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| Most detailed budget power cord under 150$ used? Here is my take. I have a dozen power cords, none of which cost more than $150 -- including several from Pangea, and I never heard a bit of difference or improvement in my system swapping them around. Whatever you want to audition in your syste... | |
| Standmount speakers 4k-8k Joseph Audio Pulsars or Dynaudio C1's. Both are absolutely stunning monitor speakers. | |
| Inexpensive speaker cables Check out Mogami W3103. I use the cable in both my systems. The best have heard for the price. | |
| Looking for preamp recommendations to go with First Watt J2 - Under $1K on used market I am going to second the excellent advice of the above poster and head you in the direction of an SP14, which uses 6SN7 octal tubes in its gain stage. It will be a bargain if you can build it yourself. I have a long term relationship with Don Sa... | |
| Tyler Acoustics I had a pair of Linbrook Signatures and they were excellent, but too much for my listening room. I am a big fan and Tyler is a great guy with whom to deal. | |
| Where is the significant point of diminishing returns on hi-end turntable? This would have been a good question 20 years ago, but with the state of the art with CD players and DACs today, I personally think getting into vinyl playback in a big way today, without an extensive collection of vinyl in your possession, is a f... | |
| Questioning the need for a DAC Aux,Fair enough, I reckon that increasingly pricey IC's might reveal some nuances to my chain of audio gear. No question, many experience this and good for them. The difference between a Radio Shack IC or power cord and the same from Morrow Audi... | |
| Questioning the need for a DAC Willie,I respect your methodical approach to listening for nuances and details regarding cabling, but that isn't the way I roll. I have a stressful career in which I have to remain focused on every detail, and the last thing I care to do is have ... | |
| Questioning the need for a DAC Thanks to all who provided their views on this issue. I used Morrow IC's all the way around in my system and with or without the CIA DAC and external power supply in the loop, the sound from my Oppo was indistinguisable. Same same, no difference... | |
| Questioning the need for a DAC Good point, Aux, I might have to swap some IC's around to make an apples-to-apples comparison. | |
| Questioning the need for a DAC I did a A/B test with the CIA DAC/power supply vs. straight in from the Oppo (it was just twist of the selector knob on the preamp) and honestly I didn't find any noticeable difference in sound in a 100+ comparisons with lots of different music. ... | |
| Questioning the need for a DAC My final post, lads. I had some pals over today whose ears I trust, much younger than me, all with a mortgage-load of audio gear. It was easy to switch between the Oppo 103 straight-in to the Don Sach's preamp vs. run through the Channel Islands... | |
| Questioning the need for a DAC I happen to think that the Oppo gear is really quite good and the 103D, with a bit of mods or even stock, is just very good. Oppo gear seems to be like Schiit gear, everybody likes it. It is grand that here are lots of $500-$1000 CD players arou... | |
| Questioning the need for a DAC Spenser,I reckon you are correct about my experience with the Gungnir. With a few hours on the Channel Islands DAC, I sense I am hearing more detail and clarity than without it. Very happy with this little gem and power supply. Mark | |
| Questioning the need for a DAC By gosh, I got the CIA DAC hooked up in a flash and my initial impression, listening to a great Peter Beets CD and the venerable Getz/Gilberto CD in the last hour, I sense that I am hearing a degree of clarity and detail that I did't with the Oppo... |