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I am so happy.....

That my upgradeitis is over before it even started.

I am so happy with the system I have, I want to share with everyone the fact that that even a very modest and cheap system can produce great sound for me and makes me happy to the point where I no longer have to search for improvements.

Call me ignorant if you want. Does not bother me even an iota. I will go the grave happier than everyone who is condescending.

I am using my own home made Neurochrome 686 stereo amp with 1000 VA medical grade toroidal, 160 amp rectifier (very little fwvd hence virtually no heat generated) and 200,000uF filter capacitors producing approx 220 watts rms/channel. It sounds just absolutely FANTASTIC.

My preamp is a Freya S. Speakers are B&W.

I have a Linn LP12 with SME 3009R and Nagaoka 500 and a Mani which I find that I listen to less and less in favor of the convenience and the dynamics and quietness of digital.

For my music server, wait for it......... I use an LG V60 phone, which has a great in built DAC, which I bought for $300 brand new on ebay ($1200 retail but no longer made) using the lossless Apple Music and Qobuz apps. I use an AuidoEngine B1 as my bluetooth receiver to which the LG phone can send aptX-HD which I can actually also connect directly to the Freya S on occasion.

The combination sounds simply fantastic to my ears and I listen to it for hours grateful that this technology available today provides this gift to me.

Just as I am writing this, I am listening to smooth jazz "Euge Groove Slow jam" and it is just sublime.

 

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mahler123
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I have that same phone as well as the Audioengine.  Are you just using Bluetooth?  With a mini cable you ought to be able to connect directly to the pre amp.  I don’t want to bust your Feng Shui but I usually use the Audioengine for podcasts.  Just last night I was using the LG to stream  the Beatles Savoy Truffle with Qobuz with the Audioengine and I was disappointed in how muffled it sounds.  I then turned on my Cambridge streamer and used Chromecast for the same song—much better.

  The newest Bluetooth codec is supposed to be a big improvement but our phones and Audioengine probably won’t be able to handle it.

mahler123
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I have fed the LG 60 directly in my pre amp as well and it is a quality DAC.  Of course it’s hard to actually use the phone while being tethered, and as good as the DAC in the LG is it doesn’t compare to my regular DAC.

  My bigger issue with the LG 60 is its to light.  If I walk around with it using Bluetooth phones the physical motion causes the Bluetooth to disconnect, so I use wired phones.

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