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| AKM makes the best DACs @yoyoyaya Specifically, which Esoteric model do you have in mind? | |
| AKM makes the best DACs @milpai It is true that some of us are giving exposure to a very small and not very well known designer/producer who has provided amazing results at a good price. By now, though, it is the newer users, including former sceptics, who are providi... | |
| AKM makes the best DACs The problem with ESS is that for some reason it is the brand of DAC chip that's been latched on to by any DAC maker who can afford the $95 or so for the best of their chips. Also, they make lesser lines of chips, some others of which carry the 90... | |
| AKM makes the best DACs @teo_audio So much gibberish. Also, there's no apostrophe in "its." | |
| CD transports You might get better focus in the responses if you named your DAC. Nevertheless I'll give the answer you don't want to hear. Rather than tie yourself to an outdated technology, perhaps it's time to rip your CD collection and stream your music ... | |
| AKM makes the best DACs Our OP first says, "It is a terrible idea to judge a DAC based on the chip. I don’t think consumers should ever do that." And then he goes on to do exactly that. He likes, "the sound of DACs with AKM chips over most others." He hasn’t heard most o... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC I neglected to say that the "digital bridge" in my description is a DNLA bridge. | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @jc4659 As for what others are doing, here’s my own streaming set-up. I have made a relatively inexpensive (compared to others I read of) system providing vey good SQ. Music files are on a 4TB NAS running to an SOtM sMS-200ultra neo (used) as a d... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Yes, Kantorow is a wonderful pianist. And he is beautifully served by the engineers. For a real trip, try his À la Russe album. His rendering of the Stravinsky Firebird Danse Infernale reduction will explode inside your speakers. And, by the way ... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @jc4659 When I contemplated buying the LKS 004 in the Spring of 2017 I felt like a pioneer to be importing an almost unknown Chinese DAC without any North American presence. It had been recommended for its SQ and as a great bargain by someone I ... | |
| Do I really need an " Audio Grade Network Switch "? Following the suggestion of an industry professional in this area I’m using an inexpensive D-Link Ethernet switch together with an iFi Ultimate 5 volt power supply. The switch has a grounding screw which is grounded to my preamp. Inserting this i... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @lordmelton Congratulations and thanks for the kind words. Based on your last post I expected to hear from you by now, but with about a month of breaking-in. Sorry the DAC took so long to get to you. Others wrote that they were getting their ... | |
| VPI Aries 3 Questions - Looking to make a switch By single flywheel motor I assume you mean the motor and flywheel together in a single case. I would not give up mine as I have always found that anything making the speed of the the TT more constant can generally be heard as an improvement. Are y... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC @metaldetektor You asked about break-in of the Musetec DAC. In his first post after receiving the Musetec, @pt999 compared it to his fully broken in May Holo KTE DAC. After one week of break-in he decided to return the unit. He preferred the M... | |
| VPI Aries 3 Questions - Looking to make a switch You have a great table and set-up. The super platter has a non-inverted bearing which is superior to later VPI designs IMO. It's hard to know exactly the nature of the AMG bearing from the printed descriptions in the reviews, all of them merely re... |