Recent content by Bones13

IMO differing DAC hardware implementation will favor either PCM or DSD. Enough that people notice. In my previous Bricasti had 2 separate decoding paths, one for PCM, the other for DSD. I preferred the DSD path enough to have all my files transcoded to DSD, by Roon, before getting to the DAC...

Well done, and welcome.

It’s all Beach Boys atm, for me.

Beautiful speakers, congratulations. I grew up listening to my Dad’s DIY walnut Klipschorns. Other than using a lighter speaker cloth, they looked just like that. I previously had a tiny room (9.5’x14’) and have smaller speakers. Now I have a large room (17’x25’) and would consider trying K...

RIP - one of the greats

Heyas, welcome to the party.

Have you auditioned Atma-Sphere “Class D” mono blocks. They are worth listening to.

I cut the cord this year. While there are still commercials on some of the streaming services, they are not overly loud, like the ones on cable were. Nor do they last 3-7 minutes at a stretch.

Unless you require unobtainable, obscure, NOS tubes, start with the amp maker for recommendations. Tube sound, and duration of service, are determined by the manufacturer. I have a stash of 6DJ8 (& equivalent) matched pairs (work in my pre-amp, and tubed Phono amp) and a few rectifier sets...

Good CDs, bad CDs, good (re)mastering and bad (re)mastering. If your system has a great transport, and a fair streamer, you would naturally prefer CDs, and visa-versa. Boomers, like me, might always want to hear the whole album, in the original order. Younger folk are much more likely to create...

I agree on the pre-amp importance. I went for a tubed pre-amp for 2 reasons. Firstly to be able to use my Vinyl rig. The MSB DAC has a great volume control, but no analog inputs, so some sort of input selector was required. I also like the "sweetness" of the tubes for my type of sound. My...

I’m not sure there is a “right or wrong” answer here. Every time this question comes up, unless for rare cases, the answer is to listen to both taps, and pick the one that sounds best to you. Different people have differing sound preferences. Just like other audiophile pursuits, like cables...

It’s my understanding that speakers have a “nominal” impedance rating. The resistance can vary significantly with frequency. For full understanding, one must look at the impedance/frequency graph. Some speakers dip towards 2 ohm at a certain frequency. Amplifiers differ in their ability to...

Whew, dodged that issue. After a very short email with Dan, of ModWright, I had connected the umbilicals in a crossed fashion. There is a left and right… Anyway, the pre-amp puts that little bit of tube goodness into my system, and allows for using the DAC and the phono amp as needed. My DAC...

The wife can only use her Spotify. In my system, I can tell the difference between Spotify and Qobuz, which I use.