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Re: R2R dac vs. Delta Sigma type dac
Tom, I'm dipping my feet in the pool with this purchase. It's a hot item right now so if I don't dig it I'm sure I could resell or return. This will be for the office rig and if I like what I hear/experience then down the rabbit hole I go to find something for the main rig.
All this after I told my significant other I would not be buying any gear for the first part of 2026. I told her I spent enough in 2024 and 2025. But we all know how this hobby goes. My ears aren't getting any younger and I feel I need to experiment a bit more with something different. Why wait....lol.
Still want a used pair of Golden Ear BHX's.
The only r2r dac I think I've owned was an middle of the line Audio Gd I bought from none other than Tonyb. He even hand delivered it to work. At that time (maybe 13-14 years ago) it just didn't float my boat or perhaps I didn't give it enough of a chance. I ended up selling it.
Looking forward to getting ears on this and doing some serious evaluation. These EE Mini Max dac's I own (the Plus and Supreme) are no slouches, but they are older and well..........this is my hobby, so it's time to try something "different".
I keep saying I'm done for awhile...................but really I'm not. The search for an excellent office rig had me buying all sorts of gear. I now have a closet full of Schiit, Keces, DIY Pass Labs amps and pre-amps, extra EE dac not to mention MIT cables, etc.
Going to be a big sell off in the Spring.....
H9
All this after I told my significant other I would not be buying any gear for the first part of 2026. I told her I spent enough in 2024 and 2025. But we all know how this hobby goes. My ears aren't getting any younger and I feel I need to experiment a bit more with something different. Why wait....lol.
Still want a used pair of Golden Ear BHX's.
The only r2r dac I think I've owned was an middle of the line Audio Gd I bought from none other than Tonyb. He even hand delivered it to work. At that time (maybe 13-14 years ago) it just didn't float my boat or perhaps I didn't give it enough of a chance. I ended up selling it.
Looking forward to getting ears on this and doing some serious evaluation. These EE Mini Max dac's I own (the Plus and Supreme) are no slouches, but they are older and well..........this is my hobby, so it's time to try something "different".
I keep saying I'm done for awhile...................but really I'm not. The search for an excellent office rig had me buying all sorts of gear. I now have a closet full of Schiit, Keces, DIY Pass Labs amps and pre-amps, extra EE dac not to mention MIT cables, etc.
Going to be a big sell off in the Spring.....
H9
heiney9
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Re: Veri Fi SnubWay......don't listen to music, experience it!
I'd be interested to know whether there's any difference without the others and only the SnubWay, if you can risk a disruption in The Force.
Completely understandable if you prefer not. The obvious reason being that most of us don't have any other additive noise removal devices.
Completely understandable if you prefer not. The obvious reason being that most of us don't have any other additive noise removal devices.
msg
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Re: Post a picture.....any picture...part deux...
While driving east on I-80, few things are as depressing as seeing the ‘Lincoln, Nebraska: 500 miles’ sign in eastern Wyoming.
maxward
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Re: Monster 14-4 vs Audioquest 14-4
I haven't had any issues with Monster connections, but I also haven't used any of the higher end RCA terminated interconnects. I've mostly used their lower end store stuff that was bought in the late 90s. I preferred Audiquest for audio signal interconnects and never had any issues with those either, other than failing 'cold welds' on the cable/RCA connection. Found out that it's not easy to get AQ to honor their "lifetime" warranty. I have used monster bananas and I don't think they are better/worse than anything else. Over the years, I've swayed away from bananas in my 2-ch system, but that's all I use in my HT systems, which I don't sweat over as much.
billbillw
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Re: Monster 14-4 vs Audioquest 14-4
Mantis, which "Bryn Mawr then Tweeter" were you at? I used to frequent the ones in Townson, Dundalk and Columbia MD. My RTA11TLs came from the one on Reisterstown Rd but I think that was the only time.
skrol
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Re: Monster 14-4 vs Audioquest 14-4
By the way if anyone comes across any of these, I'll buy them. They are by far the very best banana plugs I have ever used to date. Sure they are TWIST design and working with cables who wind clockwise instead of like Monster counter clockwise can be slightly tricky to some, but they grip very well, they stay on and the twist makes them incredibly strong and super easy to terminate bare wire.
I think I have some of these floating around in the bottom of one of my totes - BUT, I know that the rubber insulators are probably shot (they tended to degrade over time). Are you interested in just the metal bananas?
daddyjt
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Re: R2R dac vs. Delta Sigma type dac
It seems we were posting at the same time. My question was directed toward @displayname.
treitz3
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Re: What's your limit on Speakers?
One of the most difficult lessons I’ve learned in this hobby is that the amount of money spent is NOT directly proportional to sound quality.
Leaving aside for the moment that “sound quality” itself is a moving target from person to person, two brands in particular that are expensive and thus deemed “high quality” left me completely cold - B&W and Wilson Audio. Both brands -Wilson especially- are clearly “high quality”, but neither sound appealing to me. I was looking at a pair of Wilson Sasha speakers on the local classifieds for $6k. That’s a lot of money for me, so I traveled up to Wilson HQ (about 45 minute drive) and spent an afternoon listening to their speakers. They are beautiful, well built, and the folks at Wilson are clearly passionate. But I just didn’t like the sound - they lacked the “goose bump factor”… For me…. Same with B&W - I’ve owned them, and just not my thing. I’m not saying either is a “bad brand” mind you.
Leaving aside for the moment that “sound quality” itself is a moving target from person to person, two brands in particular that are expensive and thus deemed “high quality” left me completely cold - B&W and Wilson Audio. Both brands -Wilson especially- are clearly “high quality”, but neither sound appealing to me. I was looking at a pair of Wilson Sasha speakers on the local classifieds for $6k. That’s a lot of money for me, so I traveled up to Wilson HQ (about 45 minute drive) and spent an afternoon listening to their speakers. They are beautiful, well built, and the folks at Wilson are clearly passionate. But I just didn’t like the sound - they lacked the “goose bump factor”… For me…. Same with B&W - I’ve owned them, and just not my thing. I’m not saying either is a “bad brand” mind you.
daddyjt
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Re: Post a picture.....any picture...part deux...
I actually looked, briefly*, to see whether DTC had released any beaver print ladies' undies, but I came up empty handed.
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* see what I did there?
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* see what I did there?
mhardy6647
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