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| Streamer for mostly Qobuz with volume control I have the Leedh processing via ROON and my Lumin X1. I 100% am going to use this DAC direct to amp, a CODA #16. It sounds excellent. However, if I put the $2500 uber neutral Benchmark LA4 preamp into the system the volume is better at low levels.... | |
| Network optimization for serious streamers @singingg Last night, I was listening to my Benchmark DAC3B with my uber revealing RAAL CA-1a headphones on the RAAL VM-1a tube amp. I normally stream fibre from a Sonore OpticalRendu to the USB of the DAC3B. However, last night I was short of a l... | |
| GREAT NEWS! The Coda Technology new #16 amplifier will arrive this week I was debating buying the CODA #16 or the new KRELL KSA i400 which was 5x more than the used #16. Price was a factor, but the biggest issue was the much smaller size and weight of the CODA. It also is not too bad in terms of heat, not as good in t... | |
| GREAT NEWS! The Coda Technology new #16 amplifier will arrive this week I mentioned in an earlier post that it was possible using 2 preamps with the CODA #16. I sort of did that today. The CODA #16 has a button on front of the amp to toggle between XLR and RCA. I want to run a Lumin X1 into the XLR of the CODA and us... | |
| Best sounding headphones you have owned? I was thinking that the Bricasti would be good with the SR1a. In fact, Danny is going to test out the lower cost Bricasti out. I am going to stick with the DAC3B into the VM-1a. It is actually my worst 2-channel DAC but my fav on the VM-1a. | |
| GREAT NEWS! The Coda Technology new #16 amplifier will arrive this week Got the CODA #16 today and listening with the IsoTek listed above. The CODA #16 is used so, broken in. When I heard the #16 in the past it was with a warmer preamp. It was great and the reason I wanted to buy it. However, today, connected to my ... | |
| Best sounding headphones you have owned? @rlawry You are correct! Listen to the SR1b with the new RAAL Star8 cable (I also have SR728) and the VM-1a tube amp. A Lumin X1 is great as a DAC to this but I still like the Benchmark DAC3B into the VM-1a. That Star8 cable is some genius work. A... | |
| Top 3 Headphones @mastering92 If you are adventurous, you should consider having Mitch Barnett of AccurateSound.ca create a convolution filter for your headphones. You would have to send it to him if he does not already have it. He is a DSP star and is now well kn... | |
| Top 3 Headphones The SE-Master 1, tuned by Tim Vine-Lott (former Technical Director at AIR Studios is the most resolving open-backed headphone I’ve ever owned/heard. It’s very much like listening to tower speakers in a control room. Minimal EQing is required to g... | |
| Network optimization for serious streamers @sns Thanks for the streaming advice. I got a new DAC which has built-in SFP input. I am testing it out with the EtherRegen in B > A and then into the DAC. This is likely the way to go. However, I need to get an additional set of SFP and anothe... | |
| Headphone amps The Topping pre90 preamp is nowhere as good as the HPA4 and LA4 preamps from Benchmark. I have had all 3. Even ASR folks agree about the short comings of the pre90 with certain amps. Though, one of the Stereophile reviewers uses the pre90 has his ... | |
| Headphone amps The Benchmark is a great 2 channel preamp if the definition of great is not adding to the signal. The HPA4 was also excellent with my warmish Meze Empy headphones, both now sold. The best rock and roll headphone I have heard is the new RAAL CA-1a... | |
| Why don't higher end amplifiers come with a separate power chassis? PS 3000 HV Power supply (ta-hifi.de) | |
| New DAC or New Streamer? Yesterday I was comparing the Sonore OpticalRendu streamer with the streamer inside the Lumin X1 DAC. I was using fibre on both, and the fibre came out of my Ubiquiti Network switch or on the second test, an EtherRegen B > A. The sound was rel... | |
| Lumin P1 or X1 or others? Now that I have an X1 at home, let me add to my original post about an EtherRegen connected in front of the Lumin X1. I use an EtherRegen from my network switch to take RJ45 into the eR and then fibre to the X1. I feel that the eR takes a bit of ... |