Can't believe I let myself get sucked in again.

Welcome back. One can live fine Sonos free.

You mentioned ListenUp, which likely places you in either NM or CO I expect, greetings from yet another Rocky-Mountain-based long-time lurker and seldom post-r. Lets hope RMAF happens this year!

new here myself, as well...

Welcome. I use both analog and digital. The BluOs had such amazing sound with Hi-Res files. Which service do you stream? I found that Qobuz offers the best qualify and Hi-Res selection. 

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"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in."

Welcome back artizen65!  

Artizen65, welcome back.  If you've been gone for a while, you may have missed the fuse threads?

The Music Fidelity dac should do well with Qobuz hirez streaming.

https://skyfiaudio.com/products/musical-fidelity-tri-vista-21-multistandard-96-192khz-24-bit-tubed-d...

Lets face it.  An individual has to have a severe lack of curiosity about the universe of music, available from every time period and genre, as well as the internet radio stations from around the world, to not invest the comparatively modest dollars in streaming equipment.

The entertainment factor is off the charts.  

@millercarbon Pretty sure it’s "audiophool". But whatever. Welcome. I guess. So you’re starting on the bottom rung, digital. Any idea when you’ll be climbing up to analog?

Not any time soon. I gave the vinyl collection to a friend that loved music about 11 years ago. He was spinning and preferred it. Young kid just starting out on his own.

Try the AVS forum if your not getting enough abuse here.


Welcome to the Layer Cake, son....

@lowrider57  Lets see.
Living room now:

• Bluesound Node 2i (Was a Sonos Connect)
• Cambridge Receiver Topaz SR20
• Paradgim Speakers 7se Mk. II

Shop:

• Bluesound Powernode 2i (Was a Sonos ZP90)
• PSB Speakers Image B5

Currently unused:

• NAD CD Receiver C715

In for service:  (Will hopefully be the beginning of a decent system)

• Musical Fidelity TriVista DAC (Right channel out)
  
• Musical Fidelity A308 integrated (Scratchy volume knob)

ListenUp has shipped them out to the authorized repair facility in California Hopes are high that the issues can be taken care of.  I do have a spare set of new tubes for the TriVista if need be.

So all I need is a decent set of speakers for the main rig.  As for buying new.  Budget is still small so we see what happens with the MF first.

Do you still have a system or will you be buying new components?

Oh we can help indeed. There is a Miller's thread going on regarding Hot Stampers, that's true audiophile discussion. The other two are about single driver speakers and cost no object phono stages.
And of course as always - how to find the very best amp, preferably for less than $50k or so.
Welcome back.

Pretty sure it's "audiophool". But whatever. Welcome. I guess. So you're  starting on the bottom rung, digital. Any idea when you'll be climbing up to analog?

@ebm  Good afternoon, loving the warm welcome.
@dill  Good afternoon, help is well over rated.

@twoleftears  I am all too used to it.  I went into this knowing full well what I was getting into.
@sbank  Tube DAC and then solid state.

Thank you all!!

@ebm is concise, at least give him that.

Welcome back, @artizen65 !  You missed the end of the debates on analog vs digital and tube vs. solid state. Cheers,
Spencer 

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