fredorama
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| Great Pre/Pro with USB DAC? ... and get an Audiohillia2 or an M2Tech Hiface | |
| Great Pre/Pro with USB DAC? FWIW, my first solution to this dilemma was to purchase a piece made by M-Audio called the Transit USB ($75) which basically did the same thing as either of these two pieces - it converted USB to S/PDIF and I connected the S/PDIF cable to my Integ... | |
| Great Pre/Pro with USB DAC? Thanks Kal. So now that I understand that, I guess then my question now has to do with the differences in audio quality between a) having my lossless files converted by a separate USB DAC and played through a preamp such as my current Nova applica... | |
| Great Pre/Pro with USB DAC? Great suggestion - the D2 - but I don't think it has a built-in DAC like the D2v does. And the D2v is out of my budget. Otherwise, the D2 would be perfect, as I don't need 8 HDMI inputs, room correction, or the latest video processing power.Also I... | |
| Moscode 401HR vs Pass Labs X150.5 Grant (Tvad) I always appreciate your thoughtful and on-point responses. Soundhouse, I appreciate your experience withthe older Moscode amps and your comments as well. I decided on an ARC 100.2, which saved me about $800, and fit into my equipment... | |
| Best Match for Dynaudio Contour S3.4? I have settled on a very nice sounding ARC 100.2 which doesn't stress the budget and fits in my equipment rack, and which sounds fantastic - at least on some familiar recordings. The Plinius amps just don't fit Playing some material I am blown awa... | |
| Best Match for Dynaudio Contour S3.4? Tvad you are right. I am calling it a day with the Odyssey experiment. I don't know at this point exactly what I am going to replace them with, but I find the Odyesseys tinny on top, a bit too fat and loose on the bottom, and the tonal balance was... | |
| Best Match for Dynaudio Contour S3.4? Well Doug, I am happy to have cleared some things up for you. With the help of our audio brethren, at least somebody has figured something out here. Happy listening! | |
| Best Match for Dynaudio Contour S3.4? Tvad - and others, thank you all for your comments. I am off the modding thing. It does not appeal to me any more. What I did was order the Odysseys, which now I am concerned about, based on TVad's comments, and the fact that I do see them come up... | |
| Best Match for Dynaudio Contour S3.4? Tvad - RE: The Plinius modded amp, there was a modded P-8 that I think would have been perfect, but I was outbid at the last minute and lost out. P-8s are not easy to come by, let alone a P-8 that someone else already had paid to get modded by som... | |
| Best Match for Dynaudio Contour S3.4? Dpac - Haha I know what you mean! Time is never on our side... Thanks for the clarification on the speakers. I am using a Peachtree Nova as my preamp / DAC. And yes, have heard how hot that SA-102 gets. I don't live in Edmonton, eh? - and Philly s... | |
| Best Match for Dynaudio Contour S3.4? I am sorry if that sounded harsh Tvad. I know you are only trying to help. | |
| Best Match for Dynaudio Contour S3.4? Tvad, if what you're saying is that the demand will be lower on resale, thus I will get a lower price or it will take longer to sell, then I agree with you 100%. But I am interested in getting a pleasing sonic result first and foremost; not in end... | |
| Best Match for Dynaudio Contour S3.4? Thanks Missioncoonery, Tvad and Dpac for your thoughtful responses. The guy who mods Plinius that I am talking about - Vince Galbo - worked for Plinius for about 12 years. Between him and Scot Markwell (the current US distributor), they were the o... | |
| Best Match for Dynaudio Contour S3.4? Updated! So I have narrowed it down to the souped up Stratos Monos (95% of the Kizmets according to Klaus, sounding better than the extremes), and the Plinius SA 100, which I may have modified by a former Plinius designer in Buffalo. Now what?Has ... |