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| DAC shopping - Trying to sift through the Hype. Can I trust the reviews these days ?? From the Streamer an AES/EBU cable is used into the Weiss DAC and then XLR or RCA form the Weiss goes to the Pre or intreated AMP. A wise man told me that AES/EBU is where the magic happens having something to do with how the DAC takes over???? A... | |
| DAC shopping - Trying to sift through the Hype. Can I trust the reviews these days ?? Weiss not bright. I have it paired w/ a Grimm MU1. Weiss has gobs of adjustments too. I tried many but don’t use. | |
| DAC shopping - Trying to sift through the Hype. Can I trust the reviews these days ?? The top tier Lampizators are Grrreeeaatt and great $$$$. The T + A 200 D/A is in the same realm as the Weiss 501 and it is excellent and a very good value even at full price. | |
| 300B Tube Amps with 15/16 Watts Per Channel? Some of this fascinating discussion goes over my lumpy bald noggin and I’m not sure I’d want the news a phrenologist might report. I have the Sachs/Olsen 300B mono blocks and thier Pre. No listening fatigue is my truest test and that’s an A+. | |
| Speaker cables with good timbre Recently on Agon I found a pair of Shunyata Research Alpha v2 speaker cables. Like wow. Here’s another set. If they will let you try ‘em. Please do! FYI asking price is very good too.. | |
| More potential bad news for some big names... @mahler123 Apple makes more money on Ear Buds than the entire commercial speaker market. Is this true or were you illiterating our senescence and encouraging obsolescence? Just maybe high end hifi will make a come back as, despite the apple w... | |
| PS Audio BHK signature preamp Another Amp first vote. DAC second. But please consider that they are now ah days many fine intergrateds. The Accuphase E-4000 180W/ch Integrated Stereo Amplifier Comes to mind. New/Used. The sterophile list has all sorts in every price range. | |
| Streamer recommendations Yes if your budget permits Grimm MU1 or MU2. Wow. | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? Another voice in cyberspace that says be nice. Maybe talk about toe in if pressed. KISS. If sincerely asked what they might do, that’s a different story. If they get the bug the rest might follow. | |
| Reliability - what’s your experience been? Me. Heading loss. Can’t send bavk! | |
| Sub suggestions please Two subs is good subs. Read why on other threads. | |
| Streamer recommendations Correction. I first took CD’s and ripped ‘em to flac. Flac files now on streamer on a SSD disk. I’m usung Roon. Search these fora and you will find great in depth information. | |
| Streamer recommendations Back when I said streaming was secondary too. The CD’s are now boxed up. Just saying. | |
| Favorite mid-tier streamer Lot's to choose from new or used but will you ever or do you use Roon? Maybe get one that will work with Roon to future proof (Most do). Many inexpensive and expensive streamers benefit from an upgraded PSU. | |
| Ken Fritz's $1M Dream System update Here's this too (see newspaper link) and here's a documentary. |