sat7

Responses from sat7

What do you do when the music’s not speaking to you?
I go camping. -   
Does your DAC sound better through the S/PDIF or I2S inputs than through USB?
No. -  
Qobuz Connect Launched Yesterday
Yes Qobuz Connect is active and I am experiencing improved sonics. This is a very good update. -     
Favorite Song Lyrics of All Time. What Say You?
Steppenwolf  ”Desperation” ”Monster” ”The Pusher”    
Favorite Song Lyrics of All Time. What Say You?
Steppenwolf  ”Desperation” ”Monster” ”The Pusher”    
Recommendation Tube Integrated
PrimaLuna EVO 300 or the EVO 400  
Whats playing on your system today?
Tito and Tarantula “Tarantism” 2015 remaster.  After Dark. -  
Speaker Cable Recommendation
I moved to Delund 12Ga tin over copper with oiled cotton insulator. I really like this for speaker cables and I hear users dyi the 16ga into single ended RCA. It is not pricey I for one glad I tried this. -   enjoy the ride -  
USB Cable
Well my USB cable test surprised me.  turns out you can get far better sound by spending just a few dollars more.    my SKW $33.00 1.5 meter USB 2.0 cable sounds great, excellent. I will save my $2.00 USB cable for my printer.       
Significant steps? (DAC)
I’m very happy with my current system and DAC I really enjoy the process of learning and then purchasing the equipment I feel should provide excellent sonics. I follow this process over long time periods due to budget and my thinking that newer eq... 
USB Cable
I’m waiting on a 33.00 USB cable. All the customer reviews are excellent as far as that goes. It’s a test to see if this cable will make any difference from the current 2.00 USB.    we shall see ….. -  
Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best,
I’m still loving my 30 year old a/d/s L1290 that have been completely refreshed with original parts. I have a nice pair of a/d/s sat5 bookshelf in storage.    cheers. -  
What was your first record?
Chambers Brothers Time (has come today)  
Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update
Greetings all. I am now at 90 hours with the FPGA 3.3 update on my Venus II The new code has resulted in my sonic experience being positively increased by an enormous margin. Nothing about the changes are subtle. Stage depth, height, and horizont... 
getting into streaming
Greetings.  Please describe your equipment so we can give timely advice.