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  1. stevelgbch

    DCS Vivaldi

    Have you updated to the 406 version of the Upsampler firmware? Have you found it changing anything “sonically” or operationally? https://www.dcsltd.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/dCS-Network-Firmware-Release-Notes-28406295b15d.pdf
  2. stevelgbch

    DCS Vivaldi

    I was initially using a Puccini clock with my Vivaldi. I then had a few bucks and bought a lightly used Vivaldi clock. I could not believe the difference. I thought it made more of a difference than when I got the Upsampler. I asked John Quick about cables and since at the time I was going to...
  3. stevelgbch

    DCS Vivaldi

    It’s now out. The Vivaldi MQA update for the DAC and Upsampler. I used the check for new firmware in the Vivaldi iOS app. It downloaded and installed the few version, 2.10 for the Upsampler. Called my dealer and he said the DAC firmware 2.11 disc will be ready SOON, he’s trying the upgrade out...
  4. stevelgbch

    Confessions of an Audiophile Junky-I Got Center Stage With Pitch Perfect Sound

    My Vivaldi DAC sits on a Synergistic Research Tranquility base which is on three Stillpoint Ultra 6’s which is on an HRS M3X. Would Center Stages be beneficial anywhere in this mix?
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    For those using Ethernet to your DAC

    Using TP-Link Gigabit Ethernet Media Converters, with iFi Ipower wall warts, Plex on the switch and drive. dCS Upsampler has galvanically isolated Ethernet input.
  6. stevelgbch

    For those using Ethernet to your DAC

    My system consists of 20 ft Wi-Fi 5G ac to remote router extender. From there, 10 ft hardwired to switch. Also, hard music drive to the switch. I connect the switch with Audioquest Vodka to fiber and the output of the fiber with Vodka to my DCS Upsampler Ethernet port. The sound is quite...
  7. stevelgbch

    Dark Field SS vs Dark Field DFE v2

    Wondering if putting rubber bands across the gap of the DFS would do anything like the band on the new models?
  8. stevelgbch

    Help me beat my CD Transport

    Well I’m pretty happy using Roon with my Upsampler converted to DSDx2 (which I really love). Did anyone notice that Soulution/Axiss was using their Olasonic CD-1 ($550) with their 560 DAC at RMAF? Hmm, are they trying to tell me something because I am thinking about a transport for my small...
  9. stevelgbch

    DCS Vivaldi

    Wonder if it has anything to do with the upcoming upgrade for MQA?
  10. stevelgbch

    DCS Vivaldi

    John Quick of dCS gave me the 2.02 disc at the LA Audio Show. I put it in my Oppo UDP-203 using coax digital out to the Vivaldi, and everything worked flawlessly.
  11. stevelgbch

    2017 Cable Guide

    Just to be sure, the Sigma HR now replaces and combines the functions of the Sigma High Current AND Digital AND the Analog?
  12. stevelgbch

    DCS Vivaldi

    Well, we've seen MQA on the Rossini. What about the Vivaldi? Will it be software/firmware only, or will it need an "electronics" upgrade for best implementation? And, I wonder when? I want to hear my Roon MQA albums :)
  13. stevelgbch

    Magico M3

    I just listened to the M3's. Wow! I've almost always thought my system at home was about the best I've heard anywhere. I have Magico Q3's. The the new speakers are lustful with the right equipment and room. My room is not that great, the equipment very good. BUT, they are VERY EXPENSIVE! What I...
  14. stevelgbch

    Corning Optical USB cables

    I was thinking more about just the actual cable replacement. (Galvanic isolation would have been an added perk.) If I installed it between my Auralic Aries and Vivaldi DAC, would the systems resultant audio quality be better than my Audioquest and almost any high-end USB cable?
  15. stevelgbch

    Corning Optical USB cables

    Anyone tried these. I'm wondering if this would be as good as a very high end USB cable like my Audioquest Diamond? Galvanic isolation?
  16. stevelgbch

    What's happening to my hearing?

    For the past couple of months, I've noticed that I am suddenly (well I am 69) hearing what I would call "grunge" especially in one ear. I mostly notice it with massed strings and massed voices. It doesn't matter what volume or input I've got the system at, I still hear it. It's sounds like a...
  17. stevelgbch

    New dCS Vivaldi 2.0

    I just had the 2.0 firmware installed on my Vivaldi DAC. AWESOME, really, what a difference. More of everything. I had strangely lusted after the Berkeley Reference, but no longer. I think this upgrade now surpasses that unit in all its attributes.
  18. stevelgbch

    Shunyata DF-SS cable suspension

    I'm in Long Beach. Probably won't make it to your neck of the woods anytime soon. When the DFs were listed at $195 for three, it seemed reasonable. When I called Shunyata today they said they were really $ 295, a price correction, ($100 apiece), then I wondered how good they might be. (They are...
  19. stevelgbch

    Shunyata DF-SS cable suspension

    Steve, did you come to a conclusion on the new Shunyata cable suspension system? I've been thinking about a purchase. Wondering if they will be much better than the older system I already have? BTW, borrowing the Sigma HC and digital from The Cable Company.
  20. stevelgbch

    Shunyata Sigma Digital Power Cord Review

    Digital or HC Hey Steve, I have Anaconda Zitrons. If I just bought ONE Sigma for now, should I get the Digital for my Vivaldi DAC (plugged into a Synergistic Research Power Cell) or the HC for my Spectral amp (plugged into the wall, which may soon turn into Constellation or Soulution, if...
  21. stevelgbch

    AES/EBU vs 110 ohm balanced

    Are they relatively interchangeable? Will I be able to use some 110 Ohm Nordost balanced interconnects I have available or do I have to buy a specialized AES/EBU cable? What makes the difference? Is it the impedance, or somehow is it the wire/wiring that makes the two different? The Nordost...
  22. stevelgbch

    Listening in the Dark.

    I like to listen mostly in the dark. If that isn't possible, or during the day, I use something called the Music Mask. It's a thick black foam mask with a black vinyl-like piece over it shaped like a mask with a strap and Velcro to hold on the mask over your eyes. VERY effective. It used to be...
  23. stevelgbch

    Dealer Prices ?

    Jack, thanks. Yes, i was in a local business before i retired and I realize all the necessary costs doing your business. Every once in a while a customer would look at base costs of a product and wonder why he was paying so much more. We had to just stay in business and pay our bills.
  24. stevelgbch

    Dealer Prices ?

    Hope this is OK to ask...Just wondering, what do dealers pay for equipment/speakers. I've heard it's around 50% or no more than 70%. Is that right?
  25. stevelgbch

    DMA-260 or 400s?!

    I have thought about that, and it might be a REAL good option.
  26. stevelgbch

    DMA-260 or 400s?!

    Funny you should mention that. The dealer who sold me the Spectral amp said he'd be happy to sell me the 400s but suggested the same things you did. I asked him if he knew a good electrician, he already brought two REL subwoofers over, and we talked about room treatment when he was here. So...
  27. stevelgbch

    DMA-260 or 400s?!

    I just got a new DMA-260, the best amplifier I've ever had! It does everything I want it to, but being an "audiophile", of course I just want a little more of all that great stuff. It has unbelievable transparency, wonderful resolution, and stupendous air. There are many instances where the...
  28. stevelgbch

    Spectral 260 amp preamp and cable compatibility

    I have been getting my cables from matrixdude too. Or I would have stayed with my much cheaper Spectral branded cables. Every time I hear my system getting even better, I start thinking about upgrades. I just added two Anacondra Zitrons yesterday. (Cable Company and Music Direct have buy one...
  29. stevelgbch

    Spectral 260 amp preamp and cable compatibility

    The Spectral Reference 300 is now available?? NOW?? I just got my 260 a couple weeks ago. DAMN! I too started with the Spectral branded MIT cables but then tried the real MIT cables. What a difference! I now have Oracle v2.2s balanced from my Puccini to my Spectral 30SS II, then Oracle MA-X...

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