Recent content by Jimmymac

i am in the process of trying to get gremlins out of my Yaqin MC 13S tube push pull amp and it is sounding pretty good except for an occasional scratchy sound that I have no idea what causes it. It is not detectable while playing music but noticeable between songs or when nothing is playing. It...

I’m sorry bssmusic, but I am not sure which Douk Audio model you are referring to. I would like to see what you are recommending.

Frank, I too wear hearing aids and NEVER wear them when listening to music. They are designed to help you hear the human voice through ambient noise, not to extend your hearable frequency range. The do help with tv programs, but I rely on SAP. But, they absolutely ruin music. Even in the car!

I have seen that and will give it a try. How is your DAC connected to your streamer (computer?) as mine can only connect with USB and that bypasses the internal sound card.

Good to know! Did you start with the “boutique” DAC or work up to it? Do you find the improvement most noticeable at high or low volumes? I ask because I was experimenting this morning and played a couple of Ennio Morricone songs as played by large orchestras (The Extasy of Gold” and ”Tme Man...

i have the standard Windows Media Player, but that doesn’t mean anything as the usb connection to the DAC bypasses the internal sound board and, apparently any porgram that is associated with it. I looked at the Equalizer APO ant says right off that it is not for USB outputs. I looked some other...

Thank you for your responses. My system today is anchored by vintage Klipschorn speaker that I recapped. My power source has been a Yaqin tube Mc 13t amp that I am stripping down and rebuilding (I hope) and in the interim I am using a Aiyana A07:class D amp with updated Sparks’s op-amps. I...

i watch him often and want to note 3 points. 1. He really doesn’t tell us much about the DACs used in each. Just that they sounded similar as he discussed the amps. 2. Note his posting on the Denafrips Ares II. He says this is the most impactful piece if ea that he has ever owned. He made a...

I have appreciated the comments and suggestion, but no one has addressed my concern about my limited hearing range. Is that because it’s under the won’t know till you try category. Is anyone reading this posting a person with high frequency loss that can comment on how better DACs can impact the...

I live in a very rural area. Our mall is the small Walmart in the next town over. Charlotte or Raleigh might have such places but I am not sure if they have “try and buy” places that would let me keep it ong enough to save up the gas money to take it back. Do you have any on-line companies that...

I am talking sound quality. My Topping base model sounds like it is doing it’s job, but as I read the reviews on some of the more expensive models, especially the Topping 90SE (I think) the veviewers talk about the tremendous improvement you can get based on the chips they use etc. IF an...

I have been a music lover for over 60 years. My military career offered me the chance to try out a lot equipment and I even sold top end equipment when I retired. My career also impacted my hearing and my high frequency hearing peaks around 8kz. Music can still sound great even with that...