hrabieh

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Weak Link in Vinyl Playback
I've been reading your thread and throughout you share how your TT sounds vs. your Digital chain, but you never mention what your DAC and digital source is.  For some of us who may have insight into your challenge may benefit in knowing what you'r... 
Downside to R2R Ladder DACs?
I don't know much about R2R Dacs of 10 years ago,but when I see the inside of a Denafrips R2R Dac with over 400 capacitors I wonder more about the sound impact of any number of those caps going bad over time, and by time, I mean the general time m... 
Synergistic Research Cable Risers?
I listened to the risers at Rocky Mountain last year. Did it make a difference? Yes. With many tweaks it's often about the visceral feeling of the music, ie is it less fatiguing, do your shoulders drop when you listen, smooth out subtle edges/shar... 
Albums that you listen to straight through / start to finish whenever you put them on!
Great question. As originally a digital/streaming/CD listener, I only buy albums that I'm going to listen to all the way through and are high quality recordings. Too many to list.  
Smooth sounding integrated
Hegel H80 used is about 800-900.. just sold mine.. price is creeping up because they are becoming popular. 
Playing mono records properly without breaking the bank - a phono pre-amp question.
Thanks everyone for chiming in. Personal experience is always helpful from others specially at different price points. What I'm gathering from the comments are:a) best to have the "mono switch" within the phono preamp to minimize any added signal ... 
Playing mono records properly without breaking the bank - a phono pre-amp question.
millercarbon2, thanks for the recommendation to check out Soundsmith.. much to read there.. 
Playing mono records properly without breaking the bank - a phono pre-amp question.
Hi everyone, thanks for your feedback. I fully understand the benefit of having a mono cartridge. I don’t however want to go that route since only a small portion of my collection today and possibly into the future will be mono.. also (a)I’m not q... 
Upgrade cartridge or turntable?
I can't speak from first-hand experience but have you considered various mods out there for Regas? GROOVETRACER® SUBPLATTER as an example perhaps in combination with tonearm+isolation-feet+mat upgrade from Funk Firm, all which together, at leas... 
Worth pursuing analog sound from digital?
I sense that the definition of a digital gear sounding "analog" is going to be different for everyone and for some may be life long pursuit.  For what its worth, last weekend at the Rocky Mountain Audio Festival, I experienced the Innuous USB re-c... 
Tidal vs Hi Res Files vs CD vs “Netflix”. My test. Incredible!
@plga, wondering what DAC you used for this experiment?  
Sony DVP-S9000es question
@jvcn Hi. I just got a used  DVP-9000 ES  and thinking about  Denafrips ARES as well.. Do you still have the combo and can you share you experience with it? I'm currently running the CD player into my Hegel H80 integrated's internal DAC.  Thanks ... 
What amp is best with Wilson Sasha DAW speakers
At an Audio store show tonight I heard the Wilson Alexx driven by D’Agostino Relentless $250k mono blocks.. don’t want to speak about the pairing or the sound because its not what I look for but for what its worth, the rep from Wilson, someone who... 
Jay's Audio CDT2-MK2
@ snackeyp, thanks for sharing your experience with the CDT2-MK2 .. been curious about this transport. I hope I'm adding to this thread but I'm wondering will a CD player such as the Jay's audio CDP-2 ($1k more) always be better than a transport c... 
External Linear Power Supplies
While I've never used them, I would put wyred4sound on my short list.. Here is their link to their modular power supply:https://wyred4sound.com/products/upgrades-accessories-0