nsm1979
Responses from nsm1979
| What Makes your System Special? What makes mine special? Starts with the shortest signal path. Dac runs direct to the mono amps via balanced XLR connections. Amps are located at base of the open baffle speakers and connected with 1’ of DIY speaker cable. Servo controlled ope... | |
| Class D amps that are superior to all or most? Digital Amplifier Company Cherry Amplifiers. Lots of opinions here on Agon. If you have a negative one, you’re entitled to it, I will give you that. In the end, the only person impacted, is the one who didn’t choose to audition one for themselv... | |
| Got a Node 2i, what's next? I highly recommend Cherry DAC. Small Designer/Owner run company that does everything in house. Been in business for 20+ years. Stands behind his products. No outsourcing or use of off the shelf parts produced by someone else. They are balance... | |
| Best Bang for your Buck DAC ? I have had Schiit, Nuprime, Chord, MHDT, and a few others. Hands down best Bang for the Buck DAC has been the Digital Amplifier Company DAC. Preowned market, these can be had for $600-$700. Like the other companies mentioned, they offer a few d... | |
| Class D for a Tube Lover Another recommendation for Cherry amps. I have the inline mono King Maraschinos from Digital Amplifier Company. They sit 12” behind my Spatials. Best I ave had in my room. Tommy is a straight shooter. I am sure you can demo in your system. G... | |
| Soft, smooth organic SS integrated amps? Maraschino Cherry by Digital Amplifier Company. Do yourself a favor and check these out. Tommy O’Brien, the amp designer, will answer your questions personally. You can find him over on the other forum Audio Circle. | |
| Sub wiring help, high level speaker terminal to RCA line level Sub inputs Bring back an old thread from 2019 to get clarification.I am researching the viability of adding a pair of Rythmik L12 subs to my system that is based on shortest signal path. I run a DAC directly into mono amps that sit at the base of my speaker... | |
| Audio Companies with Integrity?? Digital Amplifier Company - Founder and Chief Amp Designer Tommy O’Brien.Fritz Speakers - Fritz, the man himselfSpatial Audio - Clayton Shaw - Founder and DesignerI have had personal interaction with all three. Common theme here is the guy at th... | |
| DAC/w Volume control + Power amp or DAC + Integrated? Reach out to Tommy O’Brien over at Digital Amplifier Company. He believes in the shortest signal path, and designs his amps and DACs to this belief. I have a pair of his mono amps, his DAC, and the synergy with my Spatials produce the best sound ... | |
| DAC as a preamp? Another option:get one of these for $60.https://www.amazon.com/Nobsound-Fully-Balanced-Single-Ended-Pre-Amplifier-Controller/dp/B01MXC9HHW/r...It is passive, dead silent, and compatible with balanced and unbalanced cables. It played very well wit... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Eva Cassidy - Acoustic | |
| Shopping for new speakers-need ideas... Selling old DQ-10's... I moved on from a pair of ADS L1090’s to the Spatial Audio M4 Turbo S models. No fatigue after very long sessions. Bass is very nicely presented, even in a smallish room, 15’x13’. Highly recommended. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Diana Krall - Quiet Nights | |
| DAC finalist please help You could do a whole lot worse than that MHDT Atlantis post on USAudioMart. |