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reviews on DAC AUDIO GD R8 I have the baby Audio Gd. It is the headphone amp with R2R DAC. EXCEPTIONALLY good for its price. I tried the DAC portion and was blown away. I have the MSB DAC and was toying with my AUDIO GD headphone amp just for fun. Looking at the DAC only ... | |
Opinions wanted: 10-30K Speakers for Jazz/Folk You have a fine problem. Everyone will recommend their own choice. Please try for yourself , especilally the popular brands; Wilson , Sonus Fabre , Focal, Dynaudio , Vandersteen, Rockport,Vivid Audio etc. It would help knowing if you are pairin... | |
WILSON AUDIO.....BIG NAME, BIG PRICE........ARE THEY THAT GOOD? I have Wilson Sasha 1. They are excellent; accurate, natural, coherent from top to bottom. Positioning and powerful amp needed. I prefer Wilson’s to Sonus Faber , Vivid Audio , B & W , DeVore, Van der Steen , Kef , Monitor Audio , MBL , Foca... | |
Most rooms don’t need acoustical treatment. All rooms need acoustic treatment . Trick is not to over damp the room. Even furniture and household objects scattered in a room is acoustic treatment | |
Recommend a dac that contributes to system for tight bass I chose WADIA and later MSB especially because I found other DACs shy of bass. btw which Pass Labs amp and which speakers do you have ? | |
DAC/w Volume control + Power amp or DAC + Integrated? George. Thought as much. I use my MSB Analog DAC direct. No problems. With my Wadia 301 and Wadia 521 DAC I needed to set the gain such that low volume started at 60%. That way volume was always over 67%. | |
DAC/w Volume control + Power amp or DAC + Integrated? Georgehifi. Are you using Schiit Sys with your MSB DAC ? | |
My ears are ready to retire! Chances are you won’t be happy downsizing and will go back to upsizing. | |
Can't believe I let myself get sucked in again. Welcome back. You have the benefit of experience and you are starting correctly by admitting being sucked in. This time , be careful , remember past errors , don’t chase SQ AND ENJOY THE MUSIC | |
Schumann Resonator I have similar. Acoustic Revive RRR 888. Not sure it does anything but it remains permanently on just in case | |
Help my analog sound as good as my streaming If you are happy with streaming don’t bother with analog. Enjoy the music. | |
DAC as a preamp? Simple answer. DAC with built in preamp is way to go. I’ve tried super preamps but prefer my MSB DAC direct to power amp. It also has analog input for my Phonostage | |
SQ vs. Music Many moons ago I listened to music on a cheaper stereo. And enjoyed it. My financial circumstances improved causing me to go down the rabbit hole searching for perfect sound. Spent years listening to SQ. Upgraded everything from fuses to roo... | |
If Cables Are Not Tone Controls... Different cables transfer information differently. We hear the difference. As with every component we strive to achieve as realistic quality of sound as possible. I am certain that my cable does a better job than cheap flex wire. Our audiophile... | |
Please Educate Me Because reading text or looking at pictures on your p,c. is comparable to listening to music off a small radio. It does the job , conveys the information you need . This is not like listening to music from an audiophile grade system where everythi... |