Doug's Audio Den4orreal, there is a slight degradation, impossible to avoid, whenever a splitter is used. However, what are your priorities? What if the slight degradation meant that you could add subwoofers? What... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio Den4orreal, I'm sorry to hear that your quest for XLR was unproductive. I have been told some info about product development, and it sounds exciting. Since the Liquid Pre is made in small bunches a ch... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenSystem edited: Putting up some beautiful systems lately with the TEO Audio Liquid Pre. I had a seasoned audiophile who runs SET/HE and vinyl, as well as an industry insider here lately. Both enthus... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Marital bliss........His & Hers systemsNothing says love like his/hers audio systems! Enjoy! posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenEugene, It's fun watching you remake your system and experience the thrill of a massive upgrade. We tend to think the current sound is pretty close to state of the art, but there are literally hund... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenSystem edited: Did some picture updating, now showing the incredible TEO Audio Liquid Pre, a world-class caliber preamp. You will see in the pic that I am conducting tests on isolation. This is the... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenSystem edited: It's been a while since I updated my system. I have moved completely to file playback, with a Mac Mini controlled by iPad, a sensational world-class preamp in the TEO Audio Liquid Pr... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenEugene2, I'm certainly not opposed to dedicated servers. I would anticipate that over time I will explore them thoroughly. Knowing that it's a big digital world out there for file playback, with a ... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenI just posted some impressions of the TEO Audio Liquid Pre (hopefully posted here in the Amplification forum; awaiting moderator approval. It's posted at AA). I recently set up the Pass Lab... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenPapermill, thanks for the complement, which means much given the outstanding rig you have assembled. Papermill and I have been friends for the better part of the decade and have seen our ri... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenI can now discuss my latest joy, the TEO Audio Liquid Pre, which the article exploring is now posted at Dagogo.com. In case you can't sense it, I'm floored by this passive preamp which uses liq... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Obsessed (Again)Seeing your progress on the room brings back fond memories of building my own listening room. Kudos on the accomplishment! I'm sure you will enjoy countless hours in that special space. :) posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenJeff, some very good questions. Yes, I know that it seems incredible that a USB cable would have any influence on the sound, but it does. In fact, it has as much impact on the sound for the rig as ... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenRoscoeiii, nice to hear from you. There have been many changes in the system since you were here, and the performance has been improved across the board. I don't think you heard my file source, or ... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenJeff, you're right, the Vapor speakers are quite tempting given their aesthetics, performance level and pricing. I have gotten the, "So, which do you like the best," question seve... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenRadiohead99, these are DACs under review, so I'm not saying much at this point so as to not spill the guts of the findings before the articles are published. If you wish to contact me privately, we... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenFile playback is progressing quite nicely; SQ levels much higher than I anticipated at this point. I'm comparing a wide variety of USB and DAC components and finding a huge range of performance var... posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenRoscoe, thank you for the kind words! I'm glad you liked my bunker room! I did a lot of wondering as I built it whether it would pay off, and it certainly has. System building is such an ad... posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
TenFold Design Helix speakerGreers222, ok, now I have imagines of your speaker system rotating going through my head! That's a cool looking sculpture; I enjoyed sculpting in college. I never did any larger, more ambitious pro... posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
TenFold Design Helix speakerThis looks like a larger scale multi-way surface transducer project. I would assume it's ideal for background non-vocal and ambient listening due to the nature of the components involved and the he... posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenRoscoeiii, Yes, most definitely, these speakers and panels in general differ greatly in how capable they are in pressurizing the room. The Legacy Whisper and Vapor Nimbus White can do so with ease,... posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenRadiohead99, I have already spent some time discussing the differences between the Whisper and the Nimbus White in the review, and bit here, I believe, so I'll ask that curious parties mine these r... posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenDpatterson, thank you for the complement; I appreciate it!As can be seen in my pics of speakers I have used or owned I do not subscribe to the adage that a large speaker is inherently too b... posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenGrannyring, I find a wide variance between what audiophiles wish their front end to do, even when it comes to file playback. Formats and software which plump the sound may be less absolutely clean,... posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenGrannyring, thanks for the suggestions. I had discussed with Steve the particulars of the Mac Mini system you describe prior to my setting up the file playback. I also discussed in depth with other... posted about 12 years ago | View comment |