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| What DAC upgrade made you say “DAMN, that sounds SO MUCH better than my last DAC”? As a 'dac only' in my second system, the Jeff Rowland Aeris with supercap PSU has upped the ante vs all my previous solutions- will add that it sounds amazing driving amps direct... | |
| What DAC upgrade made you say “DAMN, that sounds SO MUCH better than my last DAC”? Just acquired the 'old school' Zanden Reference 4-box setup (model 2000 transport; 5000 Sig. tube dac- $44k combo when launched). Best solution after 25+ years digital only, but as a 'dac only' limited in resolution to the newer stuff- but oh so ... | |
| Favorite cable brand. In order of preference from what I have currently:Inakustik (by far the best)......Ocellia...Gabriel Gold | |
| Rockna Wavelight thoughts? I owned the Rockna Wavedream Signature (top model) for a while along with the matching Wavedream Net server. Excellent dac that was a very close with the Mola Mola Tamaqui dac I had at the same time. There were plusses and minuses to each. That... | |
| If you had access to a time machine, what concerts would you go back to see? I would transport myself back to 1984 and watch the Prince (Purple Rain tour) concert me and a couple of high school buddies were at all over again- it was amazing... | |
| Horn speakers , high efficiency but not “shouty” hORNS by Autotek out of Poland are outstanding as well, and not shouty in the least. I have the Symphony model @ 95db efficiency- have run it with 211 SET/Aries-Cerat Incito S preamp; and Grandinote Shinai 37-watt pure class A solid state integra... | |
| Mola Mola Tambaqui or Denafrips Terminator Plus? Helene | |
| Mola Mola Tambaqui or Denafrips Terminator Plus? Interesting how no one in this thread appears to have heard the Mola Mola Tambaqui extensively. I have owned it- wonderful dac- it took Aries-Cerat level digital to beat it... | |
| Aries Cerat Helena or Mola Mola Tambaqui? I've compared both in the same all Aries-Cerat system (I owned the Tambaqui previously). They are both fantastic- the AC Helene is more open on top with wonderful organic tonality. The Tambaqui counters with incredible purity; S/N ratio off the ... | |
| Inakistik LS-2404 Referenz AIR loudspeaker cables +1000 to everything written above. Having owned many excellent cables over the years, the Inakustik are really the next level and a true end game product. Superb detail retrieval in a completely unforced way along with stunningly natural harmoni... | |
| NUPRIME EVOLUTION ONE-BEST CLASS D AMP ON THE MARKET **Sorry- I meant Nuprime Evo Ones (not Ref Ones) | |
| NUPRIME EVOLUTION ONE-BEST CLASS D AMP ON THE MARKET It's amazing how many 'opinions' there are from those that don't actually own these amps. I have a pair of Nuprime Ref One's (used to own Merrill Veritas) and they are fantastic. There is a natural tonality to them, along with super low noise fl... | |
| What have other owners of Tekton Design Ulfberht Speakers discovered? Can the Ulf's be driven by a 10-watt 211 SET amp? | |
| Monitor Audio Pl 300ii vs. KEF Reference 5 @fast- good topic. I heard the big PL500II's a while back locally here in Toronto area. Whilst I could appreciate them from all the audiophile check boxes, for some reason they didn't gel for me into a complete package- I can't explain it. They... | |
| Always long for (upgraded) first love: Sonic Frontiers Line 3 +1 to BRF's comments. I also owned a Line 3 with SE+ and Dueland copper foil caps installed as well (they barely fit). pcX and I coined it the 'Platinum Plus' Line 3 :-). Still retains the 'too neutral' sound- bass is decent, but missing the or... |