zlone
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| Tannoy Canterbury, KEF Reference 5, Fyne Vintage Twelve, SF Serafino As a KEF Reference One owner, if you go that direction it might reveal the limitations of your preamp. A good preamp is critical for good sound. I am not very knowledgeable about home theater gear, but a maybe investing in a higher end AV preamp/p... | |
| IsoAcoustics GAIA I installed them on my KEF Reference 1 stand’s, the difference was positive. Better soundstage and everything tightened up. Recommended for those with hard floors. | |
| Best streamer, don't want Roon, don't want a screen, A DAC is OK but not necessary Innuos for sure. Great sound, and very importantly, great software. | |
| Six DAC Comparison @soix no disagreement on the value of a DDC, I plan to give one a try. But for apples to apples, maybe best left out for the review. And of course, yes, @mitch2 should do what he wants , I am by no means trying to dictate the terms of the revi... | |
| Six DAC Comparison @soix I have to disagree with adding a DDC. I feel that the DAC’s should be compared based on their abilities, without having the DDC safety net. The Merason has its own galvanic isolation built into the unit. If others do not include this, they m... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @curiousjim Visa and I are proud owners of Sonus Farber, Amati G5 speakers! Now comes the fun of breaking them I and getting them set up just right. Congrats! That is quite the upgrade. Memory says you had KEF Reference 3’s, am I correct? I hav... | |
| Any owners of Schitt Bifrost 2? It really depends on the rest of your system, the DAC you are replacing, and your future upgrade plans. But since you are thinking about it, I would vote for the Yggdrasil. | |
| settings on my Hegel cdp Looking at the Viking manual, I do not see any setting or control that would affect the digital out. The DAC+ button does not apply to the Viking and is used for their DAC’s. I suspect that the issue could be with the Bifrost. Do you have the corr... | |
| Album(s) That Took The Longest To Come Around To Astral Weeks. Wait, I still don’t get it. | |
| Fiber or Eithenet What @soix stated is a reasonable approach, I do think you need some isolation and I will tell you why. I recently moved to a new room away from my router, and as a quick solution while I debated running cables, I bought a TP-Link extender with an... | |
| critique my setup -- weak link? best way to improve? I agree that it is way too early in the process to worry too much about cables. Blue Jeans are a great place to start. I also agree that the onboard phono preamp and the passive preamp are a limitation. To keep it simple, and cost effective, I rec... | |
| Anyone upgrade to the Merason Dac1 mkii? I worked with Choice Audio to upgrade the Merason Dac1 from Mki to the new Mkii version. Good move! I will look forward to your impressions once it has had some time to settle in to your system. I was not in the market yet, but ran into a deal ... | |
| Six DAC Comparison Following, I will be interested to hear your thoughts on the Merason in comparison to the others. Congratulations on your retirement. I am in year three and wonder how I ever found time for a job. | |
| Solo streamer Re-suggesting the Wireworld Platinum USB. OCC silver and a unique design. Several options out there in the used world. | |
| which power amp or integrated for Totem Element Fire v2's? What have you tried to date and found lacking? Is there anything in particular that makes you think you have not found the right amplifier? |