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| Weiss 501 DAC Daniel Weiss owns and operates the company. He is a busy guy and can’t respond to every customer issue. Your first inquiry when having trouble should be to your dealer. That is literally our job and why we make money on these products. We are y... | |
| Speaker Suggestions $30K Sasha DAW competitor? I would look seriously at the Vivid Kaya 90s. They are excellent speakers that are very resolving and sound much bigger than you would expect. There is certainly the Raidho X series which is awesome sound long and has some great products in that... | |
| What is the Best Sounding Stand Mount Speaker in the world? Wilson Benesch Endeavour 3zero has got to be on this list. I have the Discovery 3zeros and the Audiophile Junkie speculated they might be the best stand-mount speaker in the world when he was in my room at AXPONA. The Endeavours are technically ... | |
| would I benefit getting a balanced amp (BAT 55se) - given my pre-amp is RCA output My experience is that BAT amps are dreadful unless paired with a BAT preamp. At minimum, a differentially balanced preamp like an Ayre is required or it sounds bad. It will connect and the signal will play with RCA to XLR cables. It will not ... | |
| Shipping 80lb amps. The magic number for FedEx is 65lbs in a cardboard box. Above that, the likelihood of damage increases exponentially. My advice is send it FedEx freight on a pallet. I know this costs more but will radically decrease the likelihood of damage. ... | |
| Chord Dave and lInear power supply I preface this by saying that if you use an external power supply on your Chord products it will void any warranties you may have. That said, I had a customer trade in a Dave, MScaler, and a Sean Jacobs DC4 for each item. It did make a noticeabl... | |
| Downloads Versus Streaming I did a test not long ago comparing local FLAC 16/44.1, 24/192, streamed FLAC 16/44.1 and 24/192 and the actual CD and SACD version. Tested all using an Antipodes K50 with Samsung SSD into a Playback MPS-6 and then played the CD on the MPS-6s tra... | |
| Best DACs under $7,000.00 I would definitely revise my suggestion based on the different speakers. Bricasti would remain. As would Audiobyte and Rockna. I would also look at the Wavelight from Rockna which is a bit warmer than the Bricasti and I would definitely second ... | |
| Best DACs under $7,000.00 So this is challenging...you are looking at trying to get an analog/neutral sound which only is relevant within the context of your system. Looking at the two other components that you have (PrimaLuna and Harbeth), I would expect your system to b... | |
| WEISS 501-502 DAC The 501v2 and 502v2 are both available and the distributor is working on stocking these models. Silver 502v2 is in-stock. The 501v2 is $11,495, the 502v2 is $12,795. Also, upgraded boards will be available for people who want to move from the... | |
| Best High Current amplifiers stable into low impedances There are lots of brands that are "stable" at 2 ohms. Implying they can deal with it for short stretches but they aren't comfortable at 2 ohms. I recommend Naim. Naim is designed to pair with Focal and it thrives at 2 ohms. Any of their power... | |
| Which DACs are known to be sweet/rich/relaxed? I have not heard the Grimm and have no POV. I would bet the Oladra is a better compare. It is definitely better than the K50 on a technical basis. | |
| Which DACs are known to be sweet/rich/relaxed? I have not had the two units side-by-side to listen. I am hoping to do this later this year and also get a demo with the Taiko at a customers house. you are spot on. Two computers in Oladra vs better clock in Pink Faun. You also have a gre... | |
| Opinions on speaker upgrade choices You will have a shift in listening experience if you move from Ascend's with RAAL tweaters to a more traditional cone and dome type speaker like Vandersteen. The soundstage and listening experience is just going to be different. Not bad, just di... | |
| Time to upgrade the pre-amp. Conductor Simply 2 and it comes with a remote. I don’t offer the non-remote version as no one really wants it. Mine is literally in-transit from UK. |