audioman58
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| Under $3K streaming dac suggestions, Roon Ready? Hello again I added the Belcanto streamer ,and in the earlier very good review it State no Roon or Tidal ,that is not true maybe in a preproduction model it gives you a ton of options .and can be bought for around $2k ,$2500 retail. Dedicated audi... | |
| Under $3K streaming dac suggestions, Roon Ready? As I mentioned earlier the Belcanto Ref stream got an award or two, and in the fall it will have combined the excellent 2.7 dac together for around $3500 before discounts and will have a Roon as well as Tidal ,plus Spotify. Their digital compares ... | |
| Under $3K streaming dac suggestions, Roon Ready? A must read Class A - Bell canto Streamer $2495, definitive audio delivered for around 2 grand a No brainer !!https://www.audiostream.com/content/bel-canto-refstream-asynchronous-ethernet-renderer | |
| My expert tips on building a sensible world class audio system. How about the $100k in system cabling you don’t want to have a weak link in you audio chain . BTW they actually do exist, just look on the cable ads .That is a bit of Extreme insanity !! | |
| Tekton Ufberts Not my cup of tea lent of soundstaging but resolution is not in the reference class inside the Xover parts are very generic no premium parts whatsoever ever potential but very disappointing . | |
| Under $3K streaming dac suggestions, Roon Ready? If you can wait a few months The Excellent Belcanto 2.7 dacwill have the exact dac player combo with Tidal ,Roon , Spotify,and one or two others,for $3500 retail , definitive Audio you will get it under $3k delivered. They have given me great adv... | |
| High end Cables not important for certain electronics? Not allways true even in a fully balanced system .i owned a audio store for 10 years in Europe and had many top electronics top quality Balanced interconnects trumped the lesser models every time , maybe with what some would call diminishing retur... | |
| Reasonable high end interconnects: without breaking the bank What I have been doing is buying the wire geometries all ready figured out .VH Audio uses the purestSolid Core ,not stranded -0 Crystal Copper,using ultra thin foamed Teflon which is second only to air as a dielectric , then use top WBT ,or Carda... | |
| Thoughts on extending speaker life. Don’t forget about the Most important part of the speakers,the Heart ,the Crossover , Parts Quality is average at best on 90% of all crossovers, upgrade withsame values just much higher quality parts ,including , wiring, and getrid of the cheap g... | |
| The Frankensteining of Amplifiers I just read the upgrades , I know Chris Johnsons work well from Parts Connecxion and the list of parts is very respectable , noticeably better then stock. it would have been nice to see inside but that is pretty respectable and you do have a warra... | |
| The Frankensteining of Amplifiers As a modded for over 20 years and a Previous Audio store owner I can tell you this most electronics have average parts at best ,unless spending well over $10 k , why because 25% or less actually go into the product including the case ,the rest is ... | |
| looking for a tube preamps that doesn't sound like SS Look for a 300b Tube preamp if you want a beautiful lush midrange , as one example to look for ,or a SET tube preamp . | |
| McIntosh autoformers vs direct-coupled output Personally I donot find McIntosh that much better sounding then average ,especially for the price ,they meters do you kool though.i sold Macintosh for 2 years in Europe , the Danish Amplifiers as well as German beat them hands down , the Auto form... | |
| Theoretical question about how CD's work About CDs did you know they binary code is pressed onto the polycarbonate disc and yes a fine powered lubricant is used which does go into the surface layer , a product the cable company sells called Art de sone. You sprayon not messy and wipe of... | |
| New efficient speakers - best way to keep noise floor down? No efficient is not the key ,it is the quality of the drivers , the quality of the crossover, as well as the cabinet design .i owneda Audio store and some of the most efficient we’re actually some of the worst when put under a complex load .the s... |