willywonka
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| Pass....Accuphase....or...... How about a Coda S5.5. The quality is just as good as Pass labs and they sound amazing. I have a #8 and it's amazing! | |
| Upsampling/Oversampling I also own the Holo May KTE DAC and most users who own this DAC prefer NOS. I'm streaming from an Aurender N200. Hardware based upsampling in my experience is pretty worthless. If you really want to play with extreme upsampling, stream from your c... | |
| The $27,900 disappointment? Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 8 issues. @paqua123 +1 | |
| The $27,900 disappointment? Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 8 issues. @deep_333 I'm not necessarily talking about THIS incident! I'm talking about many other ones over the years! | |
| The $27,900 disappointment? Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 8 issues. I believe VERY LITTLE of what Danny has to say! He's a competitor of other speaker companies and loves to bash them like he has the best products in the world! I have absolutely ZERO respect for the guy! | |
| Streamer output options It's completely DAC dependent IMHO! Some DAC's like my Holo Audio May KTE have done an excellent job of implementing the USB and it has double galvanic isolation. USB has come a long way and can sound excellent! | |
| Auralic Aries G2.1 connect to Holo Audio May KTE USB works best between my Holo Audio May KTE DAC and Aurender N200. The May actually has double galvanic isolation. I'm using a DH Labs Mirage cable and it works great. | |
| BAT VK80 or REX II? Love my VK-80. They are now discontinued so you are lucky to get a new one if you buy it. The replacement (VK-85) is solid state and not tube. | |
| Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing I'm using a BAT VK-80 Tube preamp. They just discontinued this model, and the replacement model unfortunately is solid state, but you can find them on the used market. Build quality is amazing and sound is extremely good. They use the same 6H30 tu... | |
| ARE SUPER EXPENSIVE STREAMERS REALLY WORTH IT I think it's a matter of balance in your system. If you have a modest system you wouldn't need to buy a $20K streamer and in fact you most likely wouldn't even realize the improvements in the expensive streamer. On the other hand, it wouldn't make... | |
| BEST SPEAKER THAT COMES TO LIFE AT LOW LISTENING LEVELS Klipsch and horn speakers are known for sounding very good at very low listening levels! Because of speakers varying designs some do better at this than others. It's nonsense to say that a speaker is bad just because it doesn't sound really good a... | |
| Tekton speaker comparison thread I just can't get past their speaker cabinets regardless of sound. Man, those things are cheap and ugly! | |
| Parasound vs Coda I have a Coda #8 V1 (Blue meters) with a BAT VK-80 Tube preamp. I had the Holo Audio Serene KTE preamp before, but this BAT preamp brought everything to a new level. The Parasound brand is good, and I have listened to them, but the Coda amps are b... | |
| Do Audio Hobbyists Commonly Fail to Fully Utilize Their Systems? Sometimes I don't listen to my expensive system for a few days at a time. It's a luxury I can afford though and I've been an audiophile since I was a teen and now, I am retired in my mid 60's. I have zero regrets and in fact I am always exploring ... | |
| What were your favorite gear additions in 2024? 1. Balanced Audio Technology (BAT) VK-80 tube preamp - Replaced my Holo Audio May KTE preamp. 2. GIK Diffusers behind my Magnepan speakers. Both of these purchases brought my sound to a different level. In April I will be attending the AXPONA s... |