carlsbad2
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| Good measuring DACs vs. PS. I'm not talking down either of the DACs you mentioned. I'm just saying measuremets aren't what makes them good. | |
| Good measuring DACs vs. Aha. Because the term "measured performance" means nothing. I can measure a ford truck and it is longer than a Ferrari. Does that make it faster? Just because numbers are published doesn't mean they sound better. That hack website that makes ... | |
| DAC upgrade Topping is greatly overrated. RME I'm not familiar with. The others are great choices. Jerry | |
| Help needed to eliminate unwanted noise from tweeter Removing/swapping components, one at a time, you should be able to narrow it down to one faulty component. However, the hardest problems are when 2 unrelated factors combine to cause the issue so it could be harder to figure that out. Removing/... | |
| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results I've been using this configuration (streamer instead of computer) for years with Chord DAVE DAC and now Lampizator GG3. The warnings about being careful are un-necessary as you are just applying the same care you usually apply to the pre-amp to t... | |
| A $250 Power Conditioner? I haven’t tested this product. In general i think that trying to filter noise from a 60hz power feed is a losing game. If you actually get it done, you limit power. but I have an open mind. Maybe some alchemist will figure it out. Here is the bef... | |
| Ripping CDs Combining the advice of @soix and @ghdprentice I'll add that I have the Innuos Zenith MK3 and it is and excellent streamer and I did enjoy the convenience of just put the disk in and it automatically rips. I say did enjoy because i upgraded to a ... | |
| Speaker Pairing - First Watt F8 So you listen to jazz and female vocals but you have a speaker without a proper midrange....ok, I tend to be dramatic...and maybe I'm a bit oldschool but I'm a big believer in 3 way and 4 way speakers with a a well designed crossover. Just thou... | |
| Advice needed: It's time for a new DAC I have a chord DAVE and it will be for sale next week. Great DAC and I still absolutely love it. M-scaler too. But I decided to try a Lampzator GG3 and it is spectacular. Tremendous soundstage, realism, and sharp-tight-defined from top to bottom.... | |
| 15 in full range drivers I've had fatiguing issues and never was it my speakers. Not saying it can't be but usually it is a component. That said, some speakers are a bit heavy on the high end because older audiophiles, the ones with money, tend to have hearing loss at... | |
| Tidal FLAC vs. Qobuz Tidal has a better catalog for hip hop, rap, metal, and anything less than 10 yrs old. Qobuz has a much more extensive jass, classical, rock, country and anything esoteric library. I found the quality the same and chose qobuz based on library an... | |
| Single input tube preamp Once you get to know more about them, the single tube will not be your choice. There is a Decware Ultra on WTB that will knock your socks off. but will stretch your budget. avoid the printed circuit based amps and preamps. go with point to poi... | |
| Dc voltage sent to my speakers Can you share what amp and preamp you were using? | |
| Duplicate Serial Numbers It isn't unusual for scammers to find photos off the internet--often from a closed sale transaction years earlier. I was looking at an amp and had a bit of alarm, call is a mild yellow on my BS meter. I google searched the photos, found them on ... | |
| Class A, A/B vs Class D amp Soundstage Thanks for the report. |