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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: Newer NOS DAC chips??? by nycparamedic on 2008-12-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
[quote user="tuga"]...of manufacturers claims. They have to make a living out of selling their gear. From what I gather, the "select top 5%" are just that: no physical diferences, just tighter quality control. [/quote]That's what I suspected.[quote u...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #86: NOS and filterless by Telstar on 2009-06-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"] Telstar wrote :"...it's always the DAC which accounts for the vast majority of the sound quality. This is why the guy above feels that his music server with Wavelength dac sounds better. There is also the unknown rule tha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #44: NOS and the highest quality Red Book reproduction by alexd on 2008-12-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
Hello, I must say you did not listen to NOS DAC properly designed.Most of the NOS DACs on the market are following minimalist concepts.Meaning, they merely are just a combination of SPDIF receiver chip and DAC chip itself.While this approach is worki...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: AMR DP-777 Bit Perfect I by Amir on 2018-11-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Paul McGowan. tubes in preamp in Audio News  12 Replies 
I have listened to AMR DP-777 DAC (SE versio and upgraded nos tubes) many times.in my idea the best sound of AMR dac come from "Bit-Perfect I" filter if you listen to good records. if i put bad records then there is no difference between filters and ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #83: HDD sound vs CDP sound & NOS DACs by jessie.dazzle on 2009-06-19 
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Manisandher wrote : "...I am convinced that the soundcard/interface is the main cause of the inferior performance of HDD vs. CD..." Telstar wrote : "... It is..." Romy wrote : "...I disagree....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #28: New CEC Reference DAC DA0 3.0 by Amir on 2018-09-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Really Expensive DACs? in Didital Things  29 Replies 
I have heard DA0 3.0 / TL0 3.0 in my friend system.I listened to this DAC/Transport in a average 2way living voice system without good cables. it is hard to speak about new DAC but It try to share my feeling.I am familiar with sound of CEC TL0 Transp...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: May I suggest by Wojtek on 2012-07-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 47 Lab Digital in Didital Things  9 Replies 
Metrum acoustics mini dac octave as an alternative to NOS dac from  47 labs. The same concept in modern application. I had a chance to listen to this dac as compared to 47 labs cloned dac (the clone was unfortunately filled with those expensive b...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: only digital in by op.9 on 2007-02-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Barn Conversion - James' Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  28 Replies 
Thanks Romy, very interesting thread.I've never tried the analogue inputs for the DEQ2496. If I want analogue in (which is rarely) I use a mytek a/d which sounds quite nice (but oneday when I get the time I'm going to modify it with i/p transformers ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1135: 3000+ by DaveD on 2013-05-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1917 Replies 
Romy,I don't recall seeing a bypass switch per se, and don't know if the other control functions ofter something equivalent.  I haven't really experimented with the 3000+ much, as my system is in a state of influx, with addition of items (entire cabl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: You make it difficult to reply when you grind your axes by anthony on 2014-09-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Berkeley Audio Design's Alfa Reference DAC. in Didital Things  4 Replies 
Hi Romy,I have never had a particularly good listen to a Berkeley dac so I cannot comment there, but I do appreciate the steps they have taken to remove some processing from the dac itself and give the computer some more work to do.Personally, I am a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Nice rule. by manisandher on 2009-04-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Analog vs. Digital... without BS. in Didital Things  23 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]The rule of the game is the analog can’t delay but only filter but digital can’t filter but only delay.[/quote]A few years ago, I looked into replacing my analogue crossovers with digital ones - I wanted to try steeper than...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Reply Fishbowl by RennieB on 2010-03-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: More power from Melquiades? More powerful tube? in Melquiades Amplifier  19 Replies 
Hi Romy,Thanks a lot for your reply! Very helpful but there is some misunderstanding...I personally have a WE91A 300b Clone, no ambition to build something with the tb3-2000....There is a guy building one though...  ( I would if i could!)My problem i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #52: More thoughts... by anthony on 2020-08-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Valve Preamplifier for Macondo/DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  74 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Another a very valid thing to try is to see of the same difference with the same recordings happens with different DACs, preamps the you will take care of the absolute phase. [/quote]To date, my listening has been with my f...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Real vs Emotional by Amir on 2024-08-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Accuracy vs. Musicality (and YMMV) in Playback Listening  69 Replies 
I have my terms since 2005 : "Real/Transparent" vs "Emotional/Musical" sound.  "Real/transparent audio system" means you get more information from the record. for example CEC TL0 3.0 transport is more real/transparent than other transports. the metho...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: DAC Time domain response by Amir on 2024-09-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Audio system: my path to dynamics in Playback Listening  9 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Regarding dominance of Dynamics above anything else. I think this time you will change your mind. I think you are already changing it because you recognizing some time Dynamics might be too much, I'm talking with you sw...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #76: Computer transport by Telstar on 2009-06-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
[quote user="scooter"]* Regarding playback, I misspoke in my original post of an "Audiophile music server." Upon further reflection, this is an oxymoron, if not a moronic phrase. I think it is highly unlikely that a dedicated audiophile CD player w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #53: The last paragrapher worth to read a few times... by Romy the Cat on 2020-08-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Valve Preamplifier for Macondo/DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  74 Replies 
[quote user="anthony"]Have put all my DHT's on the curve tracer to see if pairs can be matched for preamp duties.  [/quote] It was very interesting to read about all of it. If you have a socket for YO186 then you can accommodate all 4V tubes and I si...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #80: PC grounding. by tuga on 2009-06-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
[quote user="Telstar"] scooter wrote:* Regarding playback, I misspoke in my original post of an "Audiophile music server." Upon further reflection, this is an oxymoron, if not a moronic phrase. I think it is highly unlikely that a dedicated audioph...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: The TDA1543 and the NOS sound by tuga on 2008-12-11 
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Hello, I have owned a TDA1543 based [url=http://www.sakurasystems.com/articles/Kusunoki.html]Kusonoki[/url] style (passive I/V, digital filterless, non oversampling) DAC for almost two years. You can have a look at the measurements [url=http://ww...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #41: NOS and the highest quality Red Book reproduction by tuga on 2008-12-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
[quote user="alexd"]by the way we are using Analog Devices dac IC in 16 bits version (DAC18), we will be usingTexas Instruments in our 24 bits version (coming soon). The DAC18 got its name, because it took 18 month to create this product. It is not i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #35: Two Audio Systems by Amir on 2023-12-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Marantz MA-9S2 Monoblock Amplifiers in Audio Discussions  38 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]I will say plainly that I still prefer the sound from relaxed SET and old paper drivers; but this preference is obviated/swamped by "real world listening" to big, complex Music, where, IMO, SETs and old radio drivers loose their ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Something about most things by dl on 2015-01-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: To Milq builders: corrections, simplification, modifications... in Melquiades Amplifier  16 Replies 
Thanks, Romy, for your generous reply. I won't try to address everything about everything, but let me bore you with a mini-history of what is going on with my playback so you will understand where I'm coming from and where I'm trying to ...
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