mbolek
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| LAIV Harmony @lak I did ping Weng Fai about the streamer. Somewhat surprised that their Laiv stack didn’t get more press after AXP. I’m on board with his new GaN amps. Just parted with my Rose RA180 (actually really don’t know why..) I’m listening to the M... | |
| LAIV Harmony I've had the Harmony for about a month and it's not going back. I know nothing about USB interfaces and currently using an OCC based cable and it sounds fantastic. I may look at some DDCs with I2S, but anticipate that Weng will release their str... | |
| DDC or Better Streamer? @audiostick As a Laiv DAC owner, I’m trying to figure out my stack. Just sold the Hifi Rose RA180 integrated (actually don’t know why..) I have a couple other GaN amps and will miss the Rose. The TT-1 (with LPS) is crazy amazing. I’ll proba... | |
| DDC or Better Streamer? @rick_n I have building cables all my life. I2S had provided the best sound improvement in my journey. Lets see how Laiv, Matrix, ES plays this out. As an engineer, clocking and signal is a no brainer. Funny that some people think you know wh... | |
| 4 Rel Subs Hookup Question well..... we have been doing this for years. Jensen iso dead quiet and perfect sound. Amazing swarm sound coming off GaN amps... | |
| DDC or Better Streamer? Just listened for a couple hours... if you have the ability to go from a streamer/transport via I2S to DAC, I think you will be very happy... | |
| DDC or Better Streamer? @audiostick I just got a Matrix Audio TT-1 and will pair that with my Laiv DAC. Never thought using I2S would provide that much better performance. I had the ES A8 and hope the TT-1 will up the game even more... | |
| What might pair well with a combined Laiv Harmony uDDC and Laiv DAC? Two more from Matrix that I'm eyeing to use with my Harmony... https://www.matrix-digi.com/product/117/NT-1 https://www.matrix-digi.com/product/115/TT-1 | |
| What might pair well with a combined Laiv Harmony uDDC and Laiv DAC? Yes. Rose 130 and many other transport/streamers (Airlens, Eversolo, Holo Red, Matrix, Volumino) provide a direct I2S connect to the Harmony. I feel that the I2S has provided one of the best audio improvements using my Harmony. | |
| Xangsane Cryo OCC vs Sterling Silver XLRs @stillbuyingtoys Good point. I bought a 1.5M 5500 with plans to cut and make two shorter cable pairs. I want one pair for connecting my swarm sub amp (about 20") that will use the Xang stock XLRs. Was going to re-terminate the remaining to te... | |
| Streamer, no DAC please? I'll be looking at the new steamers from Matrix Audio. The TT-1 seems to be close to your budget at $1800. | |
| Xangsane Cryo OCC vs Sterling Silver XLRs @stillbuyingtoys Good to hear. I'm still on the fence on which cable to try next? Xang 9005 or the solid core Audiocrast IC102. I did pick up the Viborg silver XLRs. I've been partial to solid core designs based on all my success with DIY He... | |
| Xangsane Cryo OCC vs Sterling Silver XLRs @stillbuyingtoys Just received the 5500s. Pretty impressive build quality and very nice packaging (similar to Viborg). Out of box sound is good. I’m not a burn in guy and would be happy adding these to my XLR stable. Added a couple pics to my sys... | |
| Xangsane Cryo OCC vs Sterling Silver XLRs @stillbuyingtoys I have not received the 5500. Can’t expect the next day shipments like Amazon... I looked at the pricing again and it has doubled what it was back in Jan (maybe they play the discount game as does Amazon). I figured if I liked th... | |
| Xangsane Cryo OCC vs Sterling Silver XLRs @stillbuyingtoys I've been doing the DIY cable thing for years. The options from Xangsane have peaked my interest. I recently ordered their XLR OCC variant (Xangsane XS-5500 frozen 6N hifi OCC). Looking at the bulk silver 1105 (stranded) and ... |