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Awesome DAC. Redbook only, but beautiful sounding. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Not sure Jeff. I hear from other dealers “not the company they used to be.” Just don’t know…never really given them much thought myself. May need an aesthetic makeover?? Heard them LOTS at shows. Can’t remember being blown away. ...

Nope. Way overpriced. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

No, I cheated with Google Lens and the name at bottom of top pic made sense. But I'll let Mike break the news. Ok take my word, Amir has never designed a speaker in his life, nor worked for Harman. Just a dealer. He's probably attended some of...

Wouldn't that only be true for panels that produce bass?

Alysvox?

Yes, the Taiko Extreme, Aurender N20, Antipodes Oladra or K50, Wadax Reference Streamers/Servers are expensive and may not justify the incremental improvements over a Roon Nucleus Plus or dedicated NUC with Roon Core when used with a MSB Pro USB-ISL...

From Amir's posts at WBF. I should have put "rotating turntable" in quotes; that was indeed only a metaphor for the layout at Harman's labs, which has been described in detail by Sean Olive, as you note. As far as dipoles, there are more every...

Or for electrostatic speakers with a relatively small panel area…

The Border Patrol DAC is an option worth exploring. Very different from the sound of typical digital and while a little more than $1k still in the ball park.

I didn't demand to see pictures of your system, I asked if we could see pictures of it.

really sorry to hear that! my very best friend has this too, grade2. worlds best doctor for that is mr.duffau in montpellier, france. (awake operation for not damaging anything. as for the dac, the asus card is all right. if you would want to...

I also have brain cancer too. Are you going to demand pictures of it?

That you actually have the system you described.

I enjoyed K’s visit a couple months back while he made a USA road trip. Very cool and humble guy and like many mfg’s in this hobby truly passionate about making great sound. I’ve been thrilled having Pilium in-house. A level above my previous (much...

Mile high air is never good for digital :D While I was obviously pulling your chain a wee bit I'm in the camp that when done right both are truly enjoyable and when not, I'd rather cut the grass .......

No. What would it prove?

Can we see some pictures of your system?

I can't afford a Zanden 5000, which is the only dac that I have heard that I feel that I can live with!

Ruh roh. What are those? Bottom ones look Apogee-ish

Not so fast. More to follow. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

OK. My system is comprised of an Accuphase C-250 preamp and P-350 amp, as well as a C17 phonostage. My amp is being recapped, so I am temporarily using a Sony GX900ES receiver. My turntable is a Micro Seiki BL-51, with both a MA-505 and Grace 707...

Sheesh, I even put the quote marks as emphasis, nothing about Harman not listening in mono, but not "listening". Meaning Harmans mono is "trust ears","just listen", Amirs is anything but. Both mono, but one eyes wide open, mind churning those...

How can you be "done with digital" when you didn't even started with digital? Just like I thought... Another trolling topic :rolleyes:

In highly tweeked hi end rooms and systems.

Where? In shops? On hi-fi shows?

SoundMann - It would be helpful for you to list your components. Many here have a wealth of experience with DACs across many price points. You are likely to get some very helpful insights.

You missed the part where I stated that I have heard some of the worlds best dacs!

The point is a judgment about digital sources based on a system without proper digital source.

You missed the part where I stated that I am looking for a better dac for it!

And currently he's using PC and ASUS soundcard as DAC... :rolleyes:

Just read the YouTube comments. My guess is it’s because of how Esoteric markets N-05XD, which is streamer/DAC/pre-amp. Naturally people are curious about it’s pre-amp performance. Another thing is, rightly or wrongly, this “no pre-amp is the...

So why did you originally post that Harman does NOT test in mono (post #17)? Or did you mean they listen in stereo and test in mono (not exactly what you posted, though)? And the unreliable results testing only one dipole on their rotating...

I have owned only a few digital products. I most recently owned a Micromega Stage 3 (broken transport) that sounded acceptable once I bought an expensive interconnect, power cord, line filter and footers for it. My current highly tweeked sound...

There is simply too much music I listen to daily that was only recorded to digital for me to abandon digital; in fact the opposite, it is worth a lot to me to have the best digital playback I am willing to afford. For music originally recorded to...

Some of the USB output audiophile servers are most impressive (e.g. Aurender N20, N30SA and Taiko Extreme). However, they are exponentially more expensive than my Roon Nucleus Plus. Ken

Your original question was never answered by SoundMann. His response was a bunch of names of digital gear he has heard somewhere, but not gear he has owned. And now his budget for something he isn't going to buy is $1,000.

Anyone using the newer GulfStream server/streamer ? Kenreau

I have heard a lot of good things about it.

There's no issue with setting the Trinnov Amethyst volume to whatever you want (it doesn't need to be 0dBFS) and then feeding the analog outputs into a separate preamp. I'm not aware of a way to "turn off" volume control. Since it is going through...

A DAC under a $1000? Oh boy. I guess the Chord Mojo 2. We have those in stock. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Same person has posted the same thread on numerous sites and never responded after that. Not that that is a bad thing just rather Troll-ish. If not, my apologies.

A simple DAC under $1000 would be preferable. HiRes handling while nice isn't mandatory. I was thinking about a non-oversampling model even.

Unfortunately, my computer and cellphone are digital. Can't live without either one.

The HiFi Rose RS150 is superb. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

done with digital?

Accuphase amps, Micro Seiki and Harman Kardon sources, Acoustat speakers. I am however looking for the right dac on the cheap for my computer to replace my highly tweeked ASUS sound card.

I have drifted the other way. I listen to digital most of the time. It is more convenient and the sound is very acceptable.