baylinor
Responses from baylinor
| If the DAC is the same, how different do CD transports sound? I went from a Cambridge transport to a PS Audio transport and finally a Jay's cdt2-mk3 transport. Absolutely amazing amount of difference in sound performance and all with the same Gustard x26 pro dac. Also of note, using the Jay's with I2S con... | |
| Are your listening levels healthy? Doing damage? Maximum 80 db. Plenty loud enough and does not worsen my tinnitus. | |
| Are higher end preamps worth the investment when you are only streaming Tidal & Spotify ? Since I run 6 different sources on my system, I would be sh*t out of luck without my preamp. | |
| How serious are you? A 10+ while I built the house of stereo and the ensuing 3 years to get it just right to my ears. Now it's smooth sailing and I feel I have regained my sanity. | |
| I used to think pricey interconnects were snake oil... Over any other kind of cables, digital interconnects make the biggest difference in my setup. | |
| Mobile Fidelity 24k CDs I am strangely on total agreement with jasonborne on this one, don't waste your money on 24k CDs, standard 16bit 44.1hz are hard to beat. | |
| Ruminations On CD Players +1 @lalitk I use Jay's cdt2-mk3 CD transport with Gustard x26 pro dac which is also running my innuos zenith mk3 streamer. It all sounds equally great. Build for the future! | |
| Why Do You Listen? A Poll Question Some music is so good it will outweigh poor sound. Some music is so bad, no sound quality can help it. | |
| I have perfected my network for the nth time Well done. I do master clock, ethernet switch, optical, quality power, ethernet and interconnect cables and a decent streamer over 5k. None of that seems like money wasted in my house of stereo. I somehow don"t even look for ways to improve my qob... | |
| How Much Do Aesthetics Factor Into Your Decisions? Zero. I have my own house of stereo, so who would care what my equipment looks like, not I, sound only. It's like art, you either like artwork on your walls that mean something or ones that match the drapes. That right there will separate the true... | |
| Perlisten S5t 14 k a pair, for speakers made in China, seems like a lot of dough. Saw a few reviews out there. You'll figure it out. | |
| Recommendations for a shipper I do FedEx every time. Better all around than the competition unless the weight or size exceeds their limits. Then it's on to trucking and there are too many to figure out which is best. | |
| Have There Ever Been Fake Koetsu? Thanks @mulveling for the awesome quality pics. Well beyond my pay grade. | |
| Building a 100 album vinyl collection 3 must have albums are? Kind of a silly question since any pressing will sound different than another. Hence get ready to spend some big bucks searching for the best sound of any record. Example, someone mentioned Electric ladyland. The newest 2010 edition remastered by... | |
| Thoughts On Turntable Clamps And Weights I have a VPI Classic and I use the same TT weight plus their outer ring. Done this for the last 10 years, no issues. BUT I also had a project carbon TT and called them about using a heavy weight on it, they said no can do. |