Hal Rockwell
500+ Head-Fier
So what is "Synergy"?
Synergy is the creation of a whole that is greater than the simple sum of its parts (Wikipedia).
The deeper I dove into this hobby, training my ears and accumulating additional equipment, I came to the inevitable conclusion that certain components play better with others when put together in the signal chain, as if they were created for each other. Those synergistic combos can bring the listening experience to a whole new level of satisfaction. Combos can be created by pairing individual pieces of equipment such as stand-alone DACs and amps, or matching components in a single device like certain types of opamps and buffers, that go well hand in hand.
Where do we go from here?
I want this thread to become the go to source of knowledge, listing as many combination as possible, of equipment that exceeds in its performance over its total cost. It doesn't matter if you enjoy analytical or musical, cold or warm type of sound. There are fans for any kind of sound character.
I.E.
Breeze Audio ES9038Q2M > Douk Audio P32 (Ul'yanovsk GU-32 Tube and MUSES02 Opamp) > Somic V2 Headphone
Very warm and relaxed sound. Slightly elevated bass. Fits long listening sessions without any fatigue.
Lets get it on!!!
Synergy is the creation of a whole that is greater than the simple sum of its parts (Wikipedia).
The deeper I dove into this hobby, training my ears and accumulating additional equipment, I came to the inevitable conclusion that certain components play better with others when put together in the signal chain, as if they were created for each other. Those synergistic combos can bring the listening experience to a whole new level of satisfaction. Combos can be created by pairing individual pieces of equipment such as stand-alone DACs and amps, or matching components in a single device like certain types of opamps and buffers, that go well hand in hand.
Where do we go from here?
I want this thread to become the go to source of knowledge, listing as many combination as possible, of equipment that exceeds in its performance over its total cost. It doesn't matter if you enjoy analytical or musical, cold or warm type of sound. There are fans for any kind of sound character.
I.E.
Breeze Audio ES9038Q2M > Douk Audio P32 (Ul'yanovsk GU-32 Tube and MUSES02 Opamp) > Somic V2 Headphone
Very warm and relaxed sound. Slightly elevated bass. Fits long listening sessions without any fatigue.
Lets get it on!!!
