lousyreeds1
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| New TT vs Cartridge/isolation upgrade Thanks, everyone. I'm using the phonostage that's built into my NAD DAC/preamp, which I imagine may not be able to fully take advantage of a cartridge like the Hana EH. I'm thinking of keeping things simple and just replacing the Ortofon 2M Red ... | |
| NAD C 658 DAC Reviving this thread to chime in with my NAD C658 experience over the last few months. I was coming from a Denafrips Ares II R2R DAC and an Allo USBridge streamer running Volumio. My goals were to reduce box and cable count, move on from Volumio... | |
| Help with blown tweeters/power issue All,For those who enjoy a bit of humor or schadenfreude, here's where this turned out. I was able to recreate the problem, which as some of you suggested, had nothing to do with power issues. It was a simple network glitch with AirPlay - I had h... | |
| Help with blown tweeters/power issue All,Many thanks for the insight. If you hear a hiss in your tweeters they are still working. A bad tweeter will generally give you no sound at all. If I'm hearing a hiss through the tweeters but no other sound, what does that mean for likely dama... | |
| Spendor A2 vs A4 Thanks. I haven’t yet heard Spendors with the Hegel. The Hegel is what I have at home; the boomy bass I heard on the A4 was during a listening session at a dealer. When they switched out the A4 for the A7, the bass quality improved significantly... | |
| Expectations for warranty repair timing This is a small but established company with a loyal following and lots of reviews online. There's no dealer to fall back on - they sell direct. If it were an issue of locating parts or something else specific that's delaying things, that's fine... | |
| Expectations for warranty repair timing They tell me they're not sure yet why the problem is happening and won't rush it. That's it. | |
| Expectations for warranty repair timing Thanks, Photon46, that's helpful. I don't mind waiting - I just want to make sure this is industry standard. Sounds like maybe it is. Of course, an update once in a while would go a long way. | |
| Expectations for warranty repair timing Thanks. This isn't extensive damage, but the manufacturer appears to be having trouble fixing the problem (though they've clearly been able to replicate it). Question is, when should they offer a replacement unit or refund if they can't get it r... | |
| Bluesound Node 2 vs. Auralic Aries Mini I used them both with a Red Wine Audio Isabellina and a NuPrime DAC-9, both of which are on the warm side. I do use an upgraded power supply (HDPlex), and to be honest I heard less of an improvement than I expected, both when using the Aries as ... | |
| Bluesound Node 2 vs. Auralic Aries Mini I owned both and compared them directly over an extended period. They sound surprisingly different. The Bluesound is considerably warmer, and the Aries Mini is faster and more incisive. That basic difference was present whether using the intern... | |
| Auralic Aries w NOS DAC Thanks, Wisnon. Is there any consensus yet on whether the Aries sounds different through the different outputs? I would happily just use coax if there is no difference in sound quality. If I'm just using the coax output (which I think already util... | |
| Auralic Aries w NOS DAC Hi Margot,Have you actually compared the W4S and Empirical Audio? If so I'd be interested in your notes. Without any of the upgrades, the W4S and Empirical Audio appear to be exactly the same thing with a $200 price difference... | |
| Auralic Aries w NOS DAC Right - and one of the questions is whether there will be a major difference between the two Aries models if you have an NOS DAC that's not capable of hi-res. Would be interested to hear if anyone has thoughts on that.Also, has anyone compared the... | |
| Auralic Aries w NOS DAC Mas1951: many thanks for the synchro-mesh recommendation. I currently use a Pure i-20 digital iPod dock as transport, and inserting the synchro-mesh could be a good, cheaper alternative to switching over to an Auralic Aries. Interesting thought! |