What DBS Tech Talk Recommends for your Christmas Wishlist

I get asked all the time what I recommend and what are my favorites so here is what I recommend that you put on your Christmas Wishlist.

Looking for the links, check out the pinned comment. The list was too long to include in the description.

Recommended Gear:

Music recommendations:
Tingvall Trio “Beat” - piano tonality
Sinne Eeg “We’ve Just Begun” - multiple layer soundstage
Molly Johnson “What a Little Moonlight Can Do” - female vocal tone
Leslie Odom Jr. “Under Pressure” - male vocal tone
Eric Clapton “Change the World” - soundstage, layering and placement
Yo Yo Ma “Ecstasy of Gold” - acoustic instrument timbre
Adam Baldych “Spem in Alium” - acoustic instrument timbre
Pain of Salvation “Stress” - percussion balance
Michael Buble “When I Fall in Love” - orchestral dynamics
Patricia Barber “Code Cool” - sibilance check
Christian Scott “New New Orleans” - shouty upper mids
Tool “Chocolate Chip Trip” - imaging
Hans Zimmer “Why So Serious” - sub bass extension
Marcus Miller “No Limit” - bass control
Dave Holland Quartet “Conference Of The Birds”- bass check
Ilhan Eshkeri “47 Ronin”- orchestra and bass dynamics
Hans Zimmer :2049” - sub bass extension
Cher: Believe - sibilance
Stanley Clarke - Passenger 57 main title - percussion, bass, seperation and placement
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra - The Pine of the Appian Way - soundstage, imaging and seperation

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[TheHonestAudiophile]

Here are links to available reviews of items discussed and links where you can purchase them if no review available:
IEM sub 100:












IEM $100-250:









IEM beyond $250:





Portable Amps and Dongles:





DAP:

Sony Walkman NW-A105




DAC:



Grace Design SDAC-Balanced


Amps:
Drop THX AAA 789





DAC/AMP:



Headphones:

Drop Dan Clark Ether CX







Speakers:



Cables:


Cable Creation


Cable Matters


Seismic Audio


GearIt


WireWorld


Pads and Tips:

[sonhouse]

Lol, you are funny ! I've made my christmas with the Ollo S4X, and I don't regret ! Thank you for the good advices.

[prabinpaudel]

My wishlist, Christmas or otherwise is very very simple. And very very specific.

Attainable one (actual endgame unless I win a lottery)-
Hifiman Ananda
4.4 balanced cable
New ifi neo idsd

Almost unattainable one so this is really nothing more than a wish (sensible budget endgame dream)-
Abyss 1266 phi tc
Flux labs fa 10 (you should try to get these they'd make your t50 mods sing I believe and it's properly priced for its capacities.. 😂)
Schiit bifrost 2

Great video. It's always fun to watch. And love the background and lighting on this one. 😁👍

[teok]

David, this video showed up right when I needed it! 😅 Thanks and I’m happy to discover this channel.

[fighel]

Omg David, you're genius! Why nobody done this type of video before you? Also great video 👍

[MrZedelijk]

Hey, Dave! It was your birthday, right! Happy birthday! Best wishes from Russia. Thanks for you hard work, keep it up! ;))

[superbchessmate]

I bought an SSR i found a nearer Physical store in our area it was great...the other CHifi from Mainland China still didn"t arrive....

[herb]

You don’t look any older!! 😉 Good recommendations.

[EveryonehsRohan]

I was expecting cca c12 to be on the list instead of zsx (considering your review on both) but nice list nonetheless👍

[higochumbo]

Out of curiosity, since the headphones you recommend are different and in very different price points (like the pricey Ananda), I was wondering which of those made the list over the Sundara while being better all around but on a more or less similar price point.

As in, if you were debating "this or this" when making the list, which specific one made it over the Sundara?

[imabeliever]

I love my HD 600. How much better is the Ananda?