vthokie83
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| Best set-up under $20K My first recommendation would be getting rid of Airplay streaming through the Hegel. My assumption is the Hegel is a really good amplifier and has plenty of power, but can't imagine the streamer is world class. I'd add a high end streamer since y... | |
| Recommend me a DAC under 3k It looks like your Wiim Pro Plus, has coax and optical digital outputs.....so no need for a DDC right now. You may want to consider the DAC input options, if you plan to upgrade the Wiim in the future.....one that does have USB outputs. +1 for R2... | |
| dac and streamer or seperates Definitely separates, but you can always start with a great streamer first and see if you are happy with your current DAC.....if not then upgrade. I a higher end streamer will definitely impress though | |
| Do CD Transports benefit much from upgraded power cords? Rockadanny, The more resolving the system, the more relevant a good cable choice is.....your system looks high end (sorry I've not heard your components), so I would add a nice power cable. No need to go nuts, but a nice DH Labs, Zavfino, Lavrica... | |
| Driver Tubes 6922 Tonydennison and Rodman99999, Very true for rectifiers as well | |
| Driver Tubes 6922 tksteingrabe, Yes you are correct, I should have written "12AU7/6DJ8 families"....did not mean to confuse | |
| Driver Tubes 6922 All, In my last post I meant to say "New York OR Heerlen Holland plants". Also in some Amperex tubes, the tube printing is smeared or even partially wiped off and that is not abnormal. The printing is easily damaged during normal handling. Tonyd... | |
| Driver Tubes 6922 Tonydennison, It is not unusual to have a tube fail soon after install, it's part of the deal using 50, 60, 70, 80 year old tubes......I suspect shipping has a lot to do with the failures. Most important is to have a vendor who stands behind his ... | |
| New Product RE: Denafrips 12th Anniversary Edition Digital-to-Digital Converter (DDC) Many of us use DDCs, a lot of them Denafrips Iris/Hermes DDCs. The benefit is most apparent when used with a modest streamer, some of that is that the DDC then allows I2S to be output to a DAC. I use a Bluesound Node 130 (with a LHY LPS), USB into... | |
| Lush and Romantic Tube Amps Russbutton, agreed you can save a good chunk of money building the VTA amps yourself....and definitely learn a lot about tube amps in the process. Rodman and papafrog, for me tube rolling has been the best part of owning a tube amp. I've tried an... | |
| What DAC to buy? ++++1 I would buy the Denafrips Ares 12th anniversary over the Denafrips Ares II/Enyo, a few reasons: (1) The Ares 12th has a full milled aluminum chassis versus a steel chassis for the Ares II/Enyo (2) OCC copper power plug in the Ares 12th, vs... | |
| Wall outlets Agisthos, please report back.....I'd love to hear your impressions | |
| Wall outlets Agisthos, When I initially started testing outlets, I started with the Furutech GTX-D(G) and loved it. I started to compare the other outlets, and always compared them to the gold Furutech. My least favorite were the Oyaide SWO XXX and the Cardas... | |
| If the DAC is the same, how different do CD transports sound? Hilde45, While I am interested in the discussion, and agree and disagree with parts of it based on my experience. For me personally the following are true right now: (1) My current listening room itself is not optimal for critical listening, and... | |
| If the DAC is the same, how different do CD transports sound? Hilde45, I think the determining factor if differences can be heard, is system based. In my system I currently use an Audiolab 6000CDT, and it is perfectly at home in my $16,000 mid-fi system. That said I was able to borrow a Jay's CDT2-MkIII fro... |