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| Phono pre amp recommendations? - upgrading from ICON AUDIO PS1 MK II I'm not familiar with the phono stage you have, but your tastes sound similar to mine. There's a Cary Audio VT-500 available below your budget or you can buy one new from Cary direct for just a little over your budget. I replaced my Herron VTPH-... | |
| Stupid question about hooking up a streamer Yes, I do this with an Orbi mesh network and it works just fine. | |
| why expensive streamers It sounds like what you are describing is a "server", not a "streamer", which often includes a DAC. If you're expecting a server to vastly improve sound quality, you're correct in your assumption that it will have much less impact than the DAC wi... | |
| Importance of clocking As you can see, you have two kinds of posters here. One that have tried and implemented an external clock to a greater benefit. And then those, who have been peddling their ideas based on ‘documentation’ i.e. no direct experience 🙄 There are a... | |
| Importance of clocking Spend your money on a good DAC that includes a good clock. Spending thousands on a clock is a huge waste of money, IMHO. As mentioned earlier, the main purpose of an external clock is to synchronize multiple devices, not to improve sound quali... | |
| Rockna Wavelight Music Server I have the Wavedream Net paired with a Wavedream Signature DAC. The Wavedream NET replaced a Roon Nucleus. The DAC replaced an Aqua La Voce S3. The CD player in the Wavedream Net replaced a Marantz Pearl SACD player. I have no experience with ... | |
| Wonder product? The Puffin is a great entry level phono stage that does a lot of cool things and has more than enough gain to drive any cartridge. I wouldn't go so far as to call it a "wonder" product, but I can't think of anything at its price point that would... | |
| Marantz vs. Oppo or Theta I've had a couple of Onkyo pieces and think the Marantz units are built better and sound better. | |
| 18 inch subwoofer vs multiple 12 inch subwoofers with bookshelf speakers 4 X f12. I have two Rythmik F30 (2 X 15") and two SVS SB13 Ultra subs (13.5") in my system. It's complete overkill. The volume setting on the Rythmiks is about 9 o'clock and something like -27 on the SVS subs. In other words, they are barely e... | |
| Anyone listen to entire albums? Vinyl - almost always yes. Digital - about 50/50 | |
| Marantz vs. Oppo or Theta The Marantz "house sound" leans toward slightly warm. Oppo is more neutral. I have a Marantz 7704 and before that an 8801. The 7704 has been bulletproof so far and sounds great for home theater. I've also owned Marantz CD players including the... | |
| Klaudio KD-CLN-LP200 Owners Mine makes a bit of a gurgling sound, but it's very faint. Not as pronounced as I hear in the video. If you have your phone right next to it, then it's about what it would sound like if I put my ear up to it. The water level is fine. Are your r... | |
| If you have a nice system why do you really need room treatments? The room is part of the "system". How can you have a "nice system" if you don't understand that? | |
| Kiseki Blue N.S. vs van den Hul Frog Gold I have owned the VDH MC-One Special which sits below the Frog in the lineup and currently have the Van den Hul Crimson XGW Stradivarius which is above the Frog. I also have the Blue N.S., which I would describe as being a bit more lush than the V... | |
| What the Best Dac have you heard or owned. How could you tell it was that good. @calvinj I beg to differ. The DAC is not your source. It converts your digital source to an analog signal. It is in the chain with the source which is your streamer or music files but it doesn't create the music or the type of file that the sourc... |