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| Should I add a DDC? Looking for experienced advise please. @johnfritter Have you read any of this guy’s writings on streaming? I use his optical streaming products with a media converter in front of the streamer. There is some explanation as to why this is the recommended way with optical. John Swenson’s... | |
| SPL: Reference level performance, German build quality, and innovative designs @teajay Did you listen to the SPL amp with your CODA 07x preamp (I have it)? If so, how did it compare to the 07x and CODA #16 pairing (which I have heard). Or the 07x and CODA #8 which I have owned? | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC Details galore on the 005. I find it a tiny bit warm and definitely not fatiguing. For the cost, it is hard for me to find any faults with the unit. I wish it was not so large, but it likely sounds so good because it is rather large and heavy. | |
| Luxman vs Hegal Luxman c900u/m900u and Hegel H390. I heard the Hegel 360 with KEF Blade 1 and it was good. Not the best Blade sound I have heard. I found it a little hard sounding on top. I am told the Hegel 390 using the internal DAC is smoother than the 360.... | |
| Should I add a DDC? Looking for experienced advise please. I posted this earlier. Fantastic video about DDC's. (26) ABA Clips: Why you need a DDC - YouTube | |
| RME ADI-2 fs against Topping D90SE The following is the system I have the Topping D90LE setup on. Damn fine listening experience. I got this so I can listen in bed, the RAAL SR1a headphone is not bed friendly. I think my streaming setup really pushes this to a very high level, eve... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC (26) ABA Clips: Why you need a DDC - YouTube The above was a really good technical description of a lot of the streaming terms that are tossed around. Galvanic Isolation, I2S, et al. *********************************** APOS price matched the Sh... | |
| A preamp recommendation I could have been biased as I hated the remote control function (you needed an add-on laser sight on your remote and special forces training to hit the exact and precise right spot to make the knob turn!). So that is how to use the pre90 remote... | |
| RME ADI-2 fs against Topping D90SE The Topping D90SE or LE is now $719. I got mine today and my previous comment holds on the complexity of the RME. I have 3 DACs and there is no chance I will remember the nuances of each DAC. I setup the Topping D90LE just now to the default filte... | |
| Can a set of Ls50 metas surpass or equal a set of Kef blade metas with subwoofers The Blades do have a better UniQ driver, I forgot the exact difference and that was for the non-meta comparison. I have the old LS50. I consider the LS50 a 3/10 and the old Blades a 10/10. The old Blades are incredible. A better comparison for th... | |
| A preamp recommendation @abramsmatch I think 9 out of 10 people on A’gon would prefer the CODA 07x. The CODA is not crystal clear or sterile as the LA4. Your comment above that you better have a great amp if you use the LA4 is right on the money. I have an incredible amp... | |
| A preamp recommendation The Freya+ is also a fun preamp and really quiet. I was surprised a tube preamp could be so quiet and at that $1K price point. I agree it lacked the detail. One new piece of gear that I do not understand how it works is my RAAL VM-1a headphone p... | |
| Krell k-300i vs Rega Osiris, integrated @rfprice I think I used my Sony tuner on the RCA and a few DACs on the XLR so not a comparable setup. I sold my K-300i to buy the KRELL Duo 175XD. The guy who bought my K-300i is going to sell it. Send me a DM if you want to connect with him. | |
| Should I upgrade from a Mac Mini to a dedicated server or should I upgrade my dac? @pgastone Moving to Fibre is at most $1500 on the Rendu lineup. I have 3 of them with LPS. Including a used one for half that price. Baby step would be to get a network switch with Fibre output and a $1500 (or less) package of the OpticalRendu ... | |
| Should I upgrade from a Mac Mini to a dedicated server or should I upgrade my dac? @pgastone Keep the Mac Mini.I have one and hate the MAC OS but you d not need to replace it to get great sound. Read the John Swenson white paper on streaming. If you want to try his approach, get a media converter such as a Sonore OpticalModul... |