2psyop
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| DAC>Streamer>MQA>Wireless besides Bluesound I am pretty sure the following audio companies have agreements in place to implement MQA into their current or upcoming hardware.Audioquest (Dragonfly)Aurender (A10)Auralic (maybe???)Bel CantoBluesound (Node, Vault series and Soundbar)NAD (M12, M5... | |
| Where to back up my library? I have a Bluesound Node 2 as my streaming device. But, not unlike you, I was worried about backing up all my digital files I play with the Node 2. I opted for a Western Digital MyCloud 4tb NAS device. This acts as your own personal cloud (basicall... | |
| Bluesound Node 2 question Yes the Node 2, for me, was the solution to my computer problem. I did not want to use my computer (Itunes and a library of music on a HDD) with my stereo. I wanted to play all my music, Spotify streaming, my digital music files (most of which cam... | |
| Anthem 225 vs Parasound A21 vs Emotiva Xpa 7 Gen 2 Mancub1 - just wondering from your last post "what kind of music system you are trying to build"? A home Theater add on amplifier or a two-channel stereo rig? On the one hand, you had mentioned sacd playback and later described many speakers of di... | |
| Good set of speakers for tube amp/preamp Just my two cents... quite a coincidence as of late here on agon that I have many of the gear mentioned on the forums. I have a tube integrated amp (Line Magnetic 216ia) and Magnepan MMGs and Vandersteen 2ce Sig II. I have the Vandys paired with t... | |
| Pioneer Elite DV-79avi -- Rotel cd14 -- Rotel Rcd-1572 Hey look at the Tascam CD-200. It’s new, its a professional CD player and it is $250 on amazon. If you can connect an external DAC thats a bonus. That looks like a great bargain transport. | |
| System Upgrade Recommendations If your end goal is to have both a 2 channel High fidelity system and a Home Theater system than you should seperate them to get the best out of each system. You have a pair of great speakers, but you will not hear what they can do through the pre... | |
| Vandersteen/Mccormack/audio design questions I would use audiogon’s own resale audio data (Bluebook) and compare that to the estimates you get from the Chicago area shops. Just remember, that if you plan to sell or auction the equipment and offer the buyer shipping....you should have the box... | |
| Review: Sony CDP-XA20es CD Player Rrayda, it is quite the strange occurrence here on the agon, for the past month audiophiles have been writing in these threads about specific components I own today. I have a Sony XA-20es, and yes I bought it on eBay some 4 yrs ago I think?? It ha... | |
| Pioneer Elite DV-79avi -- Rotel cd14 -- Rotel Rcd-1572 You wrote you have the hotel dvd 1040 and heard the new hotel rcd1572 is better, do you mean rotel? | |
| Anthem 225 vs Parasound A21 vs Emotiva Xpa 7 Gen 2 I have the A21 and had the Odyssey Stratos some 8 yrs ago. The Parasound was better. Naturally open and neutral sound, clearer with more power. The Stratos and two other preamps I had from Odyssey developed noise and hum issues, the Tempest ( a hi... | |
| Dave Hlubek RIP Great band, whenever I hear MH's music I think of Lynyrd Skynyrd or Allman Brothers Band. They wrote some great southern rock music. RIP | |
| What are you listening to right now? SRV "Tin Pan Alley" | |
| Best player for Spotify gdnrbob- you have a killer combo there. The BS Node and the Ayer Codex must sound fantastic. For the OP, yeah that would work great for Spotify but Tidal or any other streaming service that allows for hi-res music will sound stunning out of gdnrbo... | |
| High-Resolution Audio (Battle of the Sound). What say you? Yeah I like Tidal but it is currently without a CEO and Jay Z (and many other pop artists) being majority stake holder with Sprint (I think?) he really places his music front and center. Like erik_squires stated, the variety is there in the catalo... |