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| Is the Cambridge Audio 651p better than the 640p? UPDATE:...Well - I stated above this was no giant killer - that was until I upgraded the interconnect to the amp with Eichman Silver Bullet RCA's!The improvement in resolution and spatial imagery was equivalent to a significant phono stage upgrade... | |
| Schiit Gungnir DAC - anyone have one of these? Doak - just for a reference point - what power/interconnect did you use on the Gungnir?I've found the Bifrost was so much nicer using good cablesIt is a little rich in the bass, but I never found it an issue with classical and jazz - and only on s... | |
| Schiit Gungnir DAC - anyone have one of these? Tboooe - keep us posted - be good to know your findings | |
| REVIEW: Schiit Bifrost DAC Shsohis - one other thing I found with the Bifrost is that it presented better dynamics when the data sent to it was at the sample rate of the recording i.e. it was not up-sampled.This appeared to be the case for 16/44 and 24/96 recordings from wh... | |
| REVIEW: Schiit Bifrost DAC Shsohis - some questions1. Did the Bifrost have the Uber analogue upgrade?2. Did you use the standard power cable or an upgraded one?3. Do you recall what interconnects were you using?4. Had both units gone through an adequate burn-in process?I ha... | |
| Best True Portable or Boom-Box? Looked for one last year and was very disappointed with everything out there - sound quality sucked big time - all sounded "boxie" - even the $450 unitsMost of them are bluetooth these days - so very limited platformsEnded up buying a Yamaha mini ... | |
| Am I an Audiophile? Broadstone - Maybe there should be a grading system...Green belt - good components, but still using stock power cordsBrown belt - good components, good power, speaker and interconnectsBlue belt - more than one system of high qualityBlack belt - mo... | |
| Am I an Audiophile? Perhaps this thread would provide an answer your question :-) You Know You're an Audiophile if Dictionary says - An audiophile is a person enthusiastic about high-fidelity sound reproduction.Would that be regardless of equipment cost?I regard myse... | |
| Schiit Gungnir DAC - anyone have one of these? AND - After 200+ hours burn-in it really shinesMuch improved spatial detailing that really increases instrument position and isolation from front to back i.e. more air around instruments.Back to the toons:-) | |
| REVIEW: Schiit Bifrost DAC And then it all came together :-) So I've had the Bifrost in the system for 9 days and it's been powered on 24/7.Yesterday, I played some classical and immediately became very aware of the spatial details this unit is now producing.Their placement... | |
| How to get iTunes to play FLAC UPDATE - it appears there are a few glitches with Audirvana...If you put some titles in a playlist and let it cycle round - when it returns to the start it plays the track at half speedSelecting a track outside of the playlist fixes that.Provided ... | |
| Premium guitar cables? Do they exist? If you can find a retailer that sells Van den Hul cable in bulk they have a huge selection of cables you can use that will have superior performance to standard cables and they are on-the-road toughThey make cables that can handle harsh chemical e... | |
| Power cord connectors I recently purchased some gold plated copper connectors off of ebay and found they provided a noticeable improvement and only $24 for mains and iec - only took a week to arrive - great serviceHave them on my DIY Furutech cablesThey replaced some g... | |
| Power cord suggestions? I can confirm that Naim sound amazing with Furutech power cablesMuch better than their crappy stock cable :-) But then ALL the brands in my system sound great with Furutech power cables :-) | |
| How to get iTunes to play FLAC Oooops - forgot to thank you all for your inputFYI . I had been converting to AIFF using MAX and it worked very well - now I can save a step :-) |