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What are your thoughts on Hi-Rez v. NOS Redbook?
Folsom:
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--- Quote from: Folsom on February 20, 2023, 11:13:07 PM ---I'll let you know when I hear something better than my 1543 DAC. I'd like to hear some of the Abbas DAC's.
Sometimes high res sounds different but better is not the same thing.
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Jeremy,
Have you been following the Abbas thread on What's Best Audio?
https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/abbas-dac-2-1-se.31754/#post-708536
Honestly, if I hadn't bought 2 DACs last year, I wouldn't hesitate to order a 3.21SE to compare against my SW1X DAC III+. Alas, even I have limits on how much excess gear I can buy.
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Casually but not very intimately.
HAL:
--- Quote from: GDHAL on February 21, 2023, 03:59:11 PM ---@HAL
With regard to "reference DACs"...
Have you had an opportunity to hear in any system - which would typically only be in a very high end system - the lampizator horizon dac?
I have.
Frankly I don't understand how Fikus does his business. Because, it's his top of the line dac, and is delta sigma.... Meanwhile, his midline dac is r2r which upon reading the marketing literature is the creme de la creme as far as he's concerned.
Go figure.
Look, I pretty much heard it all just like the rest of you.
In the end it boils down to your personal preference, what your budget can sustain, and the other hassles you're willing to go through in order to attain what you perceive to be audio nervosa.
Best.
Hal
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GDHAL,
No I have not heard the Lampizator DAC's. Not really interested in them.
The DSP end with multiple channel DAC's is what I have been using for over a decade. And no, I am not talking about MiniDSP or Beheringer DCX2496. Many companies have surpassed that sound quality.
steve:
I have auditioned both the 5 grand Lampizator and 3 Chord dacs, including the Dave.
Going all polyprope in the power supplies of DACs makes a world of difference.
I suggest upgrading if one can.
As far as hi rez, I like it the best If the recording was done properly in high rez. However,
redbook works, and with over a billion recordings, I like YT premium because of the selections,
and cannot find most recordings on other streaming services.
I also find minimalist recordings to be wonderful.
cheers and a great Thanksgiving.
steve
GDHAL:
--- Quote from: steve on November 22, 2023, 08:07:34 PM ---I have auditioned both the 5 grand Lampizator and 3 Chord dacs, including the Dave.
Going all polyprope in the power supplies of DACs makes a world of difference.
I suggest upgrading if one can.
As far as hi rez, I like it the best If the recording was done properly in high rez. However,
redbook works, and with over a billion recordings, I like YT premium because of the selections,
and cannot find most recordings on other streaming services.
I also find minimalist recordings to be wonderful.
cheers and a great Thanksgiving.
steve
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Question for you, Steve. I mean this sincerely as I do not know. Obviously my question boils down to opinion in any case. Are tantalum capacitors "better" ( again this is subjective so there's no right or wrong answer just your opinion) than polyprope?
Whether yes or no, what is the 'best" capacitor type for audio, regardless of the component, from a sonics only perspective? By this I mean forget cost, longevity of the part, whether it be an amp, a DAC, CD player , speakers, phono stage, vinyl player, whatever :thumb:
Thank you. And Happy Thanksgiving.
Hal
EDIT Google is everyone's friend...
The best capacitor types for audio circuits are polystyrene and polypropylene. Polystyrene is the first choice, but are only available in values up to . 001 uF
But prefer your opinion as my question is more pointed.
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