Skanda
Senior Member

damn - my desire for an m2 is increasing by the day!

i'm sure an amp from odyssey audio would drive the salons with no issue as well. mine is in complete control of my magicos and raidho prior to that....

A pair of Parasound JC-1’s would drive Salon 2’s nicely. Add a pair of JL 112’s and you’ve got a nice system, and a tweeter that won’t make your...

It’s because your DAC plays MQA natively. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes, compare, just have a bag of cotton balls ready for that Paradigm tweeter. Ear bleeding is a real possibility. Sent from my iPhone using...

i looked into the niagra and denali before ultimately purchasing a torus avr20. i felt the torus had more robust specs for what i was looking for and...

Supposed to be very good. I’ll listen when I get home. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Relying on other people viewing a youtube video isn’t ideal. I don’t find either the 5000, 7000 or Denali fatiguing. Quite the opposite. I find...

1. No. No updates planned that I’m aware of. 2. No. The 5000 is much quieter than the 7000. 3. Definitely not. Smooth. I have a 5000 for sale...

It did and it’s above both and really close to the S1. Really close. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Harbeth C7 Anniversary - $5000 Hegel 360 - $6000 Lumin U1 mini - $2000 And I’m sure I’ve got some cables I can give you. Package deal from Mike...

How’s the sounds? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Analog. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What we need to keep in mind is that early A2D converters sucked ass. The ones today aren’t a lot better, but they’re better. Anything that...

I actually haven’t sold one since the flip. Haven’t sold one in years. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What happened? The fear of being left out? https://www.audiostream.com/content/ps-audios-paul-mcgowan-weighs-mqa Sent from my iPhone...

I don’t need to. The DAC’s convert everything to DSD. In that case, all bets are off for things staying constant. Did you forget how Paul was...

I’ve been communicating with a few folks involved with MQA. The consensus is that converting MQA to DSD is not the desired approach and is not...

Some PCM files suffer being converted to DSD as well.

To clarify, what I said was that upsampling a BAD 16/44 to DSD can help take the edge off. Of course there are plenty of great 16/44 recordings. ...

Ok, just tried it again. The MQA version had more natural piano and vocals UNLESS I use Roon DSP to convert it to DSD, then it sounds it’s been...

It does affect all PCM files regardless of resolution. Converting to DSD giveth and taketh away. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Here’s another one to try: Elton John - Mad Man Across The Water - Levon. Listen to how much more rich and full the piano notes are at the...

We did the same comparison with a DAC that doesn’t upsample everything to DSD and found the opposite. I’m telling you, converting everything to...

Is this with your DSJ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Welcome and I would say no. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Let me get this straight, the guy selling cables is calling out the guy selling amps for charging too much? Uh huh. Sent from my iPhone using...

Let me know how the comparisons go, but I’m still convinced the upsampling of everything to DSD is effecting the results. Sent from my iPhone...

A bad 16/44 file can get some lipstick with an upsample to DSD. But a native good sounding 24/96 pcm when converted to DSD will sound like someone...

Native is best. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk