willywonka
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| For those that have heard Dutch & Dutch 8c.. I asked this question, and they did tell me I could use my own DAC. The problem is if you do that will it disable the built in DSP. It seems like this DSP is critical for these speakers to sound their best. | |
| Steve Guttenberg finally reviews the Eminent Technology LFT-8b loudspeaker. At Axpona they were playing an unreleased ET speaker that sounded very good. Unfortunately, I don't remember the details. | |
| Best sounding headphones you have owned? I went to CANJAM 2022 in NYC and listened to ALL of the TOTL headphones and ended up buying the RAAL SR1b with their VM-1a Tube amp, For me the only other headphone even remotely close was the Abyss AB-1266 | |
| Will there be a dramatic difference? If you are considering a used JC5 then you should also consider a used CODA #8. It's just as good or better than the JC5 and has a transferable 5-year warranty. This amp has massive current reserves. | |
| Shootout: Roon versus Plex, Qobuz versus Tidal: Who Won? I agree with the OP that it's pretty much a wash as far as sound quality is concerned with Tidal and Qobuz. I stayed with Tidal since its cheaper for me. Being retired military, I get a discount and only pay $11.99/Month compared to $12.99/month f... | |
| Best Forum to hear experienced audiophiles exchange thoughts? If you have more focused interest in Audio you can also join Facebook groups for them. I'm a member of several including Luxman and Magnepan. Just do a search on groups. | |
| Shootout: Roon versus Plex, Qobuz versus Tidal: Who Won? I've tried all of those services and stayed with Tidal. Roon shouldn't be in the mix since it isn't really a streaming service like the others. They can't improve the sound unless you possibly use convolution filters. | |
| streamer Lumin U1 or Aries G2.1 Even though you are responding to a 1-year-old thread I thought I would respond. I've had both Qobuz and Tidal off and on for a year now and just canceled Qobuz for the last time. Honestly despite what many are saying Qobuz does not sound better t... | |
| user poll on seperates vs integrated I've had both integrated and separate and both have their positives and negatives. Integrated amps can be very high quality and sound very good depending on what you get. Advantages are saving space and not having to buy an interconnect to connect... | |
| Ethernet switches the good and bad I own an Aurender N200 and they claim they have Double Isolated LAN ports that provide two layers of transformer-based isolation to filter noise out of Ethernet connection. How exactly would a Audiophile switch improve on this and would the improv... | |
| Picture worth a penny LOL!!!! It's just a terrible thing and the end of the world! | |
| Danny Richie on loudspeaker design. I like his channel BUT he's absolutely not the last word in loudspeaker and crossover design! I notice he's fast to criticize many loudspeakers companies, but these companies have price points and mass market speakers unlike him. There are MANY go... | |
| Best way to A/B two different streamers @audphile1 I had to move my system and haven't had a chance to compare the two yet. I'm absolutely positive it's an improvement. One immediate thing I noticed is its less fatiguing to listen to over longer periods of listening. This was a problem ... | |
| All New Wharfedale Dovedale Loudspeakers : Giant Killers ?! @soix Did you watch the linked YouTube video. At Axpona they were telling people about the excellent cabinet construction and claim they can also be placed almost anywhere since port noise is so low. They also have a 2-circuit board crossover netw... | |
| Could we get a group of all IRS Beta owners? Just a suggestion, maybe consider creating a facebook group. I see lots of very unique and specialty audio groups with them. I'm subscribed to several of them. |