audphile1
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| Should I get a Roon Nucleus? It will most likely accomplish nothing for your audio as long as you don’t use that computer as a streamer. If you use that iMac as a computer for other tasks concurrently with running Roon and it doesn’t have enough brains to multitask, you will ... | |
| Need 25 foot interconnects Good quality RCA cables should do just fine. BlueJeans LC-1 are very good as a starting point. I have been using a 10ft set of these on and off for years (especially when in between cable upgrades) and they’re solid. I actually prefer the LC1 to M... | |
| Pass labs upgrade path I would say you’ll get more out of a preamp upgrade. By the way the volume control on Bricasti is a lot better than I thought it would be when I tried it on my M3. Just thought to mention it in case you need an interim preamp if you sell before yo... | |
| Pass Then vs. Pass Now Congrats! Keep us posted. | |
| DAC’s @holmz I must say you got an unusual combination of components there. I’d recommend you start a separate discussion, asking for some feedback based on your current set up rather than hijacking this thread. | |
| DAC’s @jerrybj that is some serious research with hilarious quotes. What did you do? Tortured some ASR minion to get it all? LMAO woosah dude it’s not worth it. | |
| The character of analog and digital It is very pointless to 'discuss' own preferncies (not directed to you) if one is not familiar with process. Seems nobody here reads the words of people who are actually responsable for the actual sound of some recording or format, like Steve Hof... | |
| Which preamp to go with pass labs x150.8 You should be fine with ARC or XP-12. | |
| The character of analog and digital @millercarbon I looked at your system. We’re talking serious level analog source. And that was compared to a CD played on the modified OPPO DVD player? Or was there another digital source that’s a bit closer to the level of your analog that you us... | |
| Cables to settle brightness @w123ale you’ve chosen the right path! Congrats and enjoy! | |
| DAC’s @cakyol Qutest is an excellent DAC. I had it and I can vouch for it. And you can believe what you believe but that doesn’t make it a fact. Chord has Hugo TT2, DAVE and the M-Scaler for a reason. I have no experience with Meitner so I can’t speak t... | |
| Pass Then vs. Pass Now My experience with Rogue RP-1, RP-5 and ST-100 was similar - the sound would open up at higher listening levels. At lower volume it sounded a bit dry, less vibrant, less detailed and more restricted. With Pass gear you get way more of what’s on th... | |
| Pass Then vs. Pass Now @theschwartz yup ARC with Pass is excellent, you can’t go wrong. Take it one step at a time. Upgrade as time and budget allows you to do so but getting the amp first is the right move. | |
| Static attack! Time to get the humidifiers going @pkatsuleas I looked at the Hudson brush. Thinking of trying it as well as their Ultrasonic Stylus Cleaner. | |
| Static attack! Time to get the humidifiers going Timely post! Looking for a good solution as well. Zerostat doesn’t do 💩 in most cases. I lifted a record off a delrin platter last night to flip it to side B and it rang out like an AK47. |