Recent content by dminches

I don’t know if you have ever been to that hotel but the staircases are tricky. Only 1 set allows you navigate most of the floors. The others are dead ends. We do try to start at the top and walk down.

All attendees still utilize the facilities inside and will likely visit the rooms too.

Axpona is already overcrowded. If this brings in another entirely distinct group of people the convention center is going to burst at the seams. The elevator wait is already way too long. These shows should be mindful of the visitor experience. Adding people doesn't make it more enjoyable for...

Has anyone had the opportunity to listen to the newest Model 7s? If so, how would you compare it to the older version with the single subwoofer? I am on the fence about having mine upgraded.

A friend of mine is looking for an all-in-one solution (server DAC) and is willing to spend up to $5000. His music currently sits on a NAS so he doesn’t need the unit to have internal storage. Has anyone auditioned both these units and have an opinion? It seems to me that the biggest...

Has anyone added the bases to their Model 7s? I am curious what differences you heard. I just ordered them at the advice of Richard who thought they were more likely to make a bigger improvement in sound than adding the System 9 subs. When I last saw him at Axpona he explained how the biggest...

I just purchased a Zesto BIA 120 which uses 4 KT88s. Currently I am using Genelax Gold Lion reissues which sound nice. Anyone have any GEC KT88s that they are no longer using and would like to sell?

Has anyone replaced the 2 storage drives in a W20? Aurender charges $300 for the service (you supply the drives). I wouldn't mind paying $300 if they were around the corner but I would have to ship the unit to CA which would cost at least $500 round trip.

Are most people upsampling to DSD with their Big 7? I am running JRiver and really haven't been doing that. I wonder if that's what most people do.

In what position should the rear switch of my Big 7 be in for a 6A3? Same as a 2A3?

Has anyone updated their boxes to the new firmware? Anything important change?

Is anyone using one of the Aurenders to feed music to a Modwright Elyse via USB? Mine is having issues locking onto any stream over 44.1k.

Has anyone has the opportunity to listen to these 2 DACs side by side? This would be PCM only since the Elyse doesn't do DSD. Every review on both DACs are excellent. Just curious if anyone has had them together in the same room.