vthokie83
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| Balanced vs Unbalanced Digital Cables Brenn It truly does depend on the how the equipment was designed, and what the focus of the unit was.....which inputs did they put their focus on. In general I would always use I2S if that is an option, AES/EBU, then USB, then SPDIF | |
| Looking for a true upgrade in sound quality Backwash ++1 Soix, EVERYTHING matters If you are on the DAC upgrade path, I doubt you could do better than a Denafrips Terminator Plus DAC (NOT the Terminator II as the Plus is a large upgrade). There is one right now used for $4,900 on US Audi... | |
| PSVANE Discussion & Impressions Thread facten, that is true; and I wish she had. Though I've never had any issue ordering from them | |
| Used tube preamp $2-3K +++1 for Aric Audio Super 6SN7 ($4,000) or Motherlode II ($5,400) and for Don Sachs/Lynn Olson Raven preamp ($5,500). I have never heard one in my own system (only in a fellow hobbyists), but the Supratek preamps are also excellent. They have a ... | |
| Upgrade Denafrips Terminator 2 braunhi-fi IMO you will not get any DAC better than the Terminator II for less money, you will be going backwards or sideways at best. You may find some other DACs for similar money that you like the sound signature more, but that is a matter of ... | |
| Help me build out my first system Forgot price: Zavfino Arcadia interconnects $188 1.5 meter pair, Nova speaker cables $390 2.5 meter pair....both use very high quality PC-OCC (Pure Copper Ohno Continuous Cast) copper, smart geometry, and quality materials | |
| Help me build out my first system First I have no experience with your current equipment, but you have gotten some good recommendations. If you have $4,000, here is a good start: Schitt Freya+ preamp - $850 Denafrips Ares 15th DAC - $1,150 (or better yet a used Denafrips Pontus ... | |
| PSVANE Discussion & Impressions Thread For anyone who would like to take advantage of ordering Chinese tubes (Shuguang, PSVane, Linlai, Fullmusic, etc) directly from China, I can highly recommend jjyaudio.com. The owner Helen is great to deal with, you can get tubes 30% less than US su... | |
| Preamp suggestions for Atma-Sphere Class D Monoblocks srama Congratulations on the new purchase, let us know how it goes when you get it all set up and going | |
| That Transformational piece of Gear We All Wish For laltik laltik I'm probably going to lean on GIK Acoustics as well, at least to start. I spent quite a bit of time with John Dykstra (from GIK) at Axpona last year and again this year. He was suggesting to start with a their software (maybe it's ... | |
| That Transformational piece of Gear We All Wish For kerrybh I certainly believe treatment and finishing my listening room will yield great improvements. My problem until now, has been: my current system is in a our living space which is not at all optimal; and buying new gear is sexy and fun. I c... | |
| That Transformational piece of Gear We All Wish For ronkent I can whole heartedly agree, that adding an end game preamp was a game changing experience for my system; and I tested your BAT VK-80 preamp....and it truly is world class IMO. I chose another preamp, because the BAT's $10k was a few thou... | |
| Warm, yet detailed tube preamp Audiojan, I went through this same exercise back a the beginning of this year, and listened to some great preamps. You're wanting to keep the cost down to about $5,000 will knock out a couple of great options: BAT VK-80, and the Backert Labs Rhum... | |
| Looking for RCA cables from preamp to amp? OP Since you didn't give a budget, I'll take a stab in the dark. Zavfino Arcadia are OCC copper ($188 1.5 meter pair), or the Fusion OCC copper and silver cable ($357 per 1.5 meter pair). I have both as entry level cables, and they are excellent ... | |
| Kickstarter project sabih It's going to be a bit before I get them into the mix, but am really interested in learning more about class D amps.....and surprisingly, these have gotten very good reviews for such inexpensive amps |