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| Is there any such thing as a bad sounding DAC these days? “Is there any such thing as a bad sounding DAC these days?” Yes. Evary one that I own as they never stay around for long. | |
| Two sites I Like Thanks for the heads up. Was unaware of the Daily Audiophile. | |
| Who's winning? “Who’s winning?” The salesman….. | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. (WSR) Wine Science Review | |
| How often do you upgrade turntable ? In one system here there is a VPI that started off as a junior. Over the years it has finally been upgraded as far as possible sans the SAMA. The Superplatter was a huge upgrade for this unit. Also the SME V arm was huge as well. | |
| Streamer, no DAC please? Give the WiiM Ultra a shot. It’s around $300 smackaroos. It is compatible with most streaming services out there. | |
| Dusting gear and turntable @mbmi Nice. Lol | |
| Are Headphones Fit for Serious Music Listening? Headphones, to me, are a last resort. I appreciate all that they offer but no thanks. Although I am glad the option exists. | |
| «40% Of Audiophiles Are Dying And No One Is Doing Anything About It!» High quality audio should always be in demand. Will always be to me anyway…. | |
| Klimo type phono stage from China Thank you for the insight. For now the Klimo idea is shelved as the trigger was pulled on the new tube phono unit from Schiit. Hopefully the STJARNA has a good tone. Will see soon enough. | |
| Schiit STJARNA tube phono preamp. Indeed they do. Tried the Skoll but was left underwhelmed. Didn’t dislike it, just kinda blah to my ears. Currently using an Elac Alchemy PPA-2 in this setup. It is a very good unit for the price. Will see if the Schiit unit will usurp the Elac. | |
| Need help with basic electrical stuff Not sure if this helps but when checking the Hafler amps, one of the checks is DC offset at the speaker outputs. Put the positive meter lead on positive, negative on the negative meter on millivolt or volt settings. Usually the desired number is l... | |
| I often notice that people who have open reel decks and/or tube equipment are nicest “I often notice that people who have open reel decks and/or tube equipment are nicest” Indeed vs the angry streamer crowd….. | |
| Klimo type phono stage from China Duly noted. | |
| LoFi Give it a while. The ears will begin to burn from the degradation in sound quality. |