definately have a look at the cambridge. auditioned it a while ago at a local hifi shop and it really sounds good

these are also interesting

hey all. anyone have experience with johnblue audio? http://www.johnblue-audio.com/ i saw a news post on 6moons few weeks back and had a browse of their site. some very interesting speakers and i'm considering picking up the jb3 for my work desk. currently have some quad bookshelfs at...

wow nice write up! very good read, highly enjoyed it when i first received my t20 i did notice that it was a bit bright, but it eventually smoothened out. i really like your analogy of the beginner and concert violin! in my setup there wasn't lack of bass but after burn-in i could tell that...

Quote: Originally Posted by Firevortex thats still too expensive. COEM was runing a speical 2month ago on a aus hifi forum for $220AUD which is like $200USD?....if your a old customer you could prob get it for around that price Mrjabba, reason y i didnt go for those caps is they;re...

i didn't even know there was a cap mod any info on it?

Quote: Originally Posted by Firevortex its RWA sig30 power amp and firstwatt F1 power amp those amps are US made, which users say it sync the best with the K1000. sig30 costs about $2000+AUD and firstwatt F1 costs $3000+AUD. if something happens shipping back and forth for warranty...

Quote: Originally Posted by musicmind Thanks Mr.Jabba Yes, I think COEM was selling them for about 70AUD more that the Trends, so that makes the KingRex a reasonable upgrade at that price. Seems like the interest in these amps is driving the price up. BTW, which speakers are you...

Quote: Originally Posted by musicmind Mr. jabba, lucky you got your KingRex before coem put the price up. How do you like it compared to the trends? Is it worth the extra 100 dollars in your opinion? Hope you can post up your thoughts about the Kingrex when you get some time...

i recently bought one from coemaudio to replace my trends. where did you find it for $200? cheapest i've found was $255aud don't have any experience using it with headphones, but with speakers i agree with 6moons that it sounds very similar to a tube amp!

Quote: Originally Posted by hugz Not sure. I've heard that a zapfilter zhaolu is on par with a benchmark dac1; and i've heard that an ori zhaolu is on par with a zapfilter zhaolu. I consider my dacah to be well modded, so I'm not sure if that would put it on par with a zapfilter (and...

Quote: Originally Posted by d-cee thanks for the impressions, what settings were you using on the SRC10? when using with my new MD10 i set the output at 192khz. with dac-ah the max is 96khz but just using it at 88.2khz right now.

so i've had the src10 and md10 for a few days now.... thought i'd post my impressions on it. the MD10 certainly sounds different to my DAC-AH CAA MOD and i don't think i can say i prefer one over the other. both sound very good in their own way. the MD10 produces a little more bass...

i can't seem to find anyone in aus selling the lite or monarchy so i've arranged to loan the musiland from the guys at coem. will report back with my results

hello head-fiers awhile back when researching on the dac-ah i stumbled upon this webpage. http://victrolax.blogspot.com/2006/0...okay-i-am.html the guy played around with an upsampler with his NOS DAC.... i thought it was a bit weird but looks like he got good results from it. doesn't...

Otaku Cyber is dishonest and a spammer. he PMed me under the alias 'otakukage' about buying products from that ebay seller, and denied it was his business.... i don't think i was the only person he PMed either... if you search his posts history it's pretty suspect. and he goes under other...

wow you dac-ah caa is #003!! mine is #033

those photos are amazing! i cant wait to listen to it, i think i'm 2nd in line to take one home from coem audio have we confirmed that the photos are not CG images or photoshops? just jokes!! (sorry regal, had to make fun of you with this )

yep you'll need a step up transformer. ALSO from my little knowledge about electronics and breif observations of the internals, i think it's possible to rewire the transformer for 110v.... i would really look into this as a step up can cost a bit and may be detrimental to the sound? can...

thanks for clearing that up rincewind i've never made any contact with storm audio before, i've only been talking about it with the aussie distributor. i think i would rather go through a dealer rather then direct with storm. just to be safer..... but i'll definately see if they organise...

Quote: Originally Posted by regal avoid the Storm do they sound bad? if so what did you think was wrong with the sound? I want something even better then my dac-ah caa mod.

how about getting a usb to spdif converter? this way you'll have more choices of dacs. if you need the usb to be built in, then maybe a musiland md10.

i recently purchased a NOS DAC, the lite dac-ah CAA version to be exact. i wouldn't say i have experienced a lot of dacs. but i've just been promoted at work! so lately i have been shopping and comparing my dac-ah to players like the 840c, marantz SA-15S1, Musical Fidelity A5. (thank you...

Quote: Originally Posted by regal Download a test tone generator. Just google search for one, Soundgen is freeware. Now play tones thru your NOS DAC. Go up to around 14khz, keep going up and notice the tones geting lower in pitch? The aliasing in these NOS filterless designs turn...