The next time you try out different equipment, you might try to keep it a few days. I auditioned an Aurender N200 in my system back when I first started building my dream system. Comparing it my Node 2i, I was not impressed with the N200. So I tried an Innuos Pulsar from a different dealer and he told me to keep it for a few days so it had time to warm to room temperature because sometimes the clocks on these upper tier players need a few days to reach thermal stability, and that can affect sound quality. It didn’t sound good when I first plugged it in, but it greatly improved over the next few days. I ended up buying the Pulsar but always wondered if I the outcome would have been different if I had auditioned the N200 longer than just a couple of hours.
What happened to the Innous discussion
I really wanted to read the Innous discussion because I recently bought, and then returned, an Innous Zen. I had several people listen to it a/b with my Bluesound Vault and the difference was so minor that most couldn’t hear a difference. One person heard a small difference and thought the Zen had more "punch", but also thought it wasn’t as clear and revealing as the Bluesound Vault
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@guscreek I suppose that’s always a possibility and your decades of experience certainly seems impressive. But it sounded better to me and made me happy when I bought it. |
Thanks for that @marco1 I was trying to be diplomatic! I use research and other people’s input and, to a limited extent measurements, when I am initially looking for my next purchase. I do get a kick out of people who tell me I’m wrong when they don’t know me, my ears, my room, my system synergies, my sound preferences or the relationship with my salespeople. And, to your last point, they also don’t write the check. |