zlone
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| Have you upgraded from a Freya? Trigger pulled. I shall report back. | |
| Have you upgraded from a Freya? @yyzsantabarbara Thanks, it sounds like the LA4 is what I am looking for and I will take the next step. | |
| Have you upgraded from a Freya? @chenry Agreed the ergonomics are not so great on the Freya. I have "enhanced" the volume knob so that I can see the setting from more than a couple feet away. I tend to have mine on all day and use the buffered mode for that reason. The temperatu... | |
| Have you upgraded from a Freya? @dain Thanks! I will check that one out. I only have a single source as well, but as we know a good preamp makes all the difference. | |
| Have you upgraded from a Freya? Just an update, I acquired a used Coda 07x to mate with my #8. I am not as excited about as I expected to be, but still evaluating. My primary issue is that it is not great for low volume listening, which is my primary mode. Great soundstage and d... | |
| Schiit Freya+ with Mcintosh mc452 ? I have had one for several years, they are quite good. Probably your best choice with your budget. That said, I am in the process of upgrading, just cuz. | |
| Am I broken? Am I stuck? Do I have to return my audiophile card now? Do it. You will hate yourself if you pass this up. | |
| What's Up? The CD player and cable seem pretty decent. Nothing against the Border Patrol, I have not heard one, but I agree with @jjss49 that you could try another DAC. The preamp has a lot to do with imaging and soundstage, you might try a different preamp ... | |
| Xangsane XS-1001Ag silver coax SPDIF cable I have had similar results upgrading my spdif cable, everything matters. | |
| XLR cable recommendations needed Zavfino offers a blended silver and OCC copper cable: https://zavfinousa.com/products/the-fusion-solid-pure-silver-occ-copper-hybrid-rca?variant=19443396116598 haven’t tried them, but might be worth a look. | |
| Heresy IV vs Zu DW6/Soul mk2 I played a lot of Dead on my Heresy II’s, they present live music very well. Need to Add a sub to get all of Phil. Haven’t heard the Zu speakers, but being high sensitivity I am guessing they play live music well. | |
| Digital front end upgrade options If you are looking for a significant upgrade in sound quality, I think you might be underwhelmed with the Node. I have one I use as an emergency spare, it is okay and the user interface is great, but I would put it in the mid-fi category. | |
| ifi LAN iSilencer Do you think this tweak would make a difference if I already have an optical network between my streamer and router? | |
| Budget preamp with quality volume control @jpasko01 Two things regarding the impedance matching with the Freya, if you are using unbalanced, you are fine, however output impedance is 600 ohms for balanced. More importantly, read John Atkinson’s analysis in the Stereophile review. Again, r... | |
| Aidiogon is Da Bomb! Aside from a few resident nattering nabobs of negativism, largely accurate. We welcome your positivity @kota1 . |