westborn
Responses from westborn
| Seeking DAC using the ESS ES9038PRO, but not a streamer Don’t have any experience with any of the above, but would probably recommend the Gustard X26 Pro if your budget allowed. Or at twice the price, the Musetec DA005 is amazing. | |
| I have NOVA V's and I am not happy Keep your amp and speakers. Ditch the Kimber 8TC. Get some MIT Matrix 38 or 60 (HD or Rev) speaker cables. Retain/improve the detail, add just a tiny bit of warmth, and lose the glare. | |
| Let's talk about Buckeye's new 3 channel amp Sooooo... You have a beef. You bought something and it has a crappy build and the sound sucks. And you can’t return it. Three options - try your best to get it repaired or replaced. Pursue the matter in small claims court and notify your state... | |
| That sound is right for me. Air Tight Art Audio PX-25 | |
| Best DACs under $7,000.00 Looking forward to hear impressions of GAN1 beta-testers @verdantaudio and @yyzsantabarbara on comparisons|whether GAN1 sounds better than $7K dacs. | |
| Lydia Tar’s speakers? I think those are the Backes and Mueller Line 50. https://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/backes-mueller/bm-line-50.shtml | |
| Has the ASR review/hatchet job on the Musetec MH-DA005 Changed Anyone's Mind? Not at all. I tend to look at the ASR ’review’ as I would a Popular Science magazine recommending cheap audio-visual receivers because they have more inputs and/or lights or a bigger remote control. I bought the 005 a got it a week ago. And altho... | |
| Best value Set amp for under $1500 used is ok. @johnread - hey man, all good. I was not attempting to denigrate in any way or throw shade. If I could afford them, I would love a pair of the Vikings - and especially the L’Instrument. ♪ If I were a rich man ♪ - and cost was no object, I would ha... | |
| Best value Set amp for under $1500 used is ok. I don't have any experience with SET amps and high efficiency horn speakers, but if I'm reading your OP, you have $30K speakers and want to limit your amplifier expense to be <$1,500 ? | |
| Focal SM9 or similar for home use I think these would sound really good. Your seating distance at 8’ away sounds about like a studio/mixing distance that they were designed for, but I’m not sure how they would react with your front wall (and throw a soundstage(?), or other ’audio... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @sns - thanks, yes I have it hooked up and have the transport playing on repeat.. My transport does not ouput usb however, for which I understand the 005 is optimized. Looking at upgraded streaming options. Out of the box and cold the 005 already ... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC Thanks @melm.. Took delivery of the DAC today. Awesome purchase time to delivery time. Ordered it Tuesday night, delivered (Houston) by DHL Express Friday afternoon. I’ve got it plugged in and powered up, but otherwise not connected to anything... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC All - I took the plunge last night and bought a new Musetec MH-DA005 in silver. I wanted to take advantage of the $2,800 Black Friday price, and I liked the added security of the 30 day no reason return, the 180 day quality of exchange or refund... | |
| Talk about modems Thanks for your thoughts sns. I will not be using the Arris SB8200 modem for any telephony, in fact I don't think it even has telephony capability (one reason it was recommended on WBF I believe). It will be easy for me (logistically) to run an ... | |
| Talk about modems Thanks very much sns. Yes, the Arris SB8200 has the Broadcom chip; recommended by xymox over on whatsbestforum. It has a wall wart power supply, so I am looking at a potential LPS for the modem (and maybe the fiber media converters - see below). ... |