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Get a Tascam CDP and a Decent DAC like the Schiit Bifrost Unison which Mike Moffat from Schiit says it gives you 90% of the Yggdrasil. Or a Gungnir.

Here is a link to the Tascam which is supposed...

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I also turn my Pass X250 off with power button. My Luxman DAC is also turned off as recommended in the manual.

NY also states that his Masters sound better than the MQA versions. He claims that he can hear a difference.

I find it very interesting that he can hear a difference. I guess he should know...

My son really likes the Cary. It is not too warm but it does not have that very crisp attack and extreme detail that the Primare has. The Cary has a lot of detail and a rich full bodied sound with...

Hi Bill,

You may want to consider a Pass 0.8 series amp which is a different animal from the 0.5 series. Great transparency and sound stage but not sterile sounding. Based on the reviews it may...

Wow, that chart showing the 250.8 to leave Class A contradicts other reported spec's stating it runs in Class A for the first 25 wpc.

Mr. P., I have wrestled with do I want a very detailed system...

Congrats!

I like the understated looks of Parasound gear. I just sold my old A21 and always liked the looks of the amp and how sturdy it was built. I do prefer silver though.

I built a custom audio computer for about $1100 buying parts on sale. All my cables are short and shielded. I use mostly SSD's M.2, a high end low noise, low ripple power supply and a motherboard...

My $1K was a reply to the post by U-Sound who said that the T+A DAC is old and there are $1K DAC's that sound better. Although, I have heard a few DAC's around $10K and I liked them all. Each...

I have heard the T+A DAC and at 8x DSD with HQP it is hard to beat at almost any price. I have heard a few $1K dac's and none compare. Of course I have not heard every $1K DAC. The T+A sounds good...

I own almost 9 Tb's of music and an additional 100 lp's. Streaming does not make sense for me. If I was starting from scratch, I would stream.

Your ear buds are supposed to be excellent sounding. You should hear a difference between the phone and your DAC. The DAC in the phone adapter is supposed to be decent though. The explanation as...

Mike, cloning technology has come a long way.

I was at one of the 3 remaining mom and pop audio stores here in town last week and gear was flying out of the store. Since COVID hit their sales have skyrocketed. They are selling a lot of Anthem...

Thanks guys. He really wanted a used Pass Int-60 or a Luxman 505 Int but they were out of his price range since he wanted a new DAC as well. The Cary has a good DAC built in.

We were able to...

He ended up going with the Cary. I will post a review in a couple of weeks.

Hi guys. My son is getting ready to pull the trigger on an integrated amp in the next 1-2 days.

He is looking at a Cary SI300.2d, Primare I35 Prisma and a Marantz pm-KI Ruby reference Integrated....

Has any one heard this integrated? My son is thinking about buying one now that they are being heavily discounted. Also on his list is a used Pass INT-30a and a Bryton 135 cubed.

I would give the Elac Reference Debut a listen. Either the floorstanders or bookshelf models. I heard them at an audio show last year with Andrew Jones the designer talking about them. Great...

I would like to know how this sounds compared to the Schiit Audio Unison Bifrost. My son is looking for a DAC in this price range.

The Fyne audio engineers that I met at RMAF said that they really come into their own at 500 hours. I heard the 702's then and they had 5 hours on them and I heard them again the second day when...

Brian, I knew that once you heard the 502sp's you would be smitten. It's a good thing that you and your wife did not listen to the 702's because they are really that much better IMHO. I will...

Thanks for the suggestions. He wants an amp with about 100wpc and is detailed, has good bass slam and a full midrange that is not bright and fatiguing. However, he might make an exception for the...