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post #151 of 156
6/2/11 at 10:28pm

The Parasound issss awesome. I seem to be getting a smoother sound with the Offramp Turbo 2 as opposed to the Musiland 01USD but it's a subtle change.

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post #152 of 156
6/5/11 at 4:06am

Any opinions on how a Bel Canto DAC1 ranks compared to currently available units?  I have one that I've used exclusively since 2000 (less out of preference and more of sheer economic necessity) - and I have no basis for comparing its performance to anything else on the market today?

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post #153 of 156
6/6/11 at 4:35am
I'll have another go with the Audiophilleo and the Parasound then. It seemed to improve my Reference 1 considerably more, so I figured I'd found the limit of the Parasound's ability. It is great as it is in my livingroom rig fed by the Apple TV so I left it at that in the end.
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post #154 of 156
6/14/11 at 5:38pm

Timbre tt1 ....  this dac is just special .. I have thrown it in a couple of the best systems I have heard.... ( heard quite a few) and it still holds up well on redbook.

 

AL

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post #155 of 156
9/8/11 at 12:03pm

Surprised no one mentioned Rotel RCD-855. Cheap (should be around $100) and sounds great. Very smooth, musical, analog playback. Not the last word in transparency or detail, but musicality is great.

 

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post #156 of 156
9/10/11 at 3:53am

I have just finished entirely recapping my Parasound 1100HD and the result is fantastically fabulous, like owning a new DAC! 

 

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Special thanks to Neob, Colin, Filburt and Tony of Parasound for their sage advice and help in this endeavor. 

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