rossb
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| PC Software I recently installed Fidelizer Pro. I have an i7 NUC in a fanless Akasa case powered by a Fidelizer PSU, running Roon Server on Windows 11, connecting via USB to Matrix X-SPDIF 3 and then via IIS into a Matrix DAC.This combination is the best dig... | |
| worth upgrading BelCanto REFLink? It's been a while since I have done the comparison, bit generally the Matrix has slightly better resolution and a lower noise floor, resulting in a blacker background, more saturated tonal colours and a greater sense of speed and dynamics. Of cour... | |
| worth upgrading BelCanto REFLink? I still have a Bel Canto Ref Link, as well as the Matrix X SPDIF 2 and have also recently bought the X SPDIF 3 to use the improved IIS ouput. I also have a few others - an old Audiphillio, the SIngxer unit and one or two others. The Bel Canto is ... | |
| DCS Bartok v Meitner MA3 v Esoteric N05XD I spent a week with the Bartok and owned the Bricasti for a while. Haven't heard the Esoteric. At the same time I had the Nagra Tube DAC and a Matrix X Sabre 3. I have also owned the Chord DAVE/M Scaler and a number of others. I kept the d... | |
| DAC Under $3000 The Matrix X Sabre 3 is right on your budget. I have owned some vastly more expensive DACs, and the Matrix outperforms them all. Probably the best value in digital audio. | |
| Kumza Stabi S or Rega P10 ?? The P10 is not a warm or weighty sounding turntable. It sounds a little bright, and quite analytical. I found I preferred the P8, which had a fuller, warmer, and more natural sound, although gave up a litte bit of detail and drama compared with th... | |
| Bricasti M5 vs Ultrarendu Advice? I have an UltraRendu, an OpticalRendu (with linear PSUs) and a Bricasti M5. I use the M5. I really must get around to selling the two Rendus. For me, as a streamer, the M5 is as good as it gets. It also has AES/EBU and SPDIF, as well as USB, whil... | |
| If you had $12k / £10k to upgrade your analogue front-end... "Rega P8 (I prefer it to the P10)" why? I am curious If you heard the P8 and P10 compared in a store demo you would almost certainly prefer the P10. It sounds bigger, more dramatic, more detailed and more dynamic. But if you live with the t... | |
| If you had $12k / £10k to upgrade your analogue front-end... Rega P8 (I prefer it to the P10) Rega Aura phono stage (among the best I have heard at any price) Ortofon Cadenza Bronze | |
| What Does It Take To Surpass A SME V? Having owned the SME arm as well as a Kuzma 4Point, I would recommend looking at the Audio Origami PU7. I personally feel it is better than the SME in every respect, and more musical than the Kuzma. | |
| new Meitner MA3 hit the rack today How does the attached files sound thru the MA3? I could get rid of a box with my Bricasti M3 and Melco Na combo. I spent a week with the MA3 but ended up buying the Bricasti M3. I felt it sounded better and more natural. Make sure you get a l... | |
| Amp match for Chartwell LS6? The Exposure 3510 should be a perfect match with the LS6. I used Exposure 5010 amps when with my LS6 (before I sold them) and the combination was an excellent one. | |
| Break in time necessary and if so how long for Dynaudio Heritage Special ? My Heritage Specials took months to break in. I have had them for about 9 months now, and I'm sure they are still improving. | |
| SPL: Reference level performance, German build quality, and innovative designs Just adding my thoughts to this thread, having bought an SPL Director Mk 2 preamp and S800 power amp earlier in the year, and more recently a Phonitor headphone amp and Phonos phono stage. My main amplifiers were an EAR 868 preamp and Pass XA25 p... | |
| Which device makes for a better digital music source? Computer or streamer? I have tried a number of PCs, both custom built using standard components and "audiophile" PCs like the Antipodes. I have tried low powered PCs and high powered PCs. I have used linear PSUs and standard switch mode PSUs (but good quality, such as ... |