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| Which DAC - Streamer or Preamp? The front end imo is the front end since all music starts there good or bad buy a much better dac, your Eversolo use as just a streamer ,this makes perfect sense ,in sonics ,thedac in the Eversolo not That good for sround $2k or under you can g... | |
| Niagara 5000 Vs Torus RM20 or PS Audio Power Plant 12 Puritan too bright they never heeded my advise copper 3 x better conductivity then bright brass ,they refused to even offer a Sae version on You tube people removing crappy brass Hubble for Furutech and inside they have other Furutech upgrades... | |
| ??? All In One CD Ripper - SACD Rip/Playback - Streamer ??? Innuos Zen series does great ripping Teac cd ripper SS drive excellent interface sounds better then Roon , it will play hybrid sacd and rip or your can convert sacd then rip them . | |
| AudioQuest Niagara 1200 vs 3000 vs 5000 for Sources Only A 3000 and 5000 is night and day better much more intensive grounding ,and more octaves of filtering , I have the 3000 had the 1200 the 3000 have power factor correction for your amp,integrated amp on 1st two and a switch for it which should be on... | |
| Room setting: new amp or new speakers? Start with the most important part your sourse record, or digital it’s the most important for Everything good or bad starts there once detail is lost it cannot be made up downstream , your node is a big weak spot god for the streamer signal u... | |
| Hermes added, question Yes on Hermes did you go into setup and then the 2 nd button from the end I believe optical hit the buttons until all 3 led go out then hit setup button again listen at low volume if thst doesnot work try with1st Odeon the other 2 LEDs out I2S ... | |
| what dacs are fast, lively, energetic? What is so good about fast if it doesnot sound natural and just portray music 🎶 pretty well , why ? who wants fast and super accurate sound if after an hour your ears are fatigued ? | |
| Is the Rockport Avior II an Endgame Speaker? Depending how close you have them near the corners will enhance the bass | |
| Room is way too bright. 2x4 room panels on the 1st reflection plenty of carpeting a AQ niagra 3-5000Line conditioner with hurricane power cord ,with Power correction engaged the ground noise is removed as well as signal is smoother for high frequency noise tips up th... | |
| My All Time Christmas Song Bing Crosby and David Bowie -Star of Bethlehem the Brian Setzer orchestra buy their Christmas bluray or go see him live great concert me amd the Mrs went to see them Big Band Classic Christmas 🎅 Christmas 🎄, Merry Christmas 🎁 to all on Audi... | |
| Doozy of an amp question There are so many BP much better then that Mc parts quality leaves a lot to be desired, I owned a audio store for years belong to many audio clubs what are you speakers is the 1st question how big is your room ,how loud do you want to play it ,... | |
| How to make the Focal Kanta No. 2 speakers sing? A receiver should not be on a $11k loudspeakers , kantas are not cold flax drivers have a natural body ,the Beryllium tweeter is not bright in your face it will let you know exactly what is on the recordings Your front end , cables and a Qua... | |
| How to make the Focal Kanta No. 2 speakers sing? Late on the comments but Class D. With Gan Fet transistors is a big just from old class D amps and beats many class AB amplifiers over $5 k range dont judge unless you have owned the latest technologies and to say a Kanta is bright totally no... | |
| What % Of Your System Are Your Cables? Having owned a audio store and good rule of thumb 20-25% of your Audio system Digital cables cannot be overlooked either | |
| Do I Really Need a Dedicated Streamer? Whoever would say a pc is as good soniclyas a good Or even decent streamer has never heard a decent audio system And your ethernet cabled as well as usb and I2S cables Are equally important if you want optimum Results i have compared many f... |