audioman58
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| W4S DAC It’s ok for the money but nothing special vs the competition Denafrips forsure beats it in its price class just pop the top and look at what you get , | |
| Why Streaming Service Sounds ‘Flat’ vs Tune In /Local FM /Radio Paradise It’s because you don’t have it setup right for starters your modem- router combo should have a good Linear power supply and quality power cord linear tube audio $750 fantastic LPS and you can hear the difference the sw8 Ethernet hub I bought for... | |
| Anyone else suffering with Qobuz tonight Roon or QObuz not an issue east coast. | |
| How to make the Focal Kanta No. 2 speakers sing? Hegal sounds very good with them detailed and a bit warmer. | |
| Should I graduate to floor standers or will larger bookshelves suffice? Book shelves in all honesty mid 40hz if you are very lucky you need agood power subwoofer or 2 like the Svs SB4000 not ported seamed sub it’s faster and more accurate . That’s for sure depending on budget. the 805 B&W a very nice book shel... | |
| Should I graduate to floor standers or will larger bookshelves suffice? A very high book shelf will image better ,if you have a very high quality subwoofer then no problem for it’s necessary if not then a bigger floor stander Quality does count ! | |
| Help settle a streaming argument! Not true a cheap streamer creates a lot of noise ,it has a cheap $10 wall wart powersupply . Plus junk for parts ,rule of thumb 25% at most goes into the cost including packaging , R&D over head and markup. Meaning a $1k streamer less then ... | |
| Accuphase E380 or E4000 integrated amp important from Japan Accuphase fit and finish is for sure of a higher level ,and they match and test parts per pair ,their failure rate is in the top 5% in the industry ,by dealer sells both and agreed Accuphase is a step above , a bit more tubelike in nature which... | |
| looking for an integrated amp in the $1500 range Call underwood Wally , the Audio GD line has very good value ,and Walter owns the Peach tree Audio line and May Ave something close to your budget if you can stretch to around $2k it would be much more feasible and much higher quality parts.... | |
| any current integrated amps in market have great dacs? All onboard dacs are much lower quality then even a $1k Denafrips da thstis for sure,alittle bosrdlacks the isolation,linearpower supplies and low noise regulation . youget whst you pay for ,thisis just entry level ,a $5k andup dac is considered ... | |
| Crossover Redo on my Amrita Audio Floorstanders I just finished a Klipsch Lascala and you always should keep the same value but partsyou need atleast$1kin pars minimum and get rid of the cheap gritty brass connectors ,WBT Evo connectors from vh audio has sale on these and use their copper go... | |
| Can someone explain to me why : Accupahse Equipment is that expensive ? My brother bought a Accuphase e5000 integrated in Japan for $8k less then in the u.s And just changed the transformer taps ,which are 100 v,120, 220 v 45% less. | |
| Subwoofers: Ported or sealed? Sealed is better tighter,faster more accurate , ported better for hometheatre moor boom impact. Go to Svs site they have several with nice app to control your sub ,and even a wireless setup if you have multiple subs. | |
| Integrated Amp ideas for a very young audiophile Parasound makes a decent one call Anthony perrotta consultants good service and deal and highly recommend Wireworld Eclipse cables excellent value per $$ dollar spent. | |
| any current integrated amps in market have great dacs? Stand alone dacs are always better |