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| Dynaudio - Made in China vs Denmark Dynaudio oversee all the design of the cabinet and drivers and give excellent value in their cheaper models . If you want true Danish quality then spend a bit more for the Contour line , I bought a used pair of 3.4 and totally rebuilt the Xover ,a... | |
| Roon Nucleus as a Streamer Small green computer very good idea use a goood hum for Ethernet like a Sonore, coming from router the ether regen both sides you can buy good transceivers and run fiber optic ,dead quiet then Ethernet cable ,usb if need be from Sonore much bla... | |
| $25k speakers, are we there yet? Imo your sourse if the most important since everything starts and starts there. for example buy the Excellent Denafrips Terminator plus it is superb on. Most any level ,just give it a very good power cord and clean power ,your system will sound a... | |
| 2019 Mac Pro vs. Roon Roon was designed as the best music library organizer in the world ,nothing is even close ,as far as it’s organization ,and information per artist ,include QObuz, or Tidal you have millions of songs at your disposal ,together nothing is better. y... | |
| McIntosh Group purchased by PE firm Just watch the YouTube build videos ,nice meters ,build quality vs value Waay over priced ,I have been into Loudspeaker modding personally myself, and knowing electronics and quality very well have owned a Audio store for 10 years , and working w... | |
| Holo MAY KTE DAC/ Kitsune Hi FI, Lynnwood Washington I have heard the latest KTE and Denafrips terminator2, and plus they are all $10 k + dacs if made in Europe,or North America , the KTE is very detailed and a bit softer leading edge , where the terminator with its Huge power supplies has bette... | |
| Point of diminishing returns for a Network Streamers? Without question ,gojng cheap on usb cables and or Ethernet cables you loose a lot of information , the most importantEthernet cable is it’s end point theQuality ofthe Ethernet hub is too important ,for a midfield priced hub the uptone audio Et... | |
| Usb cable recommendation Depending on budget the most natural under $1 k around $850 Final Touch Audio -Callisto it has Many excellent reviews, their new Flagship Sinope usb cable is better still but over $1500 dont forget Ethernet cables ,theAQ Diamond is very good... | |
| Hot Rats My aunt had Frank and the mothers of invention live at the Fillmore , it was shocking and Waay to progressive for it’s time I guess you can say he was not part of cancel culture ! 👍 | |
| Is Mark Levinson still considered up there with the best of the best? it has never been considered even close to the best , very good within the under $15k group , in Audio $100 k for a amplifier is very. Possible and exceptional . unless you have a $$Million + to spend the best is out of reach for most of us . | |
| Was my friend given misinformation. The only thing I would buy at Best Buy’s Maybe is a tv ,and a sound bar , they know 💩 crap about what a Audiophile is !! | |
| Ethernet - Analog/Digital Signal Clean Up Try buying quality usb cables and Ethernet , at leasta$200 ontherouterend like a wire world starlight, the most critical is at the end point final touch audio Callisto a very natural sounding usb cable ,about $850 A bargain . A AQ Diamond ... | |
| Ethernet - Analog/Digital Signal Clean Up These cheap fiber optic modules create a bunch of noise on their end , try’s UptoneAudio etherregen at both end with a fiber optic much cleaner blacker back ground fiber optic electrically don’t bring noise But if the signal is jittered full of no... | |
| Thiel 2.3 The key. Hear is in the Xover parts ,I have worked building them and these 2.3, and 3.6 the Xover parts , need much better quality , and a warmer sounding capacitor plain and simple ,the cheap 50 cent cement resistors don’t help at all , and cra... | |
| What type of wire for dedicated 20A AC lines? It’s a known fact that bigger copper wire less resistance easier load .i have awg 10: in my dedicated line ,and a 4wire with a common ground ,and key a insulated isolated ground ,with its own buzz bar grid inside the panel and contacts are from ... |