Posts by DougofTheAbaci

Quote:Originally Posted by Currawong Quote:Originally Posted by reddyxm Honestly, I don't know I can justify these purchases because it was not a night and day difference to me. Perhaps its because my ears are untrained and I...

Quote:Originally Posted by PleasantSounds Analog signal is constructed by modulating a reference level voltage, which is derived from the DC power supply. If the power level fluctuates, so will your reference level and consequently...

Quote:Originally Posted by PleasantSounds Quote:Originally Posted by DougofTheAbaci Can you go into specifics? 'Higher quality' doesn't tell me much. As linear as possible: no dips, no spikes, no ripples, no voltage drops under...

Quote:Originally Posted by PleasantSounds It's not about the quantity but quality. PC power supplies are built for powering digital circuits which are quite tolerant of all sorts of distortions. Analog circuits require "clean" power...

Quote:Originally Posted by Currawong Regarding USB by the way: The DAC is bus-powered, so rather than worrying about cables, consider one of the many high-quality USB power supplies instead (Aurorasound, iFi, Vaunix or others). That...

Doesn't help you too much but I have the HE-500 and the Lyr/Bifrost combo and am considering moving to the WA7. I'm given to understand it's a step up, not sure how much yet.

Quote:Originally Posted by Kevin Brown ^^^ Should I have a reason not to believe the measurements that he got? Whenever someone releases anything that contradicts current information it's generally a good idea to question it, but...

Quote:Originally Posted by mrbigsby Theres a fantastic blind test that gets linked around these forums quite a bit over the years. It shows that majority of blind testers didnt notice a wiz bang audio cable or results in the best...

Outside of better shielding... One USB cable will deliver audio identically to any other USB cable. Sorry, but anything beyond that is aesthetics and wishful thinking. Just get a medium price cable from Amazon and be done with it.

Pretty solidly on the fence right now. There's a number of things the WA7 would do that my current setup doesn't that makes me rather interested... OK, gents, honest opinions needed. I have a pair of HE-500's running through a Schiit...