hk_fan
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| New Magico Speaker Break-in Question I listened to Magico’s and also found the top end to be too aggressive for my liking. I ended up with Rockports which also use a Beryllium tweeter but have none of the harshness. Hopefully yours smooth out over time. | |
| The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype Agree with @big_greg! Aren’t all speakers just drivers and enclosures?? Amps just transistors and transformers?? 🤔 | |
| Will a high quality preamp really make a difference in sound?? Also speaker cable Yes to both | |
| Question about Break in of Weiss DAC 204 Run your streamer into it with music but anything downstream isn't necessary IMO. | |
| Talk me out of buying Monoblocks and into a stereo amp instead Do it!! There’s nothing more badass than big monos. 👍👍 | |
| Is there any such thing as a bad sounding DAC these days? @ghdprentice hit the nail on the head when he said “Then there is a question of does the sound characteristics match your tastes.” Like him a Benchmark DAC sends me running for the door. A friend of mine who has been in the hobby/industry for de... | |
| How would an interconnect that seems intact in every way stop working, and how to fix? Send it back to the manufacturer and they can repair it. It's likely a solder joint that gave up. | |
| USB Cable Recommendations Under $500 I have an AQ diamond I'm not using anymore if interested. It's a great sounding cable! | |
| Linn LK240 bi-amping confusion I had a Linn system at one time but with newer gear than what you have. To go fully active you will need an amplifier channel for each driver along with an individual activ module for each. | |
| Where to put best interconnects Best cables between source and preamp. Once the signal degrades there is no repairing it downstream. | |
| Audioquest 72v DBS problems with my DAC Never had an issue with my AQ Diamond USB, but also really like Wireworld cables too. Did you check with AQ to see what they think? That's really strange. | |
| Dumb question......why do you need a preamp? I've used high end DACs with built in volume controls and always found better performance using a dedicated preamp. | |
| Power Amp or DAC - weakest link, help please? The fear is that even if you change the CD player - the analog output will still get converted back to a digital signal before being converted back to an analog signal by the 861. Even if you use the direct setting - I forgot what that was called... | |
| Power Amp or DAC - weakest link, help please? Great point audiotroy! I forgot that the 861 digitizes all inputs. You may want to consider a preamp that keeps the analog output of the DAC in the analog domain. | |
| Cary SLP 98 vs Benchmark LA4 I owned the SLP-98 and I really enjoyed it but it certainly leans towards the warm side. It may be a great match since you're a vinyl lover. Can you audition it? |