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| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... Roxy,I chuckled at the likely typo "God luck"--if it was my soldering skills involved vs those of Rebbi's, I'm quite certain the divine assistance would be most necessary 😄!I too am anxious to learn if the new board solves the issues with the amp,... | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... Rob,I have the Daedalus DA-RMa's. I don't listen at headbanger levels, but I drove mine fine with a 2.5-3 wpc 45 SET amp, in a fairly large room with an arced opening in the rear. Many like higher powered (high current) amps with Lou's speakers, b... | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... Roxy54,Are you using your Kit 1 10th with a preamp or as an integrated? I don't want to give up my pre (which is also my headphone amp and gives me remote volume control) and am a bit concerned having an additional volume pot in the signal path (a... | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... I'm considering either the Kit 1 10th or a pair of the Legend monos (with the latter OPTs upgraded to the latest C-core); I'd welcome any thoughts or input, especially if anyone has any knowledge/experience re the C-core transformers. | |
| USB to I2S that supports DSD I believe the Audiobyte Hydra-X does this. I have one, which I really like, but I'm not using it currently (my DAC doesn't support DSD on anything but its USB input), but it is not for sale.Best,Randy | |
| Aesthetix,cary audio and pass lab synergy I have the Romulus Signature (which I love), and have been using a Calypso pre and various SET amps, and have always got very good sound--I just switched to the Manley Neo Classic 300B pre, but primarily because it is also a great headphone amp. I... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt, re digital cables--I've tried a handful of $1k+ digital cables, and my favorite by far is a 1.5m Transparent Ref XL (xlr version). Pricey but you might find a used one in the price range you mentioned. This cable has soul :); so much so I wa... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD @Lula: I do think the Signature upgrade is a major improvement with respect to redbook; however, IMHO the upgrade cost is not inexpensive. I probably would have a difficult time justifying the cost solely for redbook, but I have a pretty extensive... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Darn auto correct. I meant predecessor DACs and that I wasn't sure if the problem playing DSD via spdif lies with the DAC OR the usb converter :)! | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD I'm definitely enjoying this thread and following Matt's journey. Lots of really great DACs being mentioned. I've had my Aesthetix Romulus back with the Signature upgrade installed for about 5 weeks now. I'm very, very happy with the sound (it's p... | |
| Better software for DSD I have the Romulus Signature and have no issues playing DSD files from JRiver or Audirvana via the dac's USB input. Make sure you select bitstreaming DSD in JRiver, and delivery of DSD via DoP in Audirvana. However, I have not been able to get DSD... | |
| James Burgess James has a Facebook page and can be contacted in that manner. | |
| Power Cables you like with Merrill Veritas Amps Hi Pete,Great to read you have/are developing a special digital power cord; I'm very interested as well. Randy | |
| Need your expertise over 2 dac choice.... I owned the dp-777 for over 2 years, it's a great sounding dac, and the built in pre section is very good as well. My first unit had to br replaced after two weeks, and the replacement had to have a board replaced as well. IMHO they are extremely ... | |
| Best current 845 Tubes I've only had my 845 amp a bit over a year, and haven't heard that many different 845 tubes. My amp came with the basic Shuggies stock, and I also got a pair of the Psvanes with it. To me the Psvanes were better across the board, but I'm now using... |