Recent content by Yomanze

I have the mk1, so it’s 2x SPDIF inputs only, and responds well to an ultra-low jitter transport, where the USB is much more tolerant. Also @Juancho I was a little underwhelmed at first compared to the rich and beefy Theta DAC I was using before, it took me a little while to fully appreciate...

I’ve been running my Audial Model S since June 2012, so over 11 1/2 years, and it’s still working flawlessly. The reason it’s recommended to turn the unit off when not in use is that the TDA1541A is a hungry, hot-running chip. It is socketed in the Audial units and I do have a few spares...

The Cure - Faith The Cure - Pornography The Cure - Disintegration Miles Davis - Kind of Blue John Coltrane - A Love Supreme Massive Attack - Mezzanine MJ Cole - Sincere Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast Metallica - Master of Puppets LTJ Bukem - Logical Progression Roni Size - New Forms...

TIDAL for me, as the library is better suited to my music tastes vs Qobuz. FLAC is CD quality. If people are hearing differences, it’s worth mentioning that TIDAL (also Spotify) has volume normalisation enabled by default, this should be disabled for meaningful comparisons with Qobuz, otherwise...

Listen to the music, and avoid listening to the HiFi. It took me a long time to get off the HiFi merry-go-round and back to where I started before I got into all this stuff - enjoying the tunes, without dissecting the presentation.

My bass guitar lead is from them, it uses Gotham GAC-1 Ultra-Pro cable for lowest capacitance & great shielding, and Neutrik NP2X-B TRS plugs. What’s not to like, especially at the price. :)

I just use the Spotify App on my iPhone, and if not using it as a portable device with IEMs and am at home, then I’ll use AirPlay to connect to my Allo DigiOne streamer (running Volumio), which in turn is connected to my DAC. Easy peasy and rock solid.

Massive Attack’s “Mezzanine” has a huge, enveloping sound.

Came into say this. They have quite a rich and warm balance, but with plenty of boogie, tuneful low bass, and some of the most natural sounding and non-fatiguing top end I’ve ever heard. They just sound “right”, if you like this sort of balance and are not a detail and “transparency” freak...

Here’s a few of mine: Massive Attack - Dissolved Girl Great bass and “presence” test with some silky female vocals to top it off. Joni Mitchell - The Last Time I Saw Richard Stripped back, up front and personal, does Joni sound like she’s in the room? I find the production a bit bright, so...

This album sounds good on anything, probably one the best produced pop albums of the 80s, or ever… It’ll sound “special” on a decent system though.

I like the big Freecom units, which are effectively internal drives in an external caddy.

Nice, a mobile layout. :)

Looking very Milanese, nice. :)

Acoustica in Chester and Doug Brady in Warrington are the dealers that I have had the best experiences with, clearly passionate teams.