drew_k
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| Higher End DACs Playback Design is the only DAC on the planet to my knowledge that uses Proprietary PLink Connector from Streamer to DAC (Fiber Optic) Meitner uses a proprietary Optical Link ("Optilink") which is a glass fiber cable to connect the Meitner/EMM Lab... | |
| new Meitner MA3 hit the rack today Good review so far, and looking forward to hearing more about it.I'm also a turntable first kind of guy, and recently bought an EMM Labs DAC2X V2 and NS1 Streamer (the two units connected by Meitner's Optilink). His stuff is just special, probabl... | |
| Why is the USPS Kearny distribution so incompetent? Have you ever been to Kearny? | |
| The Absurdity of it All So I’m 51, and had my hearing tested a couple of years ago. I asked if my score was a pass for a 49 year old, and he said that my score would have been acceptable if I was eight. That said, I know I have lost some ability, and gained a little more... | |
| Are "vintage" DAC's worthwhile, or is this a tech that does not age well To the OP and the question of whether it is worth it to buy a vintage, quality DAC - I would say yes if you can buy it for a reasonably low amount and/or it has been serviced and is in decent working order. The early higher end DACs focused more ... | |
| Best tube preamp for Quicksilver V4 tube mono's (newest KT150 version) I have the latest version Quicksilver V4s with the KT150s. After a couple of bad matches with other preamps, I spoke with Jonny from Audio Connection. Even though he didn’t have the unit yet to sell me, he recommended the Aesthetix Pallene (whic... | |
| Aesthetix Pallene I bought my Aesthetix Pallene from John R at Audio Connection a couple of months ago. i think I had the first or second that he sold. I had ordered it late last summer on John’s recommendation. More on that later.The Pallene is a really impressive... | |
| Denafrips Terminator vs other dacs I just picked up a Lampizator Amber 2.2 (2019 edition) a few weeks ago on a launch special. It retails for around $2,400 in the USA. I’ve heard other Lampizators at various audio shows and have been impressed with their very natural, cohesive, (... | |
| Ayre Codex vs. Lampizator Amber II @tomic601 With the digital out, it does make the Sony a compelling option as the DAP, especially with prices used hovering around $1,100. The hard drive is easily replaced with a solid state version, if desired. It sounds pretty good without a s... | |
| Ayre Codex vs. Lampizator Amber II @tomic601 The Sony HAP Z1 ES does indeed have a USB out. For the first several years, this USB port was enabled only for auxiliary storage, but firmware changes a couple of years ago allowed this port to be used for a digital out to an external DAC. | |
| Vandersteen 2ce sig ii vs Devore 0/93 Interesting thread and question. I've owned the Vandy 2CE Sigs, and more recently the Treos, and currently own a pair of Daedalus speakers. My good friend has the O/96 Devores, All great speakers IMO.Interestingly, I think the Vandy 2CE Sigs co... | |
| Ayre Codex vs. Lampizator Amber II I used this old thread more to try to learn about the Lampizator, but I just saw the spirited replies about the Ayre. LOL. I've heard the Ayre a bunch of times, and I was an original Kickstarter supporter of Pono so I have a Pono Player - easily... | |
| Pono and the Ayre Codex I have an original "CSNY" edition Kickstarter Pono player. I love the thing, and could never understand what all the haters were hearing (or not hearing, as it were). It was something like $400 for a portable DAP engineered by Charlie Hanson at ... | |
| Ayre Codex vs. Lampizator Amber II Resurrecting an old thread instead of starting a new one.. The Lampizator Amber 2 was recently updated to a 2019 spec, including the digital engine that trickled down from the upmarket Pacific DAC. It now has full PCM support, as well as up to DS... | |
| AYRE VX-5 TWENTY- WHICH TUBE PREAMP MATCHS Good point, Atmosphere. I assume you mean by “balanced standard” that there are conpanies that incorporate XLR jacks but that they have single ended circuitry, as opposed to fully balanced designs such as those by Ayre and Aestestix?I had XLRs on... |