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  1. zottel liked Michael Kelly's post in the thread Mercury V3 Streamer/DAC Impressions.

    V5 will support PCM or DSD over PCM up to 384 kHz. This is due to the PCM5122 driver which supports that. This is not really a factor of...

    Jul 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM

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  3. zottel replied to the thread The All Purpose Advice Thread - Part 2.

    See @gixxerwimp’s answer to my similar question from 2022 here:...

    Jul 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM

  4. zottel liked Pharmaboy's post in the thread The Funny/LOL Thread.

    (Arrggghhhh!)

    Jul 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM

  5. zottel liked purr1n's post in the thread Mercury V3 Streamer/DAC Impressions.

    I think when it comes to Pi2 Design, the association with their classic product, the one that put them on the map, was the Pi2AES. Yes...

    Jul 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM

  6. zottel liked dericchan1's post in the thread Holo Audio Cyan 2.

    Great review!! Thanks When I had the Cyan 2 10 months ago, I personally found the pcm much inferior compared to dsd. If anything, it...

    Jul 10, 2025 at 8:18 AM

  7. zottel replied to the thread Holo Audio Cyan 2.

    To my ears, the DAC correction doesn’t do as much good with PCM as it does with DSD. More of a different flavour than a real...

    Jul 10, 2025 at 8:18 AM

  8. zottel replied to the thread Holo Audio Cyan 2.

    I've had my Cyan 2 for about three weeks now, listened a lot especially during the past week. I think it's time for some impressions....

    Jul 10, 2025 at 4:45 AM

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  11. zottel liked rhythmdevils's post in the thread Mercury V3 Streamer/DAC Impressions.

    Mercury V3 DAC vs Holo RED vs Lumin U1 Mercury vs RED TLDR; The Mercury is a better sounding streamer in tone AND technicalities than...

    Jul 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM

  12. zottel liked Straitwire's post in the thread New Members - Introduce Yourself.

    Hey everybody, my name is Tony. I work with Dennis Had building vacuum tube amplifiers, preamplifiers, phono preamplifiers, and...

    Jul 9, 2025 at 11:12 PM

  13. zottel liked ChiefPadre's post in the thread New Members - Introduce Yourself.

    Hello SBAF's! Just getting into vacuum tubes and amps and learning a LOT. I look forward to reading things and learning from you!

    Jul 9, 2025 at 11:12 PM

  14. zottel liked SofaSamuraiX's post in the thread The All Purpose Advice Thread - Part 2.

    I would rather do a small 3.1 setup, even a cheap little amp and speakers will beat a wireless sound bar IMHO. Add the sub and it wins...

    Jul 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM

  15. zottel liked zerodeefex's post in the thread The All Purpose Advice Thread - Part 2.

    Sony Bravia Quad is the only answer. I'd take it over the Sonos Arc Ultra + surrounds setup for sure.

    Jul 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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