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| Denafrips Ares DAC has arrived... need help with Oppo connectivity Stforth,I had Don Sachs upgrade all my Harman Kardon Citation gear (I, II, and V), but his preamp is vastly better than the upgraded C-I. Don is a genius with both his tube preamp, based on 6SN7 tubes, and his KT88-based amp. In my experience, h... | |
| Denafrips Ares DAC has arrived... need help with Oppo connectivity Stfroth and 4hannonsI agree, it does seem odd. No sonic difference when trying 4 different DACs with my Oppo. I did go in and upgrade the settings on my Oppo as described on page 61 and 62 of the Oppo manual. Still, I can't discern any differenc... | |
| Denafrips Ares DAC has arrived... need help with Oppo connectivity Update: I had some audio pals over to join me with the comparison with the Ares in my system. The clear conclusion was that the addition of the Ares to the signal path offered no SQ difference compared to connecting the Oppo 103 directly into m... | |
| Denafrips Ares DAC has arrived... need help with Oppo connectivity No idea what I did, but the stream from the DAC now functions. Thanks for the helpful suggestions. The music streaming from the Oppo into the Ares sound pretty nice from the get-go, but I need to do some critical listening. Mark | |
| New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions bcgator,Anticipating an audition of the low-end Denafrips DAC on Monday, the Ares, and having followed this post with much interest given the varied opinions of adding the Yiggz to a system with OP's Oppo 205CD player, I think your take is spot on... | |
| New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions gdhal,My experience with the Jolida DAC, Gungnir (only run in for 2 weeks) and the Channel Islands Audio CD player with external power supply to the sound of the Oppo straight into my preamp. The difference in sound was non-existant. Lots of fo... | |
| Reference disc player...UDP 205 or Marantz? Dude, you need to get a handle on your attitude is my best advice. I wouldn't spend a minute of my time to inform you of my experience given your arrogance. Chill out. | |
| Benefits of an external DAC bigkidz,I do have a Denafrip Ares en route to me for a demo, similar in price to my CIA DAC, so I will give the a listen to it in my system. I can hear clear differences in SQ swapping amps, preamp, tubes, cables and speaker wire, but I will be da... | |
| Benefits of an external DAC Stfroth,You have a solid take on my dilemma. so thanks for the erudite post. The Denafrips Ares audition is in the works at the moment and I am keen to audition it. What totally perplexes me is that in the comparison of my CIA and Gungnir DAC's ... | |
| Benefits of an external DAC Oddiofyl,I have the CIA VDA 2 with an external power supply and the comparison to the signal straight from the Oppo into my preamp vs. through the DAC provides no perceptible difference in SQ. Maybe I have connectivity issues. I will report back... | |
| Benefits of an external DAC Helomech,I guess my system is about $10K, and is the most revealing ensemble of gear I have ever had... and I have gone through a boatload of electronics and speaker in the past 20 years to arrive at this magical set-up. I can honestly live very ... | |
| Benefits of an external DAC Thanks for the insights very much. Some years ago, I was at the CA Audio show and the particular vendors were using a Bricasti DAC, selling for $5K-$6K. They also had a Jolida Tube DAC which they were able to switch back and forth with the Brica... | |
| New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions What a timely thread. I just posted a question about the benefits of an external DAC with my Oppo 103 because I have heard zero change in the SQ with a DAC in the signal path or not. I demo'd the Gungnir and ran it in for 15 days and heard zero S... | |
| Is it possible to buy a decent tube amplifier in the $2000-3000 range? Yes, for a bit over $3K, Don Sachs produces an excellent KT88-based amp that is sure to please. Google "Don Sachs" and check out his Kootenai amplifier. I recall it has about 60 wpc and will drive most any speakers you have. Check it out. | |
| Wilsons are the best speakers in the world The big audio shows are highly recommend for audiophiles to dip their toes into the water of all audio gear, modest and pricey. I always wonder who the hell are these folks that can afford million dollar audio systems. They clearly exist, but I... |