wisnon
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| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Yes, but too complicated to get into here. Phil from AO has spent over 3 years on this problem alone and he is a full time IT guy and gave me a lot of insight. Suffice to say TIMING is maybe the most important thing in audio and he uses only Windo... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD If you use a computer as source, the current rages are HQPlayer upsampled to DSD256 in Windows ASIO or Windows Server 2012R2 in CORE mode.I have been told that straight USB beats any converter with these two approaches, so maybe the low hanging fr... | |
| How to set up a Mac mini for music only? Newer processors like a quality i7 has tighter tolerance and are more stable and accurate.Xeon server grade processors are even better. Stability and accuracy are more inmportant in audio than sheer comuptational speed. | |
| $2,000 Used CD Player or Modified Oppo 105 Lampi Amber dac group buy for $2250 with DSD here:http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=129350.0 | |
| Best USB DAC for under $1000 Ifi Audio iDSD Mini will be about $1K.The new and beautiful looking Marantz HDac1 (?) is $800. | |
| Upsampling DACs Then try the new Hegel dac and BMC Puredac...both below $2K | |
| Upsampling DACs BY upsampling, I take it the OP means SELECTABLE upsampling?If so, only the Allnic, Nagra and the Sony HAP-Z come radily to mind. The Hugo by definition upsamples all to 2048fs PCM, BUT it is NOT defeatable. Many Dacs upsample all signals to a cho... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Audiolab, how do you know if you would like what Matt likes?This is not a shootout, its a demo report by Matt. You may likely find you font share quite the same opinion if you demoed together. | |
| Taking the Lampizator Big 6 to the Next Level Thanks Luan. | |
| Taking the Lampizator Big 6 to the Next Level Shawbros,The tube is actually marked U52 on the tube and a sticker saying CV1071 is placed over it and can be seen here:http://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mpl?f=tubes&m=260202Indeed could be rebadged from Mullard, but its not a "Mullard" brande... | |
| Taking the Lampizator Big 6 to the Next Level Typo, the price paid was $25 approx. | |
| Taking the Lampizator Big 6 to the Next Level I managed to snag this metal bae phillips locally for 410. the middle base holder is missing, but as long as it works its a real bargain!http://tubeworldexpress.com/products/gz34-philips-miniwatt-holland-used-1956 | |
| Taking the Lampizator Big 6 to the Next Level U52 is specced identically to the CV1071 and is a direct substitute. They are 5uaG class and you have the fat bottle rather than the skinny version i showed before. CV575 seems to be the same class of recti too.http://www.mullardmagic.co.uk/mullar... | |
| Taking the Lampizator Big 6 to the Next Level Sksos, go over to audiocircle and see the rolling discussions ther as well as the darko link above.Here is some recti feedback from ther:Mullard CV378 Fat Bottle (not the skinny one) - skinny one is good but very warm and a bit slow. The fat one i... | |
| Taking the Lampizator Big 6 to the Next Level Sksos1, did you see Peter B or John Darko at the show?http://www.digitalaudioreview.net/2014/10/lampizator-delivers-pulchritudinous-sounds-at-nyas-14/and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUCNIbFKcZE12:30 - Peter gives a nice plug. |