bruxesq
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| Next Best Upgrade for Tidal MQA? @jji666 Haha, thanks! It seemed obvious to me that the preamp was the way to go, but wanted the benefit of the forum's collective knowledge and experience.I think I'm down to 3 options:(1) Brooklyn Bridge (2) Parasound JC2(3) Prima Luna EVO 400R... | |
| Next Best Upgrade for Tidal MQA? @jjss49 yep, will test it out myself, just interesting to see the comments from the “professional” reviewers.@invalid I am 100% with you - just need to decide what route to take.I still might mess with a device that cleans up the network though - ... | |
| Next Best Upgrade for Tidal MQA? https://www.whathifi.com/us/qobuz/reviewhttps://uk.pcmag.com/services-players/127046/qobuzBoth fairly recent reviews that tip toward Tidal as having better sound quality than Qobuz... | |
| Next Best Upgrade for Tidal MQA? @cycles2 @fastfreight @jjss49Thanks all for the comments.RE: Qobuz - I’m not anti-Qobuz in any way, and I’m not wedded to MQA for all time. I did ensure that my streamer and DAC could properly handle MQA, but would not be the end of the world to s... | |
| Next Best Upgrade for Tidal MQA? @dfansler - thank you very much for the response!The Brooklyn Bridge was on my list already as an alternative and would make a lot of sense. This tube preamp concept is new to me and is intriguing. I didn’t articulate very well what I’m hoping t... | |
| Next Best Upgrade for Tidal MQA? @cycles2 thanks for a completely unhelpful comment based entirely on your subjective view that, regardless of your opinion, is non-responsive to my thread... | |
| Next Best Upgrade for Tidal MQA? @jnehma1 I think you're right about the configuration, but would you expect DIRAC to be that much better than Audyssey XT 32? That's what the Marantz includes, which I believe is (or at least was) the highest level of Audyssey.That being said, mi... | |
| Next Best Upgrade for Tidal MQA? @calieng: thanks for the feedback. I guess my real question is: is a new streamer really going to make more of a difference than a new preamp? The wife is only going to let me do so many upgrades at a time :)@photomax: have not tried Qobuz yet as... | |
| Next Best Upgrade for Tidal MQA? Thanks for all the suggestions - now I’ve got some ideas short and long term. | |
| Next Best Upgrade for Tidal MQA? @jjss49 Appreciate the follow-up - what preamp thoughts do you have?@vinylshadow I took his comment to mean, forget about MQA support in your system, try this upscaler instead. | |
| Next Best Upgrade for Tidal MQA? Am I understanding your post to mean that you would suggest an investment in an M-Scaler over an upgraded preamp, even with a non-Chord DAC (such as my MyTek Liberty)?I'm not a blind fanboy of MQA, but to my ears, the format is generally a win. I... | |
| Next Best Upgrade for Tidal MQA? How's the heat on a tubed pre-amp? | |
| Next Best Upgrade for Tidal MQA? Never had tube gear before.First blush, looks like the Rogue Audio RP-7 might be worth looking into?Before buying the KEFs, I nearly pulled the trigger on Wilson Yvette’s, but decided that I didn’t want to risk that expensive gear on my (at the ti... | |
| Next Best Upgrade for Tidal MQA? I should add, any preamp needs to have a home theater bypass | |
| Next Best Upgrade for Tidal MQA? I’m generally happy with the sound, but always chasing the cleaner, clearer, better separation, more dynamic, more lifelike...To answer the question differently, I have a perceived weakness in the Marantz, and then to a lesser extent the DAC, and ... |