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| PS Audio BHK signature preamp @signaforce hope FedEx comes through! as to DAC replacement…I’d tackle it after the amp change is in and everything had settled including your ears adjusting to new sound. Many choices there in DAC space. | |
| Lumin U2 or Aurender N200 @willywonka I had the Mirage. Good cable. You should give Audience StudioOne a try. | |
| Lumin U2 or Aurender N200 @mclinnguy thank you! I’ll chime in with my updates after I try the FrontRow USB. As to Roon… From what I tried as far as UI/UX goes…Roon UI is the best there is. Conductor comes very close. Auralic Lightning DS is great too. Lumin is just not ... | |
| Subwoofers - Final Thoughts with Martin Logan ESL 13A I'm starting to get cold feet about this whole subwoofer thing, LOL @navyachts you essentially have tone controls now. Turn up the bass level knob in the back of the ML woofer cabinets. 😂 | |
| Do I Really Need a Dedicated Streamer? @dunkin in that system I would ditch iPad as a source and Spotify as a service and switch to Tidal or Qobuz. Qutest is a nice DAC. Feed it a good signal and you’ll be impressed. Figure out the budget for a streamer. I recommend shopping on a use... | |
| Lumin U2 or Aurender N200 @lalitk yep. Mix n match always worked for me. I think Nordost came close to being perfect as a full set but the flavor offered by the Audience speaker cables is just more to my liking. @fthompson251 I used to run Audience AU24se+ USB cable in... | |
| PS Audio BHK signature preamp @yyzsantabarbara I had CSiB in my system and I would not classify it as warm. It’s open, detailed and clear. Benchmark with OP’s Kef speakers might lean towards cool and analytical. Especially with Chord Qutest DAC. I would be hesitant to pair Ben... | |
| Downsizing from tower to bookshelf ATC SCM40 have the sound characteristics you’re looking for. Small footprint. Better bass than the stand mount speakers and within your budget used. | |
| Lumin U2 or Aurender N200 @swede58 as I mentioned previously I borrowed Nordost Tyr 2 speaker cables to compare to my current speaker cables, Audience FrontRow. I also borrowed Tyr 2 USB cable to compare with Audioquest Diamond that I currently use in my system. My current... | |
| Do I Really Need a Dedicated Streamer? @dunkin what’s the rest of your system and what chord dac is it? | |
| Subwoofers - Final Thoughts with Martin Logan ESL 13A I wouldn’t sell any components if I were you. You may regret it. Try a sub first from the dealer that has a good return policy (Music Direct, Upscale, Crutchfield). You can use the Coda preamp to drive the sub(s) if you have 2 RCA outs. See how it... | |
| Subwoofers - Final Thoughts with Martin Logan ESL 13A You can feed the sub from your preamp RCA out if you’re using XLR outs to drive the amp | |
| Front Row Seat Power Cord? @laginz Happy Holidays!!! | |
| Front Row Seat Power Cord? 1971gto455ho 496 posts 12-09-2024 at 06:22pm Dear steakster, Do you feel derogatory terms flat-eathers, naysayers etc fill in for the lack of even Debateable proof ? Learning something new is great, hocus-pocus is nothing but a joke. Re... | |
| Subwoofers - Final Thoughts with Martin Logan ESL 13A @rauliruegas thank you for the compliments sir. A pair of Martin Logan Montis with powered woofers were the speakers I replaced with the Sabrinas. I don’t disagree with what you’re saying. Problem is, every room is different. Every listener is ... |