benstelz
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| Vivid Audio users, how would you describe the sound signature? I was able to demo the Kaya S12 monitors in my room, and they didn't really work out for me. Too bright. I appreciate their capabilities and imagine they could be amazing in the right setup. I've had similar problems with other models too so I thi... | |
| Veritas Cables a new brand that I found Echoing some of the above comments about the Ultima line. I'm using the speaker cables and they are phenomenal. I loved the Aperta SE so I'm glad they just expanded on that signature instead of doing something different. I've been down that road w... | |
| Suggestions for an all in one integrated with source built in Great discussion here. I was in the process of working on a 2nd system and this had great info. Currently have a Simaudio Moon 371 heading my way for demo. I'm thinking of pairing it with a set of Vivid Audio S12 that a friend is willing to sell m... | |
| Veritas Cables a new brand that I found These Ultima speaker cables just keep getting better with more use. I have them between my Aric Audio Super KT88 120 SE and Devore Gibbon X. Beautiful sound that continues getting smoother and more focused with age. I was going to use the trade ... | |
| Veritas Cables a new brand that I found @lak @cd45123 I went from Audioquest Comet (bought for ~$4k about a dozen years ago) to Aperta SE and was extremely happy with that upgrade. What a killer cable and crazy value for money. I would have been happy to stick with it for a dozen more... | |
| Trouble with Qobuz I love Qobuz for sound quality. I hate Qobuz for everything else. Their app is not the best (on Android at least, can't speak for Apple). Lots of weird behavior and even the UI is not great. Their streaming is slower on my desktop with or withou... | |
| New Schiit Eitr 2 for $99! I know plenty of people using a quality USB to SPDIF converter paired with a dedicated streamer. They all report benefits from the outboard processing of that function. So it's not just for computers. Eitr 2 looks like a great little device, I mi... | |
| Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista DAC vs T+A DAC 8 DSD @noob504 Sure happy to help. Don't get me wrong, I bet you could do a really great system based on the MF. It just seems like it would need a more specific system to sound its best while the DAC 8 is pretty universally appealing. | |
| Denafrips Iris I agree with both posters above to some extent. The Iris (and all the Denafrips DDC units) are excellent, especially when used with I2S. I don't doubt it would be a decent upgrade for you. But I also agree with the other point that pointing that m... | |
| Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista DAC vs T+A DAC 8 DSD @noob504 I happen to have heard both units you mentioned although not at the same time/back to back. I preferred the T + A unit overall. Both could make good music but to me the Musical Fidelity seemed lacking in some ways. It seems to have a lo... | |
| Music Fidelity E624 CD Player Wow talk about back from the dead! This is the oldest thread revival I've seen on any forum in quite some time. | |
| Chord ClearwayX ARAY Chord cables have always fascinated me. I totally thought they were the same company who makes the Hugo and Dave D/A converters, but I was wrong. Never tried them yet but keep meaning to some day. They have one of the biggest spreads of any brand ... | |
| Veritas Cables a new brand that I found I saw that unreleased all copper prototype they have listed on US Audio Mart. I've almost purchased it a few times. Don't need it at all, just seems like an interesting thing to own. It does make sense to not have three models all within like $300... | |
| Buchardt A10 Speakers - 1 Year Review Agree, no rush but I'm interested in hearing real world thoughts from a real long term user. Something that doesn't really get captured in most pro reviews. Even the best reviewers who I enjoy reading. They only get a few months at most which is n... | |
| Wifi vs hardwired for streaming My experience is that wifi and ethernet can sound equally good in theory. Sometimes a particular streamer favors one or the other, so it depends on your devices. Ethernet will be the most straight forward way to guarantee great performance as lo... |