I thought that Planescape: Torment had an amazing OST. 

  That is a very respectable list, I have used most of these tracks as system testers at one point or another. Also, some of the best recorded tracks I know.

Aqua La Scala Dac => modded Leben 300 XS => Audeze LCD 3 pre F with Toxic silver cables, what can I say this is class :D

After a 100 hrs or so the sound stabilized, and now am massively happy with the cap swap. The sound is much more extended, especially in th treble, yet has this beguiling musicality. The Jupiter caps offer a very good price/performance imho.

Fully agree with your take on vinyl. For me also, the tangible aspect of building a record collection, and the small ritual needed to actually play a record is a very important aspect of this hobby. There is a certain geek pride to it. Apart form that, a proprely built analog system just sounds...

I highly recommend Stephan Micus, the visionary multi-instrumentalist recording for ECM records. Start with "The Garden of Mirrors" album (very accessible imo), you will be amazed.

I have been swapping dacs like mad for the past 5 years. After getting my current one (Aqua La Scala) I told myself it's enough of chasing the rabbit. Not that Aqua is the best dac under the sun, it's just good enough for me not to care about chasing the next best thing, and concentrate on...

The optimal list will depend on what sort of music you will be hearing in your system. I'm a jazz head with a little classical and modern/pop twist so my list would be:   1. Herbie Hancock, "Maiden Voyage" 2. Jordi Savall, something from "Last 7 words of Christ" 3. Jan Garbarek "Rites" 4...

  Late reply here, but hope it helps. I paired EE with two tube amps by Leben (300xs (fast, transparent sound),  660p (bold but natural, involving sound). EE did very well in both combinations. Actually it was my fav dac in this price range.

Having read this thread I decided to bite the bullet and replace coupling caps in my tube amp for a set of Jupiter Copper Foil caps. I'm about 60hrs in and so far the results are mixed. The sound is definitely more organic, and I hear more hidden details. At the same the bass seems to be softer...

Source - 4000Dac + 1000 USB/Spdif Interconnect: 4000, but it will be soon replaced by a 400 one (for the time being).   Interconnects are tricky - the more expensive they are, the more distinct the changes they bring to the system, and it is more difficult to find a good match. High-end...

Another customer testimonial here: bought a set of Silver Poison cables for my LCD3 preF. I'm satisfied with my purchase: the cable brings some extra clarity and focus without sacrificing the timbre and smooth/rich quality of the sound. The sound is touch brighter, which is actually good thing...

From personal experience - having moved from a stock USB to 400USD DH Labs cable, there was *some* improvement but very, very light. Tried it both in my dac and usb/spdif interface. I'm a cables guy - I can vouch for a difference quality speaker cables, interconnects, and power cables make...

^ Thanks for the answer bud, very helpful.

Hi peepz,   MiniMax newb here - bought the original version of the dac recently and am mapping out my mods. I got a couple of questions after inspecting this topic but let's start with something straightforward - could you pls give me the exact specs of the fuse used in the dac, also some...