rossb
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| Comparison of latest DAC chips Not even analytical, a good "discrete" R2R dac is even more detailed, yet it’s airier with much more musical sense and far more body to the mids, and then there’s the unmatched bounce and slam to the music they have as well. Sorry, but this i... | |
| Kuzma Stabi Reference vs Avid Acutus I spent some time listening to the Kuzma last night and it really is a fantastic turntable. I'm starting to agree with the comments that it would be virtually impossible to improve on it without spending ridiculous amounts of money, and the turnta... | |
| Kuzma Stabi Reference vs Avid Acutus Thanks for the suggestion, but I suspect a VPI turntable would be too similar to what I have. I have also been through a lot of cartridges over the last few years - Lyra Delos and Etna SL, Phasemation PP1000, VDH Black Beauty, Grasshopper and Coli... | |
| Kuzma Stabi Reference vs Avid Acutus Good point, vortrex. I was considering a PTP Solid 9 at one point. What are you currently using? | |
| Kuzma Stabi Reference vs Avid Acutus Thanks for the responses. Mike, have you heard the Acutus and can you comment on how its presentation differs from the Kuzma?lewm, I'm sure you are right that I would have to spend significantly more to get a genuine upgrade on the Kuzma, rather t... | |
| Why you want upsampling and upconversion in a server and why it sounds way better! I've done most of my upsampling to 768k using PCM. I have just been experimenting with DSD 512 upsampling on my Lumin X1. Pretty much the same results. DSD always tends to sound a little smoother anyway, but in a way I find artificial. The upsampl... | |
| Why you want upsampling and upconversion in a server and why it sounds way better! I also disagree with the OP.I have experimented with upsampling. I had the Chord DAVE with Blu 2 and then M Scaler. Upsampling to 768k initially sounded impressive but over time it came to sound unnatural and fatiguing. The sound was more detailed... | |
| Spendor Classic 3/1 vs Graham Chartwell LS6 ? I currently own the Graham LS6 and in the (distant) past have had a lengthy home demo of the Spendor 3/1. But it was a long time ago and not the current model, so probably not too relevant. At that time I found the Spendor a bit too coloured and w... | |
| Lumin X1 latest Review like we have been saying mayoradamwest, do you seriously think anyone on this forum is unaware that Audiotroy is posting to increase his sales? Of course he is. Everyone knows that, it is completely transparent and hardly needs pointing out. Even Audiotroy admits this and... | |
| Lumin X1 latest Review like we have been saying Tom 8999, yes the Sabre dac is much better than the Wolfson DAC in the D1. I’ve owned the A1 and D1 as well as a few other Wolfson dacs from EAR, Exposure and others. I also have had a number of dacs using the current Sabre chips - the X1, Mytek M... | |
| Lumin X1 latest Review like we have been saying I recently bought a Lumin X1. I have owned the Chord DAVE/Blu 2 (and M Scaler), Mytek Manhattan II and Ayre QX5 Twenty, amongst others.The Lumin is easily the best DAC I have owned. I was looking for something more satisfying than the Chord DAVE/M... | |
| Lumin D2 or Mytek Brooklyn Bridge for Tidal, Quboz I had the Lumin D1 and A1, and now have the Mytek Brooklyn+ and Manhattan II (but have also ordered a Lumin X1).The Lumin streamers are very good but I think the Wolfson dac chip is a bit dated now and the latest generation of ESS chips are much b... | |
| Lumin X1 or dCS Bartok Thanks, that is helpful (and surprising!). | |
| Lumin X1 or dCS Bartok Interesting comments. Can you please expand on the differences between the X1 and Bartok and why you preferred the X1. I have an Ayre QX5 and a Mytek Manhattan II, both using the latest ESS chips, which I find extremely good. I prefer both of thes... | |
| Chord Dave Having owned the DAVE/Blu2, I doubt it would be "thicker" than what you have. It has many strengths - forensic detail being one of them - but it is quite lean sounding and somewhat thin. Claims by Chord fanboys should be treated with scepticism, p... |