antigrunge2

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Is simpler better?
Simpler in terms of absence of unnecessary cabling, I/O and PSU interference: definitely. Also, high efficiency speakers with low powered tube amps can do wonderful things Complexity however is a must in the current development stage of digital: ... 
The new Linn LP12 50th Anniversary edition
@perkri  not sure I‘d call those cosmetics even ‘working’  
The new Linn LP12 50th Anniversary edition
Digital designer doesn‘t J.Ive (jive) with analogue. Gratuitous gounging of the unsuspecting  
SET Lovers, what's the one solid state amp you love(d)?
Atmasphere Class D  
Schroeder Method on BNC clock cables
Yep, those with a 10m BNC port. And btw, I don‘t know any that contain a $7k clock. and that includes MSB and DCS. Ladder DACs are less clock dependendent but ultimately less transparent.  
300b lovers
@donsachs  not being an EE myself I may have this wrong, but isn’t IT a long established superior way of coupling? Nobu Shishido’s Wavac EC300b with its superb Tango transformers is a prime example of the technique, isn’t it?  
Need advice on what to purchase to hold 1TB of music and connect to my new Innuos Pulsar.
Just add a good quality SSD NAS to your network  
300b lovers
Thin air, the thoughts‘ most likely origin aka ether also happens to be the medium most difficult to reproduce in hifi. Maybe your quest for perfection there will ultimately answer your deep question as a 10 year old boy? Panta Re…and never mind p... 
Innuos owners. Chime in
@thyname  In your setup it should be easy to compare Sense to Roon. You might find that Sense sounds materially better.  
Innuos owners. Chime in
Many thanks  
Innuos owners. Chime in
@jon2020  Care to elaborate on benefits of queue cache clearing? It is per Innuos reserved for service personnel and I don’t understand why it would improve SQ  
Innuos Network Isolation Switch and Reclocker (Phoenix)
Innous asks you to buy two separate Ocxo clocks in addition to the streamer clock to clean up input and output lest you buy the Statement. Interestingly their newest streamer Pulsar incorporates USB reclocking. None of their equipment offers I2S c... 
Innuos owners. Chime in
Innuos is deliberately designed with a low power, low noise CPU. Roon however puts heavy demands on the CPU through DSP and other features, so it fundamentally follows a different design philosophy. Hence the better sound from Sense on Innuos equi... 
Bybee Technologies Crystal Series Plug-in Speaker Bullets.
I am sure he cut open a $3000 item just to prove it was a fraud. What a hero! Thank you Mahgister for putting him right!  
Bybee Technologies Crystal Series Plug-in Speaker Bullets.
Totally agree. I run Golden Goddess speaker bullets on my Duevel Bella Lunas. And on tube amps, complementing them with SteinMusic Harmonisers works a treat