jk_richards
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| Needing DAC Advice Also check this out. https://youtu.be/168aJBCEmRc?si=F42XK_sKYwjBRU8K at about 10:12. | |
| DAC shopping - Trying to sift through the Hype. Can I trust the reviews these days ?? Also check this out. https://youtu.be/168aJBCEmRc?si=F42XK_sKYwjBRU8K at about 10:12. | |
| Needing DAC Advice @torontodt Agree. The PS Direcstream Mk I and Mk II in stock form do need more detail and better imaging performance. With the proper mods and custom nickel audio transformers it's a different game. The SDM is programed in the FPGA. No off the ... | |
| Modding the PS Audio Directstream DAC MK1 and MK2 Thanks for your review of our entry level modified DAC. It is truly amazing what can be done with these MK1 Directstream DAC's. Every step of our upgrade process shows great improvements. Our top of the line Limited Edition Signature Series PLU... | |
| Needing DAC Advice I pair my modified Directstream DAC with an Audio Research Ref 6SE pre. The quality of the SDM and a very low jitter clock is just as important as the output stage. I use a Denafrips Hermes DDC to connect the DAC to our streamer. Best I have ev... | |
| Needing DAC Advice Don't leave out the modified Directstream MK1 We and other audiophiles compared it to many high end DAC’s and even a duplicate of the same in order to make it even better. We purchased and sold many DAC’s in the process. Started with the Denifrip... | |
| DAC shopping - Trying to sift through the Hype. Can I trust the reviews these days ?? The terminator plus 12th sounded very good to us also. We also clocked it with the Hermes DDC. The biggest negative for us was the fact that DSD files were a lot quieter than PCM material. It could also be a little Sterile sounding at times. We ... | |
| DAC shopping - Trying to sift through the Hype. Can I trust the reviews these days ?? @bunkertoy DSD is a clear improvement with the proper DAC. We have over 800 iso files so it’s a must in our setup. @invalid Yes. It took us almost 2 years to prefect our DAC. During the ride we and other audiophiles compared it to many high e... | |
| DAC shopping - Trying to sift through the Hype. Can I trust the reviews these days ?? @bunkertoy Does it accept and play .iso DSD files? | |
| DAC shopping - Trying to sift through the Hype. Can I trust the reviews these days ?? Have you tried Jriver Media player/server? HQPlayer is good however it will not accept iso's. Jriver has a great interface and a DLNA server so you can use mconnect to stream Qobuz and other streaming services. Also has an app for ios (Jremote)... | |
| DAC shopping - Trying to sift through the Hype. Can I trust the reviews these days ?? When we compared the Terminator Plus 12th to our Directstream Signature Series PLUS DAC it did quite well however no where as good sounding. It had good detail however it did have some congestion and not as open and real sounding. We even used i... | |
| DAC shopping - Trying to sift through the Hype. Can I trust the reviews these days ?? I have owned a Denifrips Terminator Plus 12th R2R DAC, a dCS Bartok Apex ring DAC and finally decided on the modified Directstream MK1 as it sounded the best to us. These were evaluated for almost a year in our system. | |
| DAC shopping - Trying to sift through the Hype. Can I trust the reviews these days ?? We have compared many DAC’s costing upwards of $10K with the DAC below. You might consider this one although it is above your budget. The Limited Edition Signature Series Plus. Lots of positive reviews on the website. It is a modified PS Audio... | |
| Modding the PS Audio Directstream DAC MK1 and MK2 Here is the layout of components of our Limited Edition Signature Series PLUS units. | |
| JK Richards PS Audio DSD MKI transformer upgrade Here is the layout of components of our Limited Edition Signature Series PLUS units. |