decooney
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| Tuneful Cables by High-End Audio Cardas: Having owned all versions of past Cardas "golden" series (various), and new version hybrid golden/clear series cables, I can share with you all of these sound different from one cable to the next within the Cardas lineup old or new versio... | |
| tube bias conundrum @mazian ..."And yes the amp biases fine with Gold Lion KT88 tubes and Tung Sol KT 120s." Okay so you’ve tried other brand KT88s and it works fine. Perhaps the is why all of us do our best to try and purchase from a reputable tube re-seller, ... | |
| DAC contest: Border Patrol Sei or Chord Qutest? @badgerdms ...But if you actually just let each unit go for about of week of listening and see which one actually lets you enjoy the music more, it’s the Border Patrol. ... The recently new BP SE-I dac model I have with the Jupiter Beeswax c... | |
| DAC contest: Border Patrol Sei or Chord Qutest? @badgerdms "For background, my other stand-alone DAC (in another system) is a Merason DAC1 and I auditioned DACS by Ideon, Matrox, Weiss & Bricasti before going ith the Merason." Nice. Some worthy dac comparison references there. A few c... | |
| dacs that I have had in my system - a listing That’s an amazing list of dacs @jjss49 holy cow! Thanks for sharing. Did you have something close to a control reference system you used to evaluate most of these or did you change speakers and amps too in parallel at times? The reason I ask is ... | |
| DAC contest: Border Patrol Sei or Chord Qutest? @lordrootman "...why do I have to listen to a guy he seems to have knowledge on everything post on here ?" You don't have to. And we all appreciate hands on experience, no argument there. There are responses that agitate each of us at times, no... | |
| DAC contest: Border Patrol Sei or Chord Qutest? @lordrootman "...we can simply takes their words for it". While this might occur for those less familiar, most of the more practiced folks here will ask a few mindful questions to try and help steer someone in a proper direction. A selected DA... | |
| Do I really Need a Digital to Digital Converter? @j_andrews I don’t think I would sell the BP though, hope that helps. Yes, Thanks, it does help. Reconfirms what I hear too, and a bit more - maybe. Also, totally related on a thread titled "Do I really Need a Digital to Digital Converter?" ... | |
| Do I really Need a Digital to Digital Converter? @j_andrews All that said, I sold both the Ares II and the Iris and now I’m just running coax Spdif into a Border Patrol dac from my streamer and I’m happy as a clam. If you could explain a bit more about what you hear and enjoy from the Bord... | |
| Best EXTERNAL DAC suggestions @moose89 ..."current shipments of Rogue RP-1, Ares ll, with the Node v3...". Probably best to receive it all, let it run in for a few weeks to settle in, and see where you land at next. Report results after, let us know how it goes, and cros... | |
| Am I broken? Am I stuck? Do I have to return my audiophile card now? There is always something better. And remember, your dealer stays in business by selling. Your dealer has no problem taking your Sabrina's in on trade. Until you try other speakers in your room, system, setup - no telling what is going to be "bet... | |
| DAC contest: Border Patrol Sei or Chord Qutest? @hysteve i.e. "the difference was striking...". "Sometimes wish I could experiment with more DACs and cables because I believe that’s where the most sound variation exists. It’s an expensive hobby!!" It’s been a surprise to me how various da... | |
| DAC contest: Border Patrol Sei or Chord Qutest? @jjss49 imo, your dac advice was spot on if uber-detail and added transparency was a goal of the OP. Those are not characteristics my own Border Patrol SE-I dac is known for. Something I was completely aware of before purchasing mine. To your poi... | |
| DAC contest: Border Patrol Sei or Chord Qutest? @soix "Still no info on what improvements or sound characteristics are being sought so I got nuthin’. Peace out. ". Yep, agree. When basic questions don’t get answered and responses include other solutions instead, agree - time to bail out.... | |
| DAC contest: Border Patrol Sei or Chord Qutest? @swvaaudiofan " a member who insisted that I had to ditch the Border Patrol before doing anything else in my system." +1 soix - pay attention to what is being asked here by soix. I’ll add-in a few thoughts. ------- Has this insistent membe... |