camb

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Looking for best streamer without DAC under $3500
https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisa1g6c-simaudio-280d-da-converters  
Can speakers sound worse during break-in period?
It took many days of my Revel Studio 2 speakers to break in.  I had a dealer demo a broken in pair in my home and I loved them so I bought a pair.  I set up the new pair with the help of my dealer and they sounded horrible- not at all what I had h... 
30 Amplifiers Totaling $428,740.00 In Search of Audio Nirvana
Simaudio vs Pass Labs x350 vs Gryphon? 
Business Ethics in the Audio Industry
Was it Illegal? - definitely notWas it unethical? -  noCould they have been more transparent?  Yes, and hopefully they know about this incident and can fix the issues with their customer service process to make sure this type of thing doesn’t happ... 
Sound quality issues streaming from Tidal vs CD
In my experience the streamer impacts the sound. I added a Meridian Sooloos Ms600 to my system to allow streaming through my Simaudio Moon 650D CD.  I was running Roon off my laptop in another room by my router.  Network connections were Cat6 Ethe... 
Used Market Savings vs. The Dealer Experience
I’ve done both ~ buy used via Canuck Audio Mart and new through 2 trusted dealers.  I tend to buy used when upgrading - eg. moving up through the Cardas cable line.  I tend to buy new when trying something new ~ eg. when making a significant speak... 
Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K)
Check out the Revel Ultima 2 Salons or Studios. Sister company to JBL and one of the best value speakers IMHO. 
How much is MQA conversion?
Wouldn’t Tidal offer standard 16/44 FLAC files as an alternative to MQA? 
Music Streamer Quality
I have a Moon 780D and I get better sound using the internal MiND streamer vs using my Meridian Sooloos MS600 to feed it via an MIT Oracle digital coax.  Not sure if this is due to a shorter signal path or just differences in the sonics of the str... 
DAC Or Server - What to upgrade first?
Thanks Mitch. 
Berkeley Alpha DAC 2 - Filter & Volume Setting
Interesting, thanks Bugman03!Berkeley actually got back to me today and this was their response:The optimum and default filter type is 1 in all cases. The other filters are for professional test purposes to hear what recordings will sound like on ... 
Berkeley Alpha DAC 2 - Filter & Volume Setting
Any Alpha DAC users out there? 
Berkeley vs. Simaudio
Not yet but that would be an interesting test! 
Berkeley vs. Simaudio
Sorry, I meant to say tonally the Alpha Dac 2 is more neutral/natural, not "totally" 
Berkeley vs. Simaudio
The Alpha DAC 2 definitely doesn't have the dynamic punch of the Simaudio, particularly in the bass. The Sim is pretty spectacular in that regard. The Sim is also pretty special in terms of the soundstage - it is absolutely enormous - deep, wide, ...