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Pono and the Ayre Codex
i agree. it was my unit reviewed on asr. i also now have a burned in khadas tone board at home. side by side i much prefer the codex. it just sounds more real. maybe not the same depth of bass and detail but everything has real meat and bones on t... 
Wyred 4 Sound - New Aura preamp? Anyone know anything? No response from the company ...
Agreed. love my STP-SE with my homemade mods. trying to determine if i should keep upgrading mine or save my pennies. wonder how much better aura is than stage 2 mods? 
Teo Game-Changer IC's - get on the bus!
Teo_audioVery excited to see the XLR version come around as its the only thing which has stopped me from trying your cables. Can you tell us a little about its relationship to GCII RCA? is it the same formula as the GCII RCA with the same sound si... 
W4S STP-SE DIY mods
"One theory would be that you mixed it up and there is only one input buffer with two output buffers. The one input buffer would only be used to create the "inverted" balanced signal when a single-ended RCA input is used. Then it goes to the discr... 
W4S STP-SE DIY mods
Quote: "I have also had benefits when soldering a 47uf Nichicon Muse + 0.1uf to the +/- power pins of an opamp."Question: would i add this to each opamp individually or just to the dual DIP8 pins on the adapter? It seems obvious that it would be a... 
W4S STP-SE DIY mods
Your right. i mixed it up. :-)http://www.underwoodhifi.com/modifications/wyred-4-sound"We add 1 DEXA Technologies “discrete” DUAL op amp module to the input buffer.Two additional DEXA Technologies “discrete” DUAL op amp modules. One for each outpu... 
W4S STP-SE DIY mods
Very interesting and enlightening feedback Auxinput. Much appreciated. I am surprised to see that you would reference a monolithic opamp as being more transparent than a discreet one much less the SOTA ones. STP-SE contains two input buffers and o... 
W4S STP-SE DIY mods
Since we have no takers I will ask a different question. With regard to the Underwood Hifi mods they describe replacing the input and output buffers with Dexa Opamps. I am curious what people think the value is of installing opamps which are even ... 
LFD Integrated - Please talk me out of buying one
I found the LFD MK III to have too much high frequency energy with my system and speakers vs a Croft integrated or Pass X30.5.It wasn't bright per se but it did have a tilt to the high frequencies which I found fatiguing. If I purchased Harbeths I... 
Talkin' 'bout my De Capo's
My new (used) decapo's are in the mail to me Anybody have feedback on the phase plug for the woofer? Including the sound changes and perhaps LOE for the install? 
Thoughts on Clear Day vs Grover Huffman SC's?
Bumping this thread to see if anyone has direct experience between the Grover ZX and the Clear Day Double Shotgun. I have narrowed it down between these two.Currently running TG Audio Silvers SC. System is Decware tube amp to Ellis 1801 or Referen... 
Question about JansZen z a2.1 speakers
There are some in san diego at Stereo Unlimited. Don't forget to tell them to turn on the electrostatic panel. they tried demoing these for me with just the side firing tweeter playing.. 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
any additional feedback around Jantzen superior z caps? thinking about replacing my sonicaps for these or mundorf supreme or jb jfx.. not sure if any of these are a sufficient upgrade for the $. Junipers are at least 2x the price and may not fit i...