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dac recommendations for turntable listener?
@audphile1 speaker cables are diy canare 4s11, and im thinking of purchasing a pair of occ cables I think the brand is 1877phono zavfino. the speakers are elysian 4, horns are retired and just used in bedroom for tv/movies.  I let you know once t... 
dac recommendations for turntable listener?
@audphile1 @soix im currently using the ac5 power cord, I have swapped with the generic power cord and admittedly I don't hear much of a difference, I think the ac5 is airier, even though its subtle im pretty confident I would pass a blind test.  ... 
dac recommendations for turntable listener?
thanks for all the recommendations everyone! I plugged in the node to my system and I cant believe the difference it made. everything is a lot smoother, a lot fuller, more weight, more scale, and more effortless sounding. pretty much identical to ... 
dac recommendations for turntable listener?
@audphile1 I have a bluesound node coming in the mail tomorrow I figure that’s a good inexpensive place to start. I turned this bedroom system up to 90db just to have a comparison with what I wa listening to in the main room, still a tinyyyy but s... 
dac recommendations for turntable listener?
id also like to add that there's no subwoofer in the bedroom and the bass is bigger fuller more sustained more decay. these diy heresy/forte speakers I originally had in my main room but purchased elysian 4's as the diy speakers were very very thi... 
dac recommendations for turntable listener?
guys I think I found out what my issue is!... for the heck of it I moved the dsd to my bedroom setup, which consists of heresy iii/forte iii diy speaker and a sabaj class d $100 amp, this set up was strictly used for watching movies. I think the r... 
dac recommendations for turntable listener?
@audphile1 mostly laptop for streaming Qobuz, I tried Qobuz via Airplay just to test the optical with something other than cd player, and I actually preferred the sound this way. however its still night and day different compared to my turntable s... 
dac recommendations for turntable listener?
also the merason does have usb to my knowledge and can play up to 192 👍🏼  
dac recommendations for turntable listener?
@audiotroy thank you for that suggestion I will look into it!   
dac recommendations for turntable listener?
@audphile1 that's very interesting, the only other external dac ive ever had is the denafrips aeries ii, I thought it was nice sounding and relaxed, but still lacked midrange body compared to my entry level turntable at the time with a 2m blue car... 
Phono pre amp recommendations? - upgrading from ICON AUDIO PS1 MK II
I have been auditioning the Allnic H-5500 and the icon audio ps3 signature in my system for the last two weeks, if anyone is interested in a comparison I can report back with my findings.   
Phono pre amp recommendations? - upgrading from ICON AUDIO PS1 MK II
@tablejockey you had the rhea? how did you find the noise?   
Phono pre amp recommendations? - upgrading from ICON AUDIO PS1 MK II
what is everyones thoughts on a used aesthetix rhea signature?  slightly concerned about age of the unit, and the 3 stages of tube gain instead of transformers, is this a particularly noisy amp? every review states a sound signature that sounds l... 
Phono pre amp recommendations? - upgrading from ICON AUDIO PS1 MK II
after spending a good 3/4 hours with my friends phono pre amp, with more critical ears than the last time, there are things I like and dislike vs the icon audio ps1 MK II.  there is less bass in the homemade amp but more upper bass (I think contr... 
Phono pre amp recommendations? - upgrading from ICON AUDIO PS1 MK II
im picking up my friends tomorrow to borrow for a little while, ill let everyone interested know what tubes are in it.  thanks everyone for the recommendations, im looking into all of them, other than the few line stage recommendations lol