blisshifi
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| SACD Player/Transport Choices @henryeng I’ve learned that if sitting from 10ft away or more, you have to be mindful of where you’re pointing the remote. The unit is quite small and the IR window looks small as a result. If you are more accurate with the pointing, it should be ... | |
| What exactly is critical listening? Who does it? i know for myself personally i find the deepest most meaningful feedback about where my system is from non-critical listening.....where i am just listening without any specific agenda. it’s when the full wonder of the music seems to happen. wh... | |
| What exactly is critical listening? Who does it? Listening critically also gets easier with time / experience for a few reasons. It takes time to build the experience of what a realistic presentation sounds like - tonally, spatially, and effortlessly. And the better one’s source material, room, ... | |
| Timeline Listing of Notable and Influential Times in Audio Manufacturing History Wow, thanks for sharing. I skimmed a few entries across the many pages and can easily say this will be worth dedicating the appropriate amount of time to digest. It does a great job highlighting the order of innovations and innovators, along with ... | |
| Streamer recommendation Yeah, I would suggest another Aurender, preferably the N200 to go with the Gryphon. Nothing comes close to the N200 in its price range, and this keeps you in the Conductor ecosystem for both systems. As a dealer for many high end streamer brands, ... | |
| Looking for a High Quality Short HDMI Cable @jaybe When going DH Labs, make sure you go for the HDMI 2.1 Silver, not the HDMI 2.0. It’s just a little more expensive but performs on a much higher level for the price. Up there with Wireworld’s best Platinum Starlight HDMI. | |
| SACD Player/Transport Choices @bergenma I just received the display unit of the ONIX XST20 for my store. It is an exceptional performer for the price! I’m currently pairing it with the Grimm MU2, which is quite appealing both visually and sonically. Even the menus of both un... | |
| Looking for a more up-to-date streamer If you are using a decent power conditioner to plug a streamer into, consider a WiiM Ultra with a Synergistic Research Tranquility Pod Carbon on top. I just conducted an experiment using this combo against some high end streamers (well over $1,500... | |
| Improve RFI @mahler123 I’m curious… how is the RFI affecting your system audibly? Are its effects clear to you? I use Synergistic Research’s Tranquility Base Carbons with excellent results (in full disclosure I am a dealer for them). They are not inexpensive... | |
| the gateway product that turned you into an audiophile For me it was inheriting my older brother’s B&O Beogram RX2. I ended up building a complete system around it, which kicked off the never ending journey I continue to be on today. | |
| Integrated that blew you away If you want to keep the quality of endgame separates and have a single box with everything including a streamer, DAC, CD transport and optional phono, look into the T+A R 2500 R. It is $18,800, and the optional phono is ~$900. it punches almost a... | |
| What was the best “new to you” song/music/artist you heard at Axpona 2025? This was the first expo I ever exhibited at, and we had a heck of a time. Here’s the playlist I curated for our room in 1526: https://open.qobuz.com/playlist/31277577 A few of these tracks I’ve came across at other audio shows, but many other tr... | |
| Cable upgrade @soix Yeah the weight is what more than anything took me away from Audeze. They open up with much better aftermarket cables, but the LCD-2 is dark, no question about it, whereas the LCD-3 and LCD-4 were respectively much better. Meze is super com... | |
| Cable upgrade @soix My pleasure. The Arya Stealth is a bit more balanced sounding tonally, where the HE1KSE is a bit more lean. Of course, the HE1KSE is more transparent, dynamic, and faster by a fairly large margin. Definitely more presence overall with the HE... | |
| PSVane 300B comparisons wanted @bruce19 I’m sorry I missed that. It’s been a while since I’ve played with 300B, and I didn’t know Psvane had a Horizon line. If upgrading, I would try to skip the T-II. They were slightly tipped and brash in my experience. I see they have a T-III... |