audphile1
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| The difference between Qoboz stream vs purchased songs going to try to get this back on track… @gkelly there’s only one way to answer your question - purchase a song or an album and compare. There are few variables that can potentially influence the outcome. Hear it for yourself. My opinion, which i... | |
| Advice on how to liquidate system @jl1ny hang in there man. Hopefully it’s temporary and at least you’ll regain some or most of your hearing. As to liquidating your entire system…I see you are in New York so give SkyFi Audio in Jersey a call. But…hope you give yourself some time ... | |
| Does a weave of cables really make a difference? Thanks @gladmo | |
| Does a weave of cables really make a difference? You don’t have to use a full loom of one particular cable brand and line. It’s all about perfectly seasoning your musical steak and sometimes using a full loom is too much of a good thing. Trust your ears and use what works for you. | |
| Parasound to Pass Upgrade @firstonetallguy thanks! | |
| Parasound to Pass Upgrade That’s very cool @firstonetallguy What speakers are you driving with the 260.8 monos? | |
| Bricasti MDX upgrade Did a brief comparison and I think the Fine setting results in a slightly more focused presentation. It is very close though. I left it in Fine for few days to get used to it. Will switch back to Wide soon. | |
| System Static Issue Good to hear you isolated it to the pre. Like I stated in my response earlier, always turn the amp on last. I would fix this issue though ASAP as it can, if you allow it to get worse, potentially take out your amp or your speakers or both. Good pl... | |
| System Static Issue Start up the ARC preamp first, wait until it get out of mute after its start up cycle completes, put it in mute manually, then power on your amp. Power on order - source, preamp then amp. Power off order - amp, preamp, source. As to your problem,... | |
| Best way to A/B two different streamers @willywonka less fatiguing is definitely one of the improvements I’ve noticed as well. Pretty sure you won’t be going back to streaming using your computer. | |
| Parasound to Pass Upgrade @reg19 thanks for that clarification. I was referring to the specs and I guess they don’t tell the full story. @ghdprentice my listening room is in the basement. Lots of trees around the house that create good amounts of shade. I never needed ... | |
| Parasound to Pass Upgrade @reg19 so the Focal MU3 are 93db sensitive, 4ohm (min 3ohm). What makes them so difficult to drive? I’m contemplating replacing my XA30.8 with X260.8 to drive my Wilson Sabrina that are 4ohm (dip down to around 2ohm) and 87db sensitive. Based on ... | |
| Parasound to Pass Upgrade @taylorro if you pick decide on pass amps, go for pass pre. If you want a tube preamp, audio research Ref 5se or 6se should be great paired with Pass amp. | |
| Parasound to Pass Upgrade @ddafoe my room is about the same size as yours. Also no AC. The XA30.8 is not terrible in the summer. I would assume the x260.8 gets as hot as x250.8 and adds another chassis. I am still most likely going to try the X260.8 though. I think my spea... | |
| Bricasti MDX upgrade Cool. I’ll compare. Been using Wide this whole time and never bothered since it sounds pretty awesome. |