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| How do I switch from Wi-Fi to Ethernet cables? Wifi6 can do 1.2Gbps and most home ethernet is 1.0Gbps. If you are streaming say hi-res Qobuz which is a few hundred kbps typically (max is 9216kbps theoretically for lossless hires but never achieved) and wifi6 does 1200000 kbps then just do the... | |
| How do I switch from Wi-Fi to Ethernet cables? I think you want a nice set of wifi6 mesh routers. I have had good luck with ASUS AiMesh equipment. That not only would solve your concern with the Node but would benefit all other wifi devices you have or may purchase in the future. There are a... | |
| Bluesound Node (2021) PS upgrade to Teddy Pardo; is it worth it? I did the LHY filter board and 5V LPS on a new Node N130.Yes it did sound better. A bit more clarity. But it does not fix the bad USB audio out or the mediocre internal DAC. I found a PI 4 USB into a Denafrips Aries DAC still sounds much better. ... | |
| Gustard R26 Here also is a gut shot of the Ladder Schumann. It also is a 2 ladder DAC. So a fair comparison is between Aries, Ladder, and R26. Pontus is in a class above with 4 ladders. What was not fair in the test I did was using Lumin U1 Mini, Innous Pu... | |
| Gustard R26 By the way from a technical point of view the R26 DAC board hardware is similar to the Aries with 2 ladders. The Pontus provides 4 ladders to average out errors. We should not expect a product to perform past its design. The power supply for the ... | |
| Gustard R26 @soix Why pump the product? I am an engineer. I have run testing labs and worked for the federal government, military, nuclear energy....I am trained in testing and evaluation. I have heard what I need to hear. Anyone who really wants to eval... | |
| Gustard R26 @soix Yes running it in for a while may help but the other DACs were new too (except Pontus). And I did leave R26 on for more than a day to properly warm it up. I heard enough to know I will not keep it. I just wanted to hear for myself what al... | |
| Gustard R26 I got the R26 this week. Not that impressed with it. Tried it against my various other equipment...Aries 12th, Pontus II, Ladder Schumann using a variety of streamers and amps. It sounded veiled, lacking dynamics and loose bass. All the others wer... | |
| Innuos and Roon? I do not use DSP upscaling. Is that what you mean by better sound? Unfortunately I have several different types of streamers Lumin, Ropieee, Bluesound, Innuos etc so Roon is the only option if I just want to deal with one app. | |
| Considering A 20-40 Watt Stereo SET Amp The mono blocks sound like a good idea. Can be paired with a tube pre with variable outs for subs. Although it might sound schiity.... https://www.schiit.com/products/freya-n | |
| Innuos and Roon? Thanks for the replies. I have Roon Core on an Intel NUC. So was just looking for a good sounding endpoint. I do prefer to stick with Roon rather than multiple other manufacturer specific software. | |
| Considering A 20-40 Watt Stereo SET Amp SET 845s are musical but also a little slow and rolled off sounding (from the ones I have tried or owned). I have a 300B / 845 amp that I would love to get rid of but no one has a forklift to pick it up! To the OP for SET in that wattage the 30... | |
| Adding a Dac and Stresmer Depending on budget I would agree about Pontus II as best bang for the buck in your system. If you can afford it the Venus II is noticeably better but only by a few percent depending on the resolution of your system. A Lumin U1 Mini with linear p... | |
| The 300B World 274B is commonly used with 300B SET amps. For 300B tubes I like PSVANE 300B-T Mark II. Best tube in its price range. Not a fan of the silver coating but It supposedly makes the tube sound better. Best transformers I have heard in a production am... | |
| Can US 220 Volts Be Used On European 220 V Amp? Unless there is an internal voltage switch or a transformer tap for 115V that can easily be connected I would not bother. There are lots of nice equipment for sale that runs on 115V. |