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| Holo Audio May DAC Congrats! You’re in for something special. This DAC conveys so much detail and emotion. It’s quite amazing. | |
| VAC Signature Mk IIa SE vs Pass Labs XP-32 The VAC doesn’t have a power on by remote. I have the Mk IIa SE straight from the factory and not an upgraded IIa. The beauty of the preamp is the ability to tube roll. If you want more warmth, roll in some Mullard 6922’s. If you want more balance... | |
| Auralic vs Aurender When I was searching for a streamer, my top 3 choices were Lumin, Innuos and Auralic. I was interested in ones that could run Roon, so Aurender was not considered. I ended up with the Auralic Aries G2.1 from an authorized dealer. I installed a 2Tb... | |
| Holo Audio May DAC I’ve had my KTE for 1.5 months and love it as well. In my system, it exhibited great detail after 50 hours or so. After 100 hours, the separation, extension, transparency, weight, attack and decay were on full display. Playing with power cords ... | |
| Holo Audio May DAC I just placed my order for the KTE. As per the website, only 2 KTE’s are available for order. Now the wait begins.I’ll be feeding the May with an Auralic Aries G2.1 connected by a Shunyata Sigma USB cable. I’m currently using a Yggy which will end... | |
| Oppo UDP-205 Op Amp, Linear Power Supply Like Ozzy, I installed a LPS SE from oppomod into my 203. (One is available for the 205.) I installed an Orange SR fuse and will be installing an Audio Magic Pulse Gen ZX soon. The LPS mod is plug and play and very easy. Perhaps the most improvem... | |
| Help with DAC and Streamer suggestions Btw, the rest of my 2-Channel system consists of a VAC MkIIa SE preamp with cryoed Telefunken 6922’s, Pass Labs XVR-1 crossover feeding a Pass X250.8 for mids/highs and a pair of Bryston 7BSST’s for the bass biamping Maggie 3.6R’s. A pair of REL S... | |
| Help with DAC and Streamer suggestions My two finalists for a new streamer / server were the Lumin U1 and Auralic Aries G2 or 2.1. The Aries allows one to install an internal SSD, and I installed a 2TB Samsung EVO 860 into mine. I had the opportunity to buy an Innuos ZENith Mk 3 in Jul... | |
| Help with DAC and Streamer suggestions Steve, You’re welcome. I’m suggesting that you not use a Roon Nucleus at all and just purchase a high quality streamer/server. Lumin, Innuos and Auralic are Roon ready while Aurender is not. My guess is that the player becomes the Roon endpoint if... | |
| Help with DAC and Streamer suggestions Hi Steve, I’ve owned my Yggy since Gen 1, and I kept it due to its ability to be upgraded at reasonable prices. Does yours have the Unison USB board? It’s an easy upgrade if not. Edit...Oops, I see that you’re using the RCA input. Over the years/d... | |
| Best Tubes for VAC Hi Peter,I also have a MkIIa SE preamp that is not an upgraded unit. Interestingly, there are no 12AU7 tubes in the power supply. Currently I’m using a pair of Amperex 6922 PQ gold pins made in the US. They are transparent, detailed and tonally ac... |