jackhifiguy
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| What do you think of this DAC (DA1000TX) ? @jim204 That sounds interesting... May I know your computer specifications and why it's better for music? And how much was the total cost? | |
| The sound quality from DACs - is it all the same? it seems like so many of you guys have subjective-only opinions about what "sounds good" Can we all agree that machines used for measuring audio gear are more accurate than human ears? arbitrary audiophiles. For example, if the vocals sou... | |
| The sound quality from DACs - is it all the same? Thank you all for so much insight! My understanding of "high end audio" is improving. @jssmith I have been watching a lot of videos from the ASR YouTube channel. Amir seems to be very honest about products. For example, there was one pair of... | |
| What do you think of this DAC (DA1000TX) ? We're not talking about my cousin brother. Actually, I listened to his Topping system yesterday and it sounded no better than my computer. measurements are important. don't audio companies also use them when designing equipment? | |
| The sound quality from DACs - is it all the same? ASR seems like an interesting place to learn from. Don't audio companies use measurements to test their equipment? For example, frequency response and other important things? I may not know that much about audio, but that doesn't make me a troll.... | |
| I heard a costly system from Esoteric. Are you suggesting that their previous offerings are inferior? That is very much like saying a Ferrari from the year 2010 will lose 300 horsepower because we are in the year 2022 now. If you are paying... | |
| I heard a costly system from Esoteric. @yoyoyaya I didn't say primarily for headphone listening. I said for both speakers and headphones. Yet again, it makes no sense to include a feature on a costly audio component if it isn't optimized for performance. As I said before, that same m... | |
| Class A or Class D solid-state amplifiers (modern designs) I'm reading and learning a lot from you all. Thank you so much! I'm humbled.😊 | |
| I heard a costly system from Esoteric. @ghdprentice I personally would never assume the headphone output would be at the same level as the speaker output… but if I tried it and it was not up to par, I would be disappointed. Finally, someone understands what I was saying. I have noth... | |
| Amplifiers from the big [expensive] brands in Japan? Has anyone had experience with the Esoteric F-03 (Class A?) Or one of the higher-end models from Luxman, also Class A? These should be end-game amps. | |
| I heard a costly system from Esoteric. @big_greg Yes, dedicated headphone amps can sound great. Better if they don’t include it then, for integrated amps that don’t also prioritize sound quality for headphone outs. The expectation remains because of the cost. If it were a $100 recei... | |
| I heard a costly system from Esoteric. Thank you for your impressions about that Luxman amp driving the HD-650s. They’re great headphones! Esoteric is the higher-end of TEAC. The CD player track-seeking function, like I said, was a huge disappointment. This is a component that can be h... | |
| Class A or Class D solid-state amplifiers (modern designs) Thank You to all for the insight. Goes to show that my friend was right. This is easily the best audiophile forum on the web. | |
| Amplifiers from the big [expensive] brands in Japan? tuberist I spoke with her on the phone yesterday. She could not tell me which brand was better. She only said: "it’s up to your own personal taste in music and sonic signature." And I think she’s right about that. @erik_squires Thanks for t... | |
| Headphone amp? Hi there OP, I have experience with vintage gear and the 6.3mm out for headphone listening on those units. The sound is fuller than something like an M-Audio interface, for example. I heard that the A 30 Pro from Topping is really good. Lots of... |