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| UPGRADE PATH FROM CHORD QUTEST DAC Another recommendation in the $5,000 price range is the Bricasti M3. Excellent DAC. Made in the USA. Linear power supply so no need to worry about buying external one. | |
| UPGRADE PATH FROM CHORD QUTEST DAC I would recommend against modding a component. You’re buying a completely different DAC. It’s not Weiss anymore and you put yourself in a situation where you may not like the DAC and It’s going to be extremely hard to sell. Not many buyers like mo... | |
| Chord Dave Dbnc connect issue My pleasure! Enjoy that nice setup!!! | |
| Chord Dave Dbnc connect issue Told you bad or wrong cables. | |
| Transparent Audio power cords squared80 92 posts 09-13-2024 at 04:30pm Newsflash: power cords won't change the sound. Fake news! | |
| Amplifier recommendation Coda mudrange is crystal clear without grain and without glare. It’s also a fast and dynamic sounding amp. The warmth of Class A comes thru in the sweetness of the highs but without sacrificing the extension. Tonal accuracy is awesome with Coda. I... | |
| Battle of the Older DAC OP for around $2k put Bryston BDA-3 on your list. Also don’t shy away from the older PS Audio DSD DAC. | |
| Amplifier recommendation I owned Coda CSiB integrated and it’s an amazing amp. Built on the No.8 platform with essentially the 07 preamp built in. Amazing sound. Plenty of flexibility with 3 versions to choose from to match the speakers you own. My highest recommendation.... | |
| Transparent Audio power cords @mwh777 that’s a really nice system. so if I understand correctly, the new power cords result in your system sounding leaner but do not aggravate your hearing condition. There are also some qualities that you enjoy with the new sound. Are the co... | |
| Transparent Audio power cords I owned DNA-0.5 Deluxe, DNA-125 and DNA-225 stock and modified. These amps are very musical and engaging. You can make it work with the focals but you will need to find the right combination of components and cables. I used ARC LS-25 and Ref1 with... | |
| Transparent Audio power cords @mwh777 it is possible that the better/newer power cords are better balanced top to bottom and you are used to the sound of your system with the older Transparent cords. How much time have you given yourself to adjust to new sound to be 100% sure ... | |
| Upgrade to PS Audio Direcstream Mk1 and Mac Mini? @mwthorne i would start with the source. Adding a preamp will improve things but your source is still farm from ideal. The network bridge in the PS Audio DAC is known to not be the best. I really believe that the biggest bang for the buck is to st... | |
| Fiber or Eithenet @testrun good decision. I would also recommend trying a passive filter like the iFi LAN iSilencer between your Ethernet cable and streamer. Depending on the Ethernet implementation in your components and the length of the Ethernet cable, it is pos... | |
| Fiber or Eithenet I tried fiber optic converters and didn’t like the sound with Bricasti M3. Going copper without switches and converters to me sounds best. I use EERO mesh network and a short run of good Ethernet cable (1m Purist Audio) from EERO node to streamer. | |
| Small speaker advice @rob606 I have Wilson Sabrina in a 15x13 room and they sound huge. They replaced ML Montis. No regrets there. Note - I had to add corner tri-trap bass traps by GIK to get the bass right. They’re awesome speakers - detailed, engaging and all but I ... |