zlone
Responses from zlone
| 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 . | |
| Coda FET 02b Balanced Pre vs Newer Preamps @mm1tt77 Did you get the CB or are you looking at? I will be upgrading my preamp from a Freya + sometime this year and the Coda CB is #1 on my list, Holo Serene is in second place. I have heard neither due to my location, and have to go by rev... | |
| Budget preamp with quality volume control Given the impedance mismatch with the passive preamp, it might be good to know what power amp you are using and the input impedance. The Freya requires at least 10 Kohm to work well. | |
| Budget preamp with quality volume control @lanx0003 Nowadays not having remote for a stereo system is a crime Agreed, no preamp would be up for my consideration without one. To me the choice is between Schiit's or Topping based on your list. FWIW, I have a Freya + and I bought a cheap... | |
| Budget preamp with quality volume control Good analysis, but I think there should be some weight added for overall performance based on professional and owner reviews. Very subjective, I understand, but pretty important when choosing a preamp. I think the Freya S would rank higher in this... | |
| Coda FET 02b Balanced Pre vs Newer Preamps While the Coda might be a good deal, my guess is you will do better with some fresher electronics. For the record, I am considering a Coda preamp to go with my #8. Why not consider the Coda CB preamp, it is in the price ballpark of the others? It ... | |
| Why do speakers improve with more powerful amps? @akg_ca has it right. |