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Need your thoughts - LTA 40+ vs Pathos Inpol Integrated amp on 98db speakers.
I use a UL+ amp with a 96db speaker. Its a supelitive amp it does great clean bass no flab or bloat. The rest of the spectrum is very natrual and neutral, no SS would be this way. Its a super transparent amp. I've been told the 40+ would have mor... 
Review on Coda Technologies 16 Amplifier went live today
I have a 96db speaker currently use an OTL and very happy too.  I was looking for a SS amp from a flavour pov of great low LF. Anyone have an opinion on the S 5.5 since I dont need a lot of power it looks like the ticket for me.  I've been a Pas... 
Review: Concert Fidelity CF-080 Preamplifier
Teajay: I use a Pass Labs XP 30 with the CF 040 dac. I wanted to know if you had the chance to compare the CF-080 with the Pass since you use the Pass XA60.5 
Digital Audio Denmark convertors
Hi Crna39, I think he's using the Minerva in place of the Lynx or any other sound card I think it should be as good or better than a sound card.Best Regards,Satyam Bachani. 
Digital Audio Denmark DACs
I would like to know whats the best up-sampler one could use to up-sample red book to dsd and feed it to the DAD-AX24?Best Regards,Satyam Bachani. 
weiss /Berkeley DAC
Roypan, The Weiss after the firmware upgrade to V2-0-1-2 is another machine, I had got mine with V2-0-1-0 and after upgrading it there was a HUGE difference across the spectrum!!I hope when you auditioned it, it was updated!Best Regards,Satyam Bac... 
Weiss Minerva Dac
Schwinnindia, The problem is everyone is only using USB 1.0 until now, as Drubin said Empirical Audio is planing on releasing a DAC with USB 2.0!ATM USB 1.0 96/24 MAX.Regards,Satyam Bachani. 
Weiss Minerva Dac
Wish someone from the Industry could chime in on the same! Below is a few threads talking about the same.http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread/t-87659.htmlAll conclude its RARE or maybe non-existent to transmit 192K/24Bits on S/PDIF perhaps I2... 
Weiss Minerva Dac
Hi Luvwine, A simple test if possible would be to connect a computer with a sound card capable of 24/192 connected to your cary's digital in and stream music via foobar or equivalent @ 192K and see if plays!If it does then yes it works!!Until then... 
Weiss Minerva Dac
Hi Alexsee, Yes (single) spdif coax and optical are limited to 96/24 whereas (Dual) AES/EBU maybe spdif too are capable of MAX 176K! Whereas the Minerva is capable on firewire @ 192KHz!!.Other USB dac's that I've seen are mostly capable of 44.1K a... 
Weiss Minerva Dac
Hi Drubin, Going forward or even right now with various options available to UP-SAMPLE to 192KHz makes a difference on SQ and eventually when one has a wider collection of software for Hi-Rez PCM it would be essential to have it available on DAC's... 
Weiss Minerva Dac
Hi Jonathan, Will the MPD-5 lock @192KHz on the USB Interface/Input with my computer?Best Regards,Satyam Bachani. 
Weiss Minerva Dac
Hi Bombaywalla, I'm doing great! how are things on your end?, Any plans on coming down in the near future?Guys, please can someone tell me if the Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC can lock @ 176KHz?Best Regards,Satyam Bachani. 
Weiss Minerva Dac
Hello, I finally got the DAC since a week, Ive got about 50+ Hours on it.Off the bat the difference between my AA Prestige are;a) I can now UP SAMPLE all my music to 192KHz which in principle is not possible on my AA via COAX.b) To my ears its dar... 
Weiss Minerva Dac
Interesting I'm looking forward to getting my Minerva by sometime in Jan (Waiting for it to be shipped) I'm hoping it betters my Audio Aero Prestige!, I'm looking for a DAC only solution that can connect to my server without a sound card. Hopefull...