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My endgame system I think

Good day everyone. I wanted to share what I believe is my endgame 2 channel system and say thank you to all of the members here for all of the advice I’ve gotten and read. It’s a simple system but the forum has  guided me tremendously with my decisions. A special thank you goes out to Duke of audiokinesis  (who I met at Axpona was very gracious with a few questions I had) for recommending Jeff at HDacoustics to design my room that I built while the speakers were being built. I hope to have many years enjoying my new system. Thanks again everyone ! 
 

Ron 

ronboco

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Ron, just looked at your system. Impressive indeed, from room construction to choice of your speakers and Integrated. Love the minimalist approach! I am going to go out on a limb and point out one very obvious weak link in your system….Node 2. I don’t think it belongs in your end game system..lol! I am sure it sounds wonderful but there is a room for improvement. Your system is perfectly capable of rendering nuances from a high quality streamer like Aurender, Lumin or Innuos plus a addition of Ethernet noise filter like Network Acoustics Muon or ENO will further enhance your joy.

Thanks for sharing! 

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@ronboco ....I agree, the DAC inside Boulder is pretty decent for you to appreciate a high-end streamer. Take your time and enjoy the ride!

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@ronboco

Not to complicate matters further, Roon ready (endpoint) devices like your Boulder still needs a server like Nucleus to stream from Qobuz or Tidal. Be careful with Roon implementation, you can easily end up with a maze of accessories and devices, both Etherregen and Nucleus requires LPS (linear power supplies) to perform at their best.

I would add a passive filter from Network Acoustics for next level improvement before you venture into replacing the Node 2. @grannyring has direct experience with ENO and latest MUON filters. I have moved on to Telegartner M12 switch which in my opinion, has no peer and substantially better than ENO but at 6x cost once you factor in cables and linear power supply.

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