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Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC
NenoThanks a ton, when I send back the SOtM mini servers I am asking him for one of these and the battery pack and am going to pay the difference will should only be a couple hundred which is nice. OK, so I assume putting the USB card in my comput... 
Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC
Jon2020 & Ricred1This thing looks great. Can I still use JRiver with it? If so I need to find one. Thanks 
Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC
Guys HOW ABOUT SOME MORE COMPUTER SOURCE SOUND QUALITY HELP"Really looking to keep my computer via usb for my source as I have a ton of music files that would cost a ton to replace via records or cd's.I want to get better sound from my source for ... 
Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC
ShsohisAs far as up-sampling with oversampling you seem to know a lot more about that than I do for sure so I will let you be the authority on that. I just know what it says in the manual. At the end of the day for me regardless of what is used is... 
Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC
04-18-15: ShsohisHello,How are you?I like to try them but here are the filters: Not sure how it will look when I copy paste but I have been liking Linear 8 or Minimum 1. Going back between these two,For filters 0-5 this chart is accurate for both ... 
Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC
Neno,Other than when listening to DSD files in DOP when listening to just PCM the M1 says you should just send the signal unchanged.So when just listening to PCM if you are sending dsd over pcm dop in MediaCenter 19 you might want to try switching... 
Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC
04-17-15: NenoWelcome and thanks for all the great info. A couple of quick things. I don't have a lot of time but on these:" Simply, M1 and OPPO DSD reproduction sounds too mellow, it doesn't have a bite and live flesh I’ve used to hear from Esote... 
Clayton Audio Class A amps. Need amp advice
04-15-15: Onhwy61: your right prob could very well be opening another can of worms. UgghhhHey Spencer,Ya struggling a bit here for sure... lolIf I can't find the right amp and not sure I can then it may just be easier to get a better matching set ... 
Clayton Audio Class A amps. Need amp advice
Awesome info guys thanks.I will ideally like to drive direct form Bricasti and I understand that buying Balanced interconnects is the best way and I will prob at some point but they are pretty expensive. Also, the Bricasti and my preamp are balanc... 
Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC
Guys, my Bricasti is still get better and better. Man its impressive. UPGRADE: I added a SOtM SMS-100.I goes between your DAC and your computer (PC or MAC). Rather than hooking your USB cable to the computer then to your DAC you hook this between ... 
Clayton Audio Class A amps. Need amp advice
04-11-15: JmcgrogaThanks On the Claytons M300 monos they are Balanced XLR input only!I don't have any balanced interconnects yet and as we all know real good ones are quite expensive. More than my pre I'm trying to hold onto. I have the real nice ... 
Clayton Audio Class A amps. Need amp advice
Denon1 & Lloydelee21 & the rest of you guys that have been great and gave me some great input:Thank you so much I took the advice of Denon1 & Lloydelee21 and have been speaking with Eric Love quite a bit and have a trade offer on the t... 
Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC
I would love to if I had $30,000.00 to spend on amps. I bet they sound incredible but def over my head. Maybe a used pair down the road in a few years would be killer... Thanks for the input though :) 
Clayton Audio Class A amps. Need amp advice
Denon1Thanks so much I have heard those are another great CLASS Amp that has the great tube sound but with the grip I need. Awesome to know they sound good with my speakers. My speakers are pretty rare and this is great info. Thank you I am going ... 
Clayton Audio Class A amps. Need amp advice
I meant Mich :)