carlsbad
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| Nearly all manufacturers do not advertise/exhibit their product measurements? Why? @fleschler I don't often read the ASR trash. But other people quote it. I heard ASR panned the EtherRegen switch and that put me over the top in my decision to buy it. Great switch. They haven't banned you yet? | |
| Optical Isolation @navyachts Well I’ve spent the last 2 days playing with EtherRegen (ER). I had a plumbing issue too so I’ve also spent some time recovering in my listening chair from activities requiring contortionism which gave me some good time to compare confi... | |
| Upgrade path question. Upgrade analog or turn to digital? Don’t resist digital. It is inevitable. You will be assimilated. That said, don’t give up analog. You probably have a long and memorable history with it. Both. Jerry | |
| would I benefit getting a balanced amp (BAT 55se) - given my pre-amp is RCA output Don't choose your amp based on avaibility of inputs. In your audioroom there isn't really a difference. That said, the BAT is a very nice amp. I like the 6c33c tube so long as you can manage the heat. 4 of them make a LOT of heat. Jerry | |
| Nearly all manufacturers do not advertise/exhibit their product measurements? Why? ASR insn't infallible but 99% of the time you can do the opposite of what ASR says and be in good shape. ASR is the Shock Jock of the audiophile world, posting rediculous claims supposedly backed up by numbers, to create havoc and clics. Unfortu... | |
| How good does my system have to be to realize an improvement with cables? Not terribly good but cables should be near the end of the list of things you upgrade. More bang for your buck upgrading electronics. | |
| Decware Triode pre-amplifier Decware fan folloing this thread. | |
| Cables to settle brightness If vinyl doesn't have the problem, it is in your dac. Some DACs have a voltage setting. Turning down the voltage can reduce harshness. I keep saying that cables aren't tuners and many disagree. But you're spending a lot of money swapping out th... | |
| Streaming Spotify vs Tidal I stream qobuz via Roon so roon provies a very nice interface. My kids use spotify and it seems to be the leader in ease-of-use by a long shot. In your car you probably won't benefit from a better quality stream and frankly your Bose HT system i... | |
| Time/Process of Hooking up New Equipment Today I pickedup my new audio ethernet swtich and linear power supply on the way home from my 5 hour hike this morning (13.5 miles). I showered and drank some liquids before I installed it--30 minute delay. was listening in 45 minutes from the t... | |
| Optical Isolation First impression very positive. I'll need to give a bit of time to have more meaningfull thoughts. | |
| Optical Isolation I have a friend who went the small green computer route. The other route is an "Audiophile" ethernet switch. A bit less money and not sure that you'll get better quality from optical. We will see what others post. Coincidentally I'lm hooking up... | |
| LS28 upgrade to LS28SE I prefer the PV56LX | |
| Temporary Down Sizing - Integrated Amp Recommendations @tyray I haven't yet. Been busy. Looking forward to it. The stock amps sound great so any improvement would be wonderful. | |
| Router for Audio Streaming I'll say it more clearly that I said it above. Wireless sucks. |