whipsaw
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| Too many choices for R2R DACS--opinions appreciated A thoughtful report, and congrats on having found a DAC that makes you happy! | |
| Wow....just look at this guy's car audio..... lol! The first thing I see, I happen to recognize – he’s got an Aqua Formula DAC (>$15k) and LinQ (>$5k) in that van. I recognize them only because I have a (much less expensive) Aqua La Scala. I am very happy with my Aqua DAC, and don’t do... | |
| Townshend Audio Podiums: The Full Review @havocman Miller is no longer active in the community, but someone else may be able to answer your question. | |
| Why is used audio equipment so undesirable? As a result of reading through each of the comments I have come to some revelations and they are as follows: I put the above through Google translate (English > Troll), and this was the result: "If you didn't understand that I was trolling ... | |
| Why is used audio equipment so undesirable? I have been buying (mostly) used components for four decades, and have never had a problem. Audiophiles tend to take good care of their gear. It's true that there is typically sharp and rapid depreciation of new components, like new cars, which i... | |
| top loading cd players As for CEC, its under consideration I’m just worried about belts. The reason I’m looking for a top loader is its one thing less to worry about. FWIW, the main reason that I replaced my (excellent) SimAudio Moon 260D transport (not a top-loader)... | |
| top loading cd players I own a (Japanese) CEC top-loader. Their transports and players are belt driven. I owned an excellent Electrocompaniet top-fading CD player for many years, and I believe that they still make them. There are others... | |
| Too many choices for R2R DACS--opinions appreciated @willywonka That is very disturbing and has somewhat soured me in buying a Chinese DAC. I was going to buy a Holo Audio May today but may need to rethink my options. Even though your problems were with Audio GD, they have no control over Chines... | |
| Moon AKA Simaudio announces new line of speakers. @whitefishpoint1175 I do value anomalies, but my bet is that any success SimAudio may find with their speakers will be both modest, and related to brand loyalty. And I arrived at that conclusion before I read this: Dominique Poupart, MOON’s Pr... | |
| Moon AKA Simaudio announces new line of speakers. So do you have the same opinions when it comes to buying spark plugs, alternators, dishwashers, outboard motors, airplanes, cars, motorcycles and pianos. There are many companies with cross channel marketing and functionality. I made my basic s... | |
| Too many choices for R2R DACS--opinions appreciated @lula The Merason is the DAC that I owned between the Pontus II and La Scala. Well-reviewed, as you likely know, and perhaps even a bit surprisingly used by Vinnie Rossi at the recent AXPONA audio show, to showcase his new Brahma integrated amp ... | |
| Too many choices for R2R DACS--opinions appreciated I have owned three of the above-mentioned DACs, a Pontus II, Merason DAC-1, and Aqua La Scala. I am now very happy with the latter, though it isn't really fair to compare it to the Pontus, as the Terminator (or Holo May, etc.) are closer to its pr... | |
| Moon AKA Simaudio announces new line of speakers. I prefer not to eat at restaurants that serve Indian and Italian food. Yes, the analogy is loose, and I do have respect for SimAudio. But I definitely prefer to buy components made by manufacturers which have a relatively fine focus. | |
| Need Help: Can't recall which hi-end R2R dac had an optional preamp board? Holo Audio Spring for sure. | |
| How do you make a final decision on a DAC FWIW, I recently switched to an Aqua La Scala. I wasn’t planning to spend more than $3-4k, but was able to audition it in my system, and was captivated. I can’t be of much help in terms of comparisons, though I originally owned a Pontus II, and c... |