Recent content by pdub

Hmm ... interesting.

We have a Moon by Simaudio 860 V2 Stereo Amplifier available. The sound is mediocre at best and if something goes wrong with the unit, even if you just pulled the unit out of the box and plugged it in, Simaudio may blame you... Is this sayonara to the brand, was the PlayItAgain account hacked...

Received word today that A20 now out for $14k USD -- no ripping, no HDD: AURENDER A20 MUSIC SERVER / STREAMER / MQA DAC This reference streaming DAC offers a headphone amp, optional internal storage, and a large color display The A20 is based on the flagship A30 streaming DAC and offers the...

Fremer concluded a recent Analog Corner with a piece about how a newly installed Generac whole-house generator sucked the life out of his system. I did a "generator" search here and elsewhere and didn't find anyone making similar observations. Recently during a three-hour outage I discovered...

The great room ... Aurender/EMM/VIVA 300b/AG Mezzo XD Furutech/Puritan Audio/Audience/Duelund Timbernation/Taiko ASC ...and, probably most importantly, Jim Smith Roomplay session. Bullpen: Absolare/FirstWatt/W4S/Aqua That's all folks. Ain't buying nothing else but music from now on.

Thought it worth a mention. I’d provide a link but I’m not computer-savvy enough ... Parker

Long story short, if a European manufacturer posts a list price in Euros, including VAT, that seems to be adhered to at all price-posting dealerships in Europe, would it not be reasonable to expect the American distributor to list these goods 20% less (to exclude VAT, which we don't pay) in USD...

While small ensembles (jazz or classical) sound like they're in the room with me, I haven't been able to get seats in the 10th row or closer for orchestral music with the Mezzo XDs. Seem to be stuck with a midhall presentation, which was not at all the case with Salon2's in approximately the...

So a nicely loaded Reference DAC (dual mono power base, preamp output module, femto 33) clocks in around 78k -- 8k shy of the base Select DAC. Does the no-frills Select (with the preamp module and femto 77 as standard) still trump the loaded Reference because of the 8 hybrid DACs? Parker

I've had several different pieces of gear that reacted randomly to my Directv remote. ARC would also occasionally intercept commands from a Sony remote, and Absolare volume control will react to Pioneer and EMM as well as Dtv. Playback and Pass would randomly switch inputs, the former much more...

Went for a Lumin U1 because I wanted to try the AES/EBU into my DAC2x. Aurender X100L sitting on the bench, but there are a few features I really miss: --physical controls on the device itself (often quicker and more convenient to pause just pushing a button than futzing with the ipad)...

Anyone ever try running the ztron pc's through non-shunyata power conditioners? I had a python on loan that to my ears was not head and shoulders over the stock cord with an ARC 5SE. Plugged it into an audience ar6ts as well as straight into wall (psaudio premier outlet, actually). Kinda...