david_ten

Responses from david_ten

Whats playing on your system today?
Soutak - Aziza Brahim (Sahrawi / Malian - vocals primarily; with Guitar, some Electric Bass, Tabla and Percussion) 
Whats playing on your system today?
Mbalimaou - Boubacar Traoré  (aka Kar Kar - Malian guitar / vocals; plus calebasse, choeurs, harmonica, karignan, kora, n'goni, percussion, shaker, sokou) 
Importance of power cable for Turntable?
A hearty +1 to @folkfreak 's statement, copied below:Actually my experience is that a transparent system will bring out the best in any recording, no matter how flawed. I want to hear what the artists were doing, warts and all, I can listen throug... 
Tekton Double Impacts
The pricing reflects the forward motion of Eric’s business model and his maturing product line / cost structure. In my opinion, this is normal and ultimately beneficial to those purchasing his speakers. Trickle down and reduced costs for fantastic... 
Whats playing on your system today?
The Paris Session - Toure-Raichel Collective 
Tekton Design's new THE PERFECT SET equals "goosebumps time"
+1 to the above from @corelli . Even less likely that folks, other than Eric of Tekton Design, have compared the 12 to the 15 directly. 
Whats playing on your system today?
Indialucia - Indialucia (traditional Gitanos / Indian fusion) 
Isoacoustics Gaia Speaker Footers
@dvdboulet  If your current speakers are close to the spec'd limit for the IIs, I would move up to the GAIA I, regardless of future usage. In your case, since you are open to considering heavier speakers down the line, going with the GAIA I makes ... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Rising Son - Takuya Kuroda (Blue Note Records) 
Denafrips Terminator vs. Venus
Hopefully Mike and Alvin will chime in.@adg101 The Venus DAC sits between the Pontus and Terminator and the pricing steps up accordingly. 
Just wanted to share that I got a new reviewing gig with Six Moons.com website
Teajay's second review on 6Moons is now published and live.Mhdt Lab Orchid DAC 
Whats playing on your system today?
A Go Go - John Scofield 
Doug Schroeder Method, Double ic
+1  Jeffrey's room would be at the top of my list, were I attending. @taras22  if you don't mind, can you reach out to me via PM on your thoughts about the latest Horning Hybrid Eufrodite speakers that he will be demoing? I'm assuming you will be ... 
What are you streaming tonight?
Exaudiam Eum - Gregorian Chant for Lent and Holy Week -- Consortium Vocale Oslo 
Suggest a dac only (no analog preamp or phono) that does WQA better than the node 2i?
MQA is highly desired unless someone can educate me about why not?Given where you are / the level of DAC you have, I suggest the more important question to ask is which DACs will allow you to use your Blue Node as a Player, and deliver better over...