Popular Post m3lraaHnevetS Posted January 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2020 On 1/26/2020 at 2:53 AM, plissken said: It all sounded great regardless. I guess what you are saying is that using a 500 USD DAC and a 130 USD headphone you can not hear the benefit of the etherregen, right? So people in the same position as you might consider spending their money on a better DAC and or headphone, before getting an Etherregen correct? Interesting, thanks for the data point. thyname, jventer, 4est and 3 others 1 2 3 Pink Faun Streamer —> Pink Faun DAC --> Ayre AX5 --> Paradigm S8 Link to comment
Popular Post m3lraaHnevetS Posted January 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2020 5 hours ago, plissken said: "I guess what you are saying is that using a 500 USD DAC and a 130 USD headphone" The ATH-M50X are $149, the AKG 701's were $449. I picked up the Emotiva specifically because the headphone amp is killer and it can also act as a multi source pre-amp. So as far as Headphone listening it's right up there with other high fidelity setups. Now if your personal preference isn't for the AKG's that's fine. And if it isn't for the DC-1 headphone amp that's fine also. You're welcome to that. But empirically they are both top shelf components. "So people in the same position as you might consider spending their money on a better DAC and or headphone, before getting an Etherregen correct?" What position would that be? Not being gullible? You care to place a wager using your own system? I can setup in your system what what I showed in the video and I can change cables out at any given moment. You'll be blind to that however. I'll provide the computer end point and you provide the USB cable and everything downstream of it. I'm sure the above will shut you up. I saw in your signature that you are using Paradigm S8's. I wouldn't go calling out other peoples setups with those speakers as my reference. okay, you convinced me, I am dumping those useless Paradigm's and start saving for a killer setup like your's 😉 I am in Europe so not likely to do the test you proposed sorry I guess the fact that you do not hear any changes when using the ER and/or pulling cables means even the ER can't polish a turd Sonic77 and daverich4 2 Pink Faun Streamer —> Pink Faun DAC --> Ayre AX5 --> Paradigm S8 Link to comment
m3lraaHnevetS Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 My guess would be the noise level of your system is so high that you can not hear the difference when you pull either cable. Although you should have heard a difference when pulling the Aruba switch cable, because that one is adding to the noise level while the eR is not. Is that okay for an answer? Pink Faun Streamer —> Pink Faun DAC --> Ayre AX5 --> Paradigm S8 Link to comment
m3lraaHnevetS Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 huh? one troll pulling the disagree card get's my reply deleted? that's effective trolling right there, respect 😉 Pink Faun Streamer —> Pink Faun DAC --> Ayre AX5 --> Paradigm S8 Link to comment
m3lraaHnevetS Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said: Not sure what you mean by your last sentence but I’m not a fan and neither are others. Stop. I wonder why my reply was deleted Pink Faun Streamer —> Pink Faun DAC --> Ayre AX5 --> Paradigm S8 Link to comment
m3lraaHnevetS Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 To me it is pretty obvious that the OP 'tested' the eR to prove too himself what he already knew. So it is very unlikely that he will ever change his mind (unless maybe he get's to listen to a system that already has a pretty low noise floor so he can actually hear what the eR does). Therefor I suggested to Davide to stop trying and add users like Mansr, plissken and Ralf to his ignore list as probably many others have done. Am I not allowed to say this? I am asking because to me it seems that my earlier reply stating this same thing was deleted somehow. And I will indeed stop now and listen to some music 😉 Pink Faun Streamer —> Pink Faun DAC --> Ayre AX5 --> Paradigm S8 Link to comment
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