lalitk
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| RCA Caps I have had better results with Telos Gold RCA caps over Cardas. In A/B comparison, Telos caps further lowered the noise floor. May be I should try RCA shortening caps next....Please note, I have taken great care of lowering noise floor and cleani... | |
| Sonos Connect directly into MC452? @willemj What so special about Benchmark DAC3 vs any other sub $2K DAC? | |
| Please help me chose a tube preamp I am with @sgunther, as good as Calypso is, it just doesn’t have the lush tubey sound. With Calypso, you get a very nice balanced and neutral sound, kind of best of both SS and Tube worlds. I end up trading Aesthetix Calypso for ARC LS28. In a hig... | |
| To bi-amp B&W 802n or not @vwquest, Congratulations on your upgrade. While I don’t own 802N but I have some experience with bi-amping my 800D2’s. As you know, 800D’s is a slightly bigger speaker and best driven with a higher output Amplifier. To further add to @rhljazz po... | |
| Sonos Connect directly into MC452? +1, mattmillerWith the exception of LAWNMOWER comment 😉The Connect needs a good DAC to fully justify the pairing with MC452. To my ears, the sound from its analog output is lean towards dull and flat. | |
| What should my next upgrade be? Your best experience @willemj Did you ever own a SONOS Connect? Any real-time experiences..... | |
| Audiophiles should learn from people who created audio Who died and left you in-charge of audiophile society 😉 | |
| Is using streaming services worthy of an audiophile? “you don’t have to be an "audiophile" 100% of the time“@dhpeck, I get what you saying, more than often I enjoy listening to Tidal through my SONOS speakers placed throughout the house instead of heading to my dedicated audio room. | |
| What should my next upgrade be? Your best experience @264win, If you prefer to stick with Marantz, NA-11s1 would be a great choice. Since you already enjoy Marantz house sound, you will get impeccable synergy by pairing 11s1 with your PM-11s3. I believe you can order one from a online retailer with ... | |
| Solid state DAC under 12K retail preferably with ethernet “It's that last Ethernet interface before the D/A that uses the master clock that matters”@audioengr, Great point. It’s imperative to pick a player that has decent Ethernet interface to tackle jitter. My N10 does a fabulous job of minimizing jitte... | |
| Solid state DAC under 12K retail preferably with ethernet I think you should also look at, Rockna Waveform DACMetrum PavaneCOS D1Mytek Manhattan IIAnd Denafrips Terminator, I believe this DAC is most likely the best value among all the SS DAC's currently available. There is a 6-8 weeks wait. | |
| Persona 3f vs B&W 802D2s @shadorne You’re clearly not a fan of B&W and that’s quite alright. But I expect you to conduct a thorough research before you diss a fine product. In addition to minor cosmetics changes, the D2 version made significant improvements starting w... | |
| Persona 3f vs B&W 802D2s @shadorne Please share measurements on 802D2. The article you’re referencing is for 802D which is an older model. Thanks! | |
| Persona 3f vs B&W 802D2s @shadorne Did you advise folks at world famous Abbey Road studio about the colored house sound 😏OP, +1, 802D2. | |
| Preamp dskinner5, C2500 is a nice pre but not in same league as 5SE. In fact, ARC LS28 bettered the C2500 in my system. I agree with audioguy recommendation of 5SE if you can’t afford Ref6. But if you can swing the Ref6, you will be set for a good while.... |