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This was a big surprise to me as I had never heard digital sound that was similar to that of vinyl. I think that this usb dac should be considered in the same way as a phono preamp. I'm happy you have what you have. I know many that even some 5-7 years ago ditched vinyl since digital was to the poi...

Yes, and don't forget that the shiga is only a transport - you still need to add on a DAC!! The way to go here is to buy a JKDAC32 or JKDAC, provided you are happy enough to use a laptop, do the rips, and playback in that way. Some people like the ritual of choosing and putting on a CD etc. Some pe...

It already has the MK3 built into it :) That's not fair:)) If I have an MK3, and I wanted to build my MK3 into my DAC, how would I do this?:) Hold on there, cowboy! Do you have a MK3? Your questions don't make any sense to me!!! I do have the MK3 and simply curious if there's some way to basically ...

That's incredible Fran. Even if you account for just the primary parts from when it was available, and add in all the mods, the regulator/s?, transformer/s, power supply, proper balancing of the transport mechanism, etc. etc. I would think you are spending close to or maybe even more? than what eith...

Fran, I noticed you compared the Shigaclone to the MKII and found them to be equally good, or at least I think this is what you felt about the two. Is your Shigaclone about as well equipped parts wise/mods wise that it would be considered to be about as good as one could make the Shigaclone sound, a...

It already has the MK3 built into it :)[/quote]

That's not fair:))

If I have an MK3, and I wanted to build my MK3 into my DAC, how would I do this?:)

Just asking the question to see how people like it going direct to the amps vs. use of a preamp. I've always preferred a preamp regardless unless the device has a nice discreet active preamp built into it already and most components, even top shelf, have poorly implemented preamp stages.

Sounds silly, but do try the MK3 with the JKDAC. Cheers! Is this a suggestion or a question? What you say is impossible! Every USB based Dac I have seen can use the MK3/AP2/etc. with it due to it's USB conversion not being so good or for whatever reason that it makes it sound better. What makes you...

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=941184 I'd like to see the test done with active speakers. Swap out different wire on an actively driven speaker that uses a Raal ribbon and Tad Midrange. I don't know if there would be any differences, but this would be the "only" time I'd c...

Purchased and picked up my JKDAC32 from John last Saturday and I've been playing it since so I've a good idea of how it sounds now . From an operational point of view it's straightforward and I'm using it with the Young driver downloaded from the m2tech.biz site. I'd been using this before with the...