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| Heavy duty amp stand, Sonic benefits? Not sure if casters are a great idea under the amp stand and may nullify the benefits by reducing stability I use SolidSteel S3-A amp stand and it’s pretty good. Did I notice any improvement in sound? Not sure. Never A/B’d before and after. They ... | |
| Digital front end upgrade options Node will likely be a noticeable improvement over your current setup but the Lumin D2 would be a big step up | |
| Digital front end upgrade options Mr. .45 ACP….Lumin U1 Mini is a pure streamer. You would need a DAC and going from U1 Mini into your AQ cobalt would be a potential waste of resources. If you like a one box solution, some of the options include, Lumin D2, HiFi Rose, Ever Solo (se... | |
| Baffled by Pricing Strategy Possible strategy to deter low ballers and tire kickers. I’ve not had one occasion where I wouldn’t accept a fair offer or my fair offer would be rejected by the seller irrespective of asking price. | |
| recomendations please - RCA's/Speaker cables for Supernait3 from Node? You can get Acoustic Zen Hologram II sp cables and Matrix Ref II interconnects used in that price range. I don’t know how it will sound with Naim amp. But these are excellent cables for the money. | |
| Cardas vs Cardas vs Shunyata interconnects @w123ale keep trying different cables. I would highly recommend Kimber KS 1126. Excellent balance top to bottom, air, dynamics, resolution, great tone and musicality in spades. You can pick up a used set for the cost of new Cardas Cygnus and try t... | |
| The ”sweetspot” in the Nordost line of cables @swede58 yes. Should be a good combination. | |
| Cardas vs Cardas vs Shunyata interconnects @w123ale not surprised about Cardas. I heard that wool warm blanket when I tried their Clear Beyond power cord. I’m sure it works well in some systems and sounds good to some listeners but I pass. few things if I may… In my experience, when i... | |
| The ”sweetspot” in the Nordost line of cables With Nordost your system must be on the certain level and you have to take time to evaluate these cables. I’ve tried Heimdal 2 and Frey 2. Frey 2 was better. But they didn’t wow me. The Tyr 2 is just next level in SQ. I’m running Tyr 2 XLRs now an... | |
| Audio Research REF 750 pre July 4 FIRE WORKS. TUBE ARC. @tattooedtrackman along with amp tubes, keep an eye on the power tubes in your Ref 6SE. Check with ARC on their lifespan and drop in a fresh set ahead of time. Signal tubes will live longer and die more gracefully do nothing much to be concerned a... | |
| ifi LAN iSilencer Never tried iFi LAN purifier. I use Network Acoustics Eno filter and it made a very nice improvement. Similar concept I’m sure. @j_andrews try it but…the streamer quality may be your bottleneck. I would not go crazy investing in filters but inste... | |
| Mac Mini As A Streaming Source I’ve used mac mini as a streamer for years. I had Roon on it and was streaming Qobuz and local files in AIFF, FLAC, ALAC. Wasn’t a fan. Both streamers I purchased as upgrade, the Auric Aries G1 and Limin U1 Mini easily beat it on tone, finesse an... | |
| Can an audio rack be that important? I couldn’t have said it better than @mikelavigne Just to add from personal experience - I have found my system to sound best with the amp(s) on the floor or on amp stands, away from source components. I have proven this to myself with every ampl... | |
| Budget preamp with quality volume control One other option for you is this classic Nelson Pass design. | |
| Has Your Hobby Changed? @baclagg congrats! Great place to be!!! You took great care in putting together that system and tuning the room to complete the setup. It looks great and I bet it sounds excellent as well! Enjoy!!! @mikelavigne congrats! have a long and healthy r... |