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| My first Tube Amplifier I heard a Primaluna integrated at a local dealer matched up with some Klipsch La Scala speakers and fell in love with the tube sound. I wanted something a little less "syrupy" for lack of a better word and ended up with a second hand Audio Researc... | |
| Roon vs Bluesound Apples and oranges for the most part. Roon is a _software_ solution for managing your music that is dependent on hardware (a Roon "core" and Roon "endpoints").Bluesound is hardware for streaming, ripping, distributing your music that includes som... | |
| Modern AV Receiver vs Amp / Pre-Amp separates? Genuine question I can't answer that question, but Modwright is a small company and everything is hand assembled. They don't have the economies of scale someone like Marantz would to recover their initial design and machining costs. I bought mine used and did no... | |
| Modern AV Receiver vs Amp / Pre-Amp separates? Genuine question @ethanhallbeyer Someone else can probably explain this better than I can, but the fact that there are so few electronics and that they are of better quality and more isolated in a unit like the LS100 is exactly what allows it to sound better. The... | |
| So I have a DAC; now what Player should I look at? The BlueSound Node 2 is excellent and connected to a good DAC, can provide great sound quality.To the person who asked "Why should the OP pay for another DAC?" I would say "why not?". The BlueSound’s main purpose is to be a streamer. The DAC is a ... | |
| TIDAL-Who knows what you are hearing? Don't Ask, Don't Tell. You're over-complicating this. Tidal sounds great. Period. | |
| Emotiva equipmet, how good is it? I had a pair of XPA-100 Gen 2 that I used as surround amps for a while. I also have an XPA-5 driving the surround speakers in my bedroom system. See a pattern here? They are OK amps, but I wouldn't use them for critical two channel listening. ... | |
| WHICH HT PROCESSOR @rwrightcpa Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think the DAC in your Mcintosh is engaged when you're using the home theater pass through. My preamp doesn't have a DAC, it's sending the signal directly to the Marantz.I might be less ... | |
| Modern AV Receiver vs Amp / Pre-Amp separates? Genuine question Are separates going to sound twice as good? No. Will a system with a decent preamp and dedicated DAC sound better than most AVRs? Yes, noticeably. The most recent AVPs I've had in my main system were Marantz AV8801 (the flagship at the time) a... | |
| WHICH HT PROCESSOR Doesn't the Mcintosh have home theater pass through?I have a Marantz 7704 and use my Modwright LS100 for 2 channel and use the HTBP for watching movies. There are some discussions out there where a group of enthusiasts did some blind testing w... | |
| Questions about Node 2i I have a wireless repeater and a 4 port switch in my entertainment system. I watch 4K content on Netflix, stream to the BlueSound Node 2, etc. with no issues. There are a lot of variables to take into consideration - your connection speed, how g... | |
| Is the Music Hall MMF 2.2 a good table for an entry level table? After reading this thread I grabbed my MMF-2.2 which has been sitting unused for a while and put it in my main system. I have to say, it sounded really nice.I have better tables now and there are sonic gains to be made stepping up from this table... | |
| Is the Music Hall MMF 2.2 a good table for an entry level table? I still have a MMF 2.2 and plan to keep it. It's been sitting idle while I try to sell a couple of other tables (both "better" than the 2.2). I got the Ferrari red one and added a speed box (which I now use with my MMF 7.1) and the acrylic platt... | |
| Which DAC: Benchmark, Mytek, Audio Mirror, Holo Audio, Mojo Audio? I can't compare to your current DAC or any that you listed, but I do have a Mytek Liberty and am quite happy with it. It's in my 2nd system feeding a Heed Elixir integrated amp. The source is my PC via USB (it's an old Dell XPS system, no specia... | |
| Pre-Amp vs. Integrated...why? Internal phono stages typically only accommodate moving magnet cartridges, which is what you have. There are no options for "loading" the cartridge or changing the gain for low output moving coil cartridges. Some higher end integrated amps will ... |