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| DAC as pre amp I have had the same experience as the OP. In my case I have a somewhat vintage (late 90's) Krell KRC-2 pre. My theory is that the volume control quality likely has something to do with the superior sound in a pre. We do most of our listening at lo... | |
| "I'm a believer" I've been to three audio shows in the past several years (Axpona, Tampa, PAF) and I have come to the conclusion that the concept of diminishing returns doesn't apply very well to speakers. Rather, there is just no solid correlation between price a... | |
| jitter I think it's generally agreed that modern A/D converters sound significantly better than the earliest ones. Whether this is due to jitter is open to debate but something changed for the better. I have a few early digital recordings that sound atro... | |
| Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best, I've had a similar experience to the OP. I've been to 3 audio shows in the last few years and I have determined that it would take a huge amount of money to beat my current late 90's system - Thiel CS6 speakers, Krell KRC-2 and KSA 300S. These spe... | |
| Speaker Recommendations If you can possibly swing it, my suggestion is to go to an audio show and get a sense of what is available. It's great fun and you will come away with a much better idea of which direction you want to head. It looks like your amp will handle diffi... | |
| new to streaming- help! As you can see from this thread the standard opinion is that PCs are not good for streaming. My experience has been different. I have an ASUS gaming laptop hooked up to my DAC with a USB cable (I'm using Qobuz). I have compared several CDs to thei... | |
| CD Transport I have a Jay's CD3 MK III and I have a Teac 701 on order with Music Direct. Recently they told me that the Teac will ship in November. Before the Jay's I ran a PS Audio PerfectWave Transport. I have also had several CD players, my current one bein... | |
| Where do I go from here? When you get a DAC make sure that it has a USB input (most do). You can get started with streaming by using a laptop connected to the DAC with USB. It's best to hardwire the PC to the router vs. using wifi. I have my ASUS gaming laptop hooked up ... | |
| Help us build our playlist for our next show in November! Dee Dee Bridgewater, album Live in Paris, song All Blues. One of the most realistic sounding live performances in my collection. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit, album self titled, song Yield Not to Temptation. Big sounding rock song l... | |
| Bacch Dsp, True stereo? I have been interested in this subject most of my audiophile life. Decades ago I heard a demonstration of a Yamaha DSP-1 Sound Field Processor and I was blown away. Since then I have acquired several processors including a Carver C-9 Holographic G... | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing @thyname Very few people who buy a transport will care if it plays HDCDs but I wanted to point out the problem because a lot of people read these forums and maybe someone would benefit from knowing that. Berkeley makes the only current HDCD DACs... | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing I bought a Jay's CD3 Mk III a few months ago and I highly recommend it. It's massively well built and a pleasure to use. I have compared it to my Marantz KI Ruby SACD player's transport into my Berkeley Alpha Reference 2 DAC and I can't hear much ... | |
| Best Full-Function Preamplifier You say "full function" but does that include a tape monitor? That is going to narrow your choices considerably. Even if you don't have a tape deck a tape loop is very useful if you have any sort of processor or might in the future. The other thi... | |
| Interesting videos about sounds and music Wow, great thread! This should be a sticky. One of my favorites documentaries is Tom Dowd & the Language of Music. | |
| Does the Audio press ever excite you anymore? I read Stereophile and TAS and enjoy them both. The review of the Estelon xb Diamond Mk II review in Stereophile was interesting and even exciting. I may do a major speaker upgrade in the next couple years and the Estelon would be on the short lis... |