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| Ethernet - Analog/Digital Signal Clean Up @larry5729 Let’s not derail this conversation please as I feel it is beneficial for a lot of members of this community who stream and have systems/rooms/ears to not need a blind test to hear the difference. Also, power conditioners are not being d... | |
| Looking for advice re: amps for Dynaudio Contour 20i Dynaudio need a powerful amp and they sound their best at higher volumes. I owned the S5.4 and drove them with Pass Labs X250.5. I also tried Rogue ST100 but the bigger Pass amp was better at opening them up. | |
| Ethernet - Analog/Digital Signal Clean Up For Ethernet cable I’m using Supra Cat8 which was a really nice upgrade from a generic cat 5. My Lumin streamer and Benchmark DAC3 HGC are connected using Audience AU24se+ USB cable (upgraded by Audience to StudioOne). I agree I can do better than... | |
| Ethernet - Analog/Digital Signal Clean Up All… Tons of good info guys thanks! @tuberist make sure you use your best Ethernet cable into the streamer. I have already done the comparison you’re about to do. If possible plug the converters into power conditioner. Difference is not night an... | |
| Step up From Rogue RP-5 I owned RP-5 paired with Stereo 100. Great amp but preamps (RP-1 and RP-5) didn’t impress me despite endless tube rolling. I owned several ARC preamps in the past as well albeit not in the same system and not paired with ST100. I’d go for Audio Re... | |
| Cheapest way to enhance SQ with digital streaming @sns I got both units plugged into my Puritan PSM156. And yes planning on picking up a better Ethernet cable at some point. Pretty amazed after another listen this afternoon. Less shouty and more relaxed presentation and it just sounds sweeter an... | |
| Considering moving on from B&W... Good to hear you’d rediscovered your B&Ws. Given the right components and room they can definitely sing. | |
| Quest for an external Dac has resulted in me way down the rabbit hole Denafrips Aries, based on reviews, is a warm sounding DAC. If you’re looking to liven up the top end, not sure that’s the right DAC. I would look for a used Benchmark DAC3 B. | |
| Cheapest way to enhance SQ with digital streaming The links didn’t post correctly…here are the items: Pack of 2 Gigabit Ethernet Multi-Mode LC Fiber Media Converter (SFP SX Transceivers Included), up to 550M, MMF, 10/100/1000Base-Tx to 1000Base-SX LC to LC Fiber Cable Multimode Fiber Patch Ca... | |
| Cheapest way to enhance SQ with digital streaming I’m going to revive this thread… I ordered a Pack of 2 Gigabit Ethernet Multi-Mode LC Fiber Media Converter (SFP SX Transceivers Included), up to 550M, MMF, 10/100/1000Base-Tx to 1000Base-SX with LC to LC Fiber Cable Multimode Fiber Patch Cable, ... | |
| Focal Sopra, Kanta, Aria That would be an assumption. But a good start if a different brand integrated made a positive change. Worth pursuing. See if that Cambridge has preamp out and use it as a preamp to drive your classe. Check what that does. That will add a variable ... | |
| Focal Sopra, Kanta, Aria So you swapped Bryston preamp and your amps for a Cambridge integrated? And how did you determine it’s the Bryston that’s causing the brightness? | |
| Considering moving on from B&W... If you like B&Ws and you have the 802s you will likely not like the Magico A3. I was in a process of moving on from the Martin Logan Montis that I had for several years and went to audition Magico A3 and they did nothing for me. Dark, overemp... | |
| Changes to older system I would not do any upgrades to the current preamp and amp. It’s unlikely to make a significant difference and you will never recoup that investment. Best upgrade path in my opinion would be speakers. Something like the GoldenEar Triton 3 used. Yo... | |
| WiFi streaming — streamer vs. through iPad Definitely follow up! One item to note - WiFi extenders and mesh network nodes generate noise. Just keep an eye/ear on it when you have your extender close to your audio components and cables. I had to move the eero mesh node I use to feed my Lum... |