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| iFi Neo Stream and Zen Stream as good as direct media playback I too bought a NEO Stream soon after release. It checked all the boxes for me. Fiber input, versatile OS, USB & i2s output. I thought it would be the perfect fit in my system. Until I demo'd it. Honestly, I could not discern a bit of differenc... | |
| Streamer with PLEX-like UI and companion app? Or sending PLEX stream through DAC? If Lumin products are within your friend's budget, that would do the trick. He can use PlexAmp feom his favorite phone or tablet right into the Lumin. As far as I know, Lumin is the only audio company that has full Plex support/functionality. | |
| Cable Break In for the Naysayers The cable company that I've been buying cables from since 2017, Audio Sensibility, offers cable break-in for an additional $10 CAD. I have never once ordered the break-in in my dozens of orders. Not that I am cheap, I just keep thinking that one... | |
| Stolen property In my teens/early 20s, I had an acquaintance try to sell me a car amplifier from Orion. Those things were beasts back in the early 1990s. He brought me to his car but before he opened his trunk, I asked him if it was 'hot'. Of course he said no... | |
| First Bi Amping Experience Cool. A thread about Legacy Audio speakers and Metal in one place. Two things very dear to my heart. I too use far more than 2-3 watts of power when I feel like unwinding after a long day’s work. @yesiam_a_pirate the best song on Rammstein’s Sehn... | |
| One receiver for both ht and 2 channel (diff speakers) A stereo pre with HT bypass is the best option. It's the best of both worlds for everything in one room. | |
| Ways to make your digital streaming sound better @emergingsoul wrote: How do I use fibre for my home theatre when I have an Apple TV box? I use an AV processor and have all the fibre gear but the Apple TV box don't allow optical. My streamer/dac has optical but I can't split the HDMI signal... | |
| Comparing Legacy Focus snd PS Audio FR20 I seriously doubt the FR20 can do anything better than the Focus SEs. Except appeal to the wife, maybe? But if that were the case, I'd be getting a new wife. | |
| Knockoffs- how can they just advertise so easily? There is no way Amazon is 50/50 counterfeit vs real. My average monthly bill with them is $3k to $5k. I have bought plenty to judge my numbers by... Maybe on makeup which I have no clue about. And the Intel X570 NICs seem a bit fishy too... B... | |
| Who does Krell KSA-150 rebuilds/recapping ?? I would NOT use George Meyer Audio unless you are a billionaire. Several years ago, I sent them a Krell KAV250a amp and they wanted $1500 to replace the capacitors. Nothing else. That’s about what it was worth and when I declined, they tried like ... | |
| Ayre k-5xe MP The bass was very good but keep in mind that it is a very dated unit now. When I moved up to the newer KX-5 Twenty, I realized what I was missing. It's just that much deeper/tighter and clean. | |
| Streamers: Lumin U2 vrs Aurender N200 I don't care for upsampling within the U2. Roon does a far better job via Muse. The main reason is that Lumin only sends half of it's max supported bitrate for some reason. My Ayre QX-5 will accept 768/705.6 and send the signal directly to the DAC... | |
| Floorstanding speaker experiences/recommendations in the $12-25k range I agree with @audiotroy I run my Legacy Focus SEs in a room that's 16'x28'x8'. Loads of bass to fill the room. Sadly, I was not able to audition Magico A5s when they had just been released due to Covid and all of the audio stores were shut down... | |
| DAC suggestion for PC You guys are funny... I have had many a DAC hooked up to my PC and they ALL made substantial differences. So PCs are not limited just like many claim an automobile is so limited and no human can tell the difference between DSD and an MP3. Such r... | |
| Lumin upgrade I'm coming up on a year of ownership with my Lumin U2. And I still absolutely love it and to this day, I have no desire to upgrade - and that says a lot. I was your typical, insecure audiophile but finally found a source that gave me loads of sec... |