer is no. For a myriad of reasons he is choosing not. Since nothing is natively produced at that level it would be an extra processing step which would definitely not add a sonic benefit. Andreas i... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend @agisthos not only does it allow you to reduce box count, internal streamers are almost universally better than anything moderately priced in the market. The internal I2S ensure clock synchronization making it better than most. This has been the... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend @jimmy2615 i will say that I think the difference is very small. I have had both units side by side and It is challenging. I am not sure about the benefit of the 4 channel module and can say that the 2 channel unit remains the better seller. | |
| Playback Edelweiss in the house I have heard anything but in the same token, I have not asked. I will ask. | |
| Playback Edelweiss in the house @kren0006 the PBD is extremely competitive with the Rockna Wavedream Signature and Aries Cerat Helene. It is a matter of taste which is superior. The Playback is very analog sounding and incredibly musical will great detail and scale. The Rockn... | |
| Playback Edelweiss in the house @kren0006 the best connection easily is the PLink but requires their player/streamer. It has proven to be insanely popular. I just ordered my sample and it is back ordered till September. Assuming a non Playback streamer, I find USB is very goo... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend @charles1dad There are places you can download DSD files. Some guys have tons of it and it does sound really good. The lack of DSD support is not an issue for most consumers. | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend We have recently added two additional lines which is going to lead to three additional comparisons. The lines are Aries Cerat and Meitner/EMM. The first is going to be the Aries Cerat Helene which is now a permanent display item for us. My initial... |