adamator
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| Streamer upgrade - best path forward Saga continued... After the SGC i7 and Sonore gear I then focused on preamp/DAC. First bought a used PS Audio Stellar Gain Cell. Liked the build quality and soundstage depth but felt like it was lacking (especially when I originally was consideri... | |
| Streamer upgrade - best path forward Ended up a long way from where I started. Now running FMC optical from switch to opticalRendu then to ultraRendu. Huge step forward in clarity up and down the spectrum. I would recommend this to anyone BEFORE dropping piles of cash elsewhere. | |
| Streamer upgrade - best path forward Well…finally pulled the trigger. Bought a Sonore UltraRendu with an SGC i7 Streamer and the optical converter. Going to run my current standalone DAC for break in. Then I’ll decide where to go from there based on how it sounds. I’ve had my eye o... | |
| Streamer upgrade - best path forward @nglazer What, if any, room treatments are you using? And what dimensions are the listening space? Is it a dedicated room? Not being critical in the slightest. Just would like to compare and contrast use case and rooms. I find myself currently le... | |
| Streamer upgrade - best path forward @dubz Thats kind of the subtext of this post: the value in NOT having everything crammed into one box. | |
| Streamer upgrade - best path forward Good to hear. If you do hear one in person please comment on what you heard (or didn’t hear). Thanks for chiming in! | |
| Streamer upgrade - best path forward The only ones I’ve seen talking up Eversolo or Rose are the usual suspects on YouTube. I think I’ll pass on both of those. When folks start losing their minds on new to market brands I immediately call a time out. This comes from experience. | |
| Streamer upgrade - best path forward Update I’ve been contacting several folks with what would seem like items for sale on here and on that other site, but I can’t get anyone to respond to just simple questions about the item. I’ve received trade in offers from a couple of places t... | |
| Streamer upgrade - best path forward @kellerjr01 Can you offer suggestions as to items in your suggested categories that are within reasonable pricing when paired with a system as I’ve described in op? Thanks in advance. | |
| Streamer upgrade - best path forward @toro3 I will post updates as I decide what to purchase as well as my experiences post purchase. Thanks for your response. | |
| Streamer upgrade - best path forward @vonhelmholtz This is possible, but I have done as much with it as I can under current conditions. I have put a couple other dacs in place with better results though still not where I think it is satisfactory. These were sub $500 dacs. I have read... | |
| Streamer upgrade - best path forward @carlsbad2 I mentioned in the original post that I have no intention of using roon. Mainly looking to separate out components so that I can address bottlenecks or other issues as I see fit (or as I hear them) instead of having everything pre-pa... | |
| Streamer upgrade - best path forward Thanks for your suggestion. That does look nice and feature rich. Not much information about the dac from the Moon site. I’d really prefer separates so as to upgrade/tweak over time. | |
| Great song to test bass I’ll note that these tracks I posted require sub 30hz in room to get a true sense of their overall character. Well recorded and tasteful (imho), but deep reaching subs will extract the most. My Druids are good, but I have to enact the RELs to get... | |
| Great song to test bass The Roy Haynes Trio - Sippin at Bells (John Pattitucci on upright - my favorite recorded jazz album) Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - Live Art (both discs, particularly Amazing Grace) - Victor Wooten live Radiohead - House of cards - haunting p... |