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| Start with Upgrade to DAC? Soix I understand, and you know I very often respect your input. In this case no one is going to convince anyone, and the OP is getting no valuable input. | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? Jesus I hate when this crap happens, let's talk audio | |
| Can hi-end cables benefit less expensive electronics? Serblinfan Some great comments already, and I'll only add my experience. Better cables can absolutely improve SQ, but only if the component is capable of taking advantage of the better cable. Better cables can also make a system's SQ worse, if t... | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? mike4597 As others have said, you have 3 glaring weak spots: Streaming service (move to Qobuz or Tidal), streamer, and DAC If I were in your shoes, I would upgrade the DAC first. I'd look at: Denafrips Pontus II R2R ladder DAC (I own this DAC - ... | |
| Best speaker brands for transient response tommyuchicago Volti is a only a 7.5 drive down to Tennessee from you, you can listen to your hearts delight. Greg seems all too happy to give a factory tour, and set up speakers to listen in his audio room. I'll be making that drive in April or ... | |
| Looking for 5AR4 rectifier tube most like solid state boxsoft First off, (before you buy anything) do yourself a favor and reach out to Brent Jessee at audiotubes.com, he is the most knowledgeable and best tube supplier out there. He can help with recommendations, and probably has experience supplyi... | |
| Aftermarket fuse to tame a bright system? Gavin1977 Anti-Cables make great products, I'd give Paul Speltz (founder and highly thought of) a call to discuss your issues and see what he recommends Cables can take hundreds of hours to break in, I'd wait for 250 hours or so before making a ... | |
| Review on Linear Tube Audio Aero DAC Thank you for the review Terry, and I do appreciate the early heads up on your reviews......that's how I found (and later purchased) the amazing CODA S5.5. I do however have some concerns that might prevent me from buying this DAC: There is no AE... | |
| Finding a Bookshelf for Luxman C900U/M900U darkknight8586 +++1 Joseph Audio Pulsar, Graphene model if you can find them used. Phenominal speakers, but do not last long used, Borreson X1, Fyne Audio F1.8, Alta Audio Alyssa, Fritz | |
| Diving into balanced mtbiker29 Here is what I've settled on after a bunch of trials: RCA 1 to 1.5 meters, XLR 1 to 1.5 meters, power cables minimum 1.5 meters up to 2 meters, HDMI I2S 1 meter or less, SPDIF 1 meter, USB as short as is feasible | |
| Best speaker brands for transient response Tommyuchicago If you are in Chicagoland (I'm in Wheaton), you may try a Audio Archon which in Libertyville. He carries some nice brands, DeVore Fidelity, Harbeth, and Audio Note. The owner Mike Kay is a great guy, a well regarded audiophile, and... | |
| Best speaker brands for transient response Tommyuchicago I would look at Volti speakers, the Razz is certainly in your budget at $5,500 a pair unfinished, or $7,500 in nice veneers. I have a friend that owns several horn speakers (Forte IVs, La Scala, Volti Razz, and the new Volti Lucera... | |
| Denarips and Vinshine split I whole heartedly disagree with anyone knocking Alvin Chee as a "middle man who adds no value". He is one of the few middle men who has added tremendous value to me in the past. He is the one who set up US repair for Denafrips products, who insti... | |
| Speaker Cables For $300 mclinnguy If I didn't already own them (and a dozen other speaker cables), I'd buy those for sure | |
| Speaker Cables For $300 brylandgoodman +++1 for AntiCables. An 8' pair of their level 3.1 are $310. Even better are the Level 4.2 "Flex", but an 8' pair would be about $550. I own both and they are excellent I can also highly recommend Zavfino Nova OCC (Ohno Continuous... |