I see rock wool in the walls but you don’t specify brand? And the panels you are using to cover them are? I used burlap: cheap ($4.00 per yard) and aesthetically pleasing (to me, at any rate).
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
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@ronboco The EtherREGEN is in the audio path for any music you Stream (eg. Qobuz, TIDAL, Spotify) or any music you may have locally ripped that resides on a computer or hard drive that's on your home Ethernet network. The EtherREGEN isn't in the audio path for any CDs you play. I can't believe your dealer didn't let you know the 866 has a great builkt-in Streamer. Below is a Q&A re: Streaming from the Boulder website. The mConnect app isn't the greatest but the 866 is also Roon ready as you can see here,
“Can I stream Tidal or Quobuz directly to the 866?” Currently there is no way to directly stream to the 866. But you can use a 3rd party app like mConnect, JRiver to stream. We also recommend using Roon for streaming, as the 866 is a Roon endpoint and will stream both Tidal and Quobuz and music stored on your home network. |
I asked the question the same way you posted. I wanted to know if I could connect the Ethernet cable from the router right to the Boulder. My dealer said no but did bring up Roon. I felt like Roon was more than I needed and I was already comfortable using the BluOS app so I went with the Node. I am going to check out the EtherRegen though. Thanks |
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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