williewonka
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| Simaudio MOON LP5.3 RS or 300LP? Since my last post I've added a braided power cable of my own design using Furutech conductors and Sonar Quest silver plated copper IEC/mains connectors.On the signal side I've replaced the Eichman Silver Bullet RCA's with KLE Innovations Silver H... | |
| Someone point me in the right direction I like my Schiit Bifrost with USB 2.0 asynch input and UBER analogue upgrade for $600. Maybe look for a used one.Alas - it only has one spdif jack, but does have optical alsoIt performs exceptionally well if you use good cablesI use a $70 DH Labs ... | |
| Digital Audio Out Audiophile Newbie pt. 3 You have to get good cables in both cases.For optical I use DH labs - it's about the fasted out there (150 mbs) and I found it outperformed a higher priced cable from ChordFor digital coax with RCA plugs the RCA's have to match the impedance of th... | |
| Schiit Gungnir DAC - anyone have one of these? Since my last post I've changed to Silver Harmony from KLE Innovations, which proved to be a considerable improvement over the Silver Bullet across the board.Faster dynamics, extended bass and high frequencies, warmer sounding, much improved imagi... | |
| REVIEW: Essence®gZero Speaker & Interconnect Cable Schubert - $350 for 2 meter + $50 each additional 1/2 meterAll prices in australian $Regards | |
| New to digital high-end, need help I am getting exceptional sound from my Digital front end, which consists of...- Droid tablet controls playback using Retune software to control iTunes- iMac + iTunes (librabry control) + Audirvana (playback)- Schiit Bifrost DAC connected via DH La... | |
| DACs And Classical Music I have just auditioned an Interconnect that might just turn the tables on classical's "rigor".It comes from Keith Louis Eichmann Innovations - designer of the original Bullet RCA plugs - but they now have a completely new line of productsThe Essen... | |
| Schiit Bifrost with USB & Uber upgrades Koth - I thought I had posted a response and noticed this morning that it was not there - must have pressed the wrong button - sorry about that.Well, I have found that devices that operate at a higher voltage, in your case 220v, tend to experience... | |
| I need DAC help Rides - its definately a case of cables matter, but asynch transfer helps also. The treatments don't have to be expensive - just informed :-) I tried a couple of computer USB cables before settling on the DH Labs - what a difference !Ghosthouse - ... | |
| Speaker cable recommendations I've used Van del Hul for many years - I now use the d-352 with Furez silver plated copper bananas.I like them very much - warm, detailed, spacious and with a very deep and well controlled bass.I bought mine as bulk cable and found the Furez banan... | |
| Everything specialized eventually turns mainstream It's probably to combat the threat of PONO high-res players - if they don't do something they might just lose it all.Will Apple's current players handle high-res files?If not, then there should be a new player in the works also.It should be intere... | |
| I need DAC help Ghosthouse - good call on the usb cable - I forgot about thatFWIW - I just had a friend try my 1 meter DH Labs USB priced at $70 - he's now selling his Kimber Silver USB 2 meter cable priced at $299 - we both agreed the DH Labs was more detailed a... | |
| I need DAC help I have the Schiit Bifrost DAC with the asynchronous USB-2 and the UBER analogue upgrade - comes in at around $600They also have a balanced model called the Gungnir for around $850See https://schiit.com/I can only talk to the Bifrost, which excels ... | |
| DACs And Classical Music That may have been an issue way back - I don't know why though, but today's DAC'a are very good across all genres.Perhaps the poster was referring to the lower sampling rate of less expensive DACs and he required 24/192 or higher - but that's not ... | |
| I need DAC help You pretty much have it - Computer into a DAC into the amp - just make sure the DAC you use has the USB driver for the operating system you are using - its needed so you can select the dac as a device in place of speakersThat will get you basic in... |