charles1dad
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| Why don't higher end amplifiers come with a separate power chassis? There are some amp manufacturers who do think aftermarket power cords make a difference in sound quality. I do not doubt that for a moment. One thing is certain, confirmational bias is powerful. If someone is convince something will not make a ... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? @jeffseight There must be someone in the audio world wise enough to do a thorough analysis of the top streaming gear, fairly compared, and give us some intelligent insights? I doubt that you’ll find anyone in a position to compare all ... | |
| Innuos PULSE Mini? @happystreamer We have nearly identical objectives (No server duties, just online streaming) Roon not necessary. If you or someone in your Dutch community compares the Pulse mini and Ultra MK III let me know. Thanks Charles | |
| Innuos PULSE Mini? @happystreamer Hi, Yes I was referring to the Magna Mano Ultra MK III component. People who’ve actually heard it say that the sound quality is exceptionally good. I had viewed the Hans Beekhuyzen review and he is very,very impressed by it. I a... | |
| Finding (calculating?) speaker and amp impedance @asctim A hard to drive speaker can give a very expensive amp a reason to exist, and the amp can then complement the speaker’s "revealing" capabilities. So both sort of act together I believe that there is solid reasoning to support this susp... | |
| New Project RS2T transport @jriggy Yes, this seems to be the sequence of events. I also had the P.S. Audio PWT as my prior CD transport for 12 years. I really enjoyed it but the RS2T is even better in my system. Charles | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? Like many of us here on Audiogon, we just keep listening to and demoing gear and when we find something that outperforms what we have we switch. I did purchase @ghasley the Grimm and have no regrets. Unlike many here on Audiogon, ... | |
| New Project RS2T transport @tweak1 That unit is their RS model (1500USD list) the RS2T is their top or highest level CD transport. It's more than double the cost but is a very different design utilizing the Stream Unlimited Pro-8 drive mechanism and Blue Tiger -84 servo a... | |
| Network Acoustics Eno Streaming System vs SGC Optical Isolation System @sns You comments about ISP made me curious as my provider is Xfinity. They offer a modem/router tri-band 1 GB unit called XFi Advanced Gateway manufactured by Technicolor. I assume that this may be similar to your unit. Charles | |
| Network Acoustics Eno Streaming System vs SGC Optical Isolation System @sns I appreciate your insightful perspective. Certainly food for thought. Charles | |
| Why don't higher end amplifiers come with a separate power chassis? and know this if you listen to mostly music pro is the way to go. Kudos If this is your listening experience outcome, good for you and stick with it. I find well designed and implemented audio products for domestic environments provide a higher... | |
| Shoutout for the 432EVO Aeon III and Dave Lalin of Audio Intellect but there’s often a general sentiment out there that "bits are bits" which puts more emphasis and areas of improvement with the DAC. Yes, but just because something is repeated (Bits are bits) over and over doesn’t make it right. There are many... | |
| Shoutout for the 432EVO Aeon III and Dave Lalin of Audio Intellect @bentonpix Congratulations on your excellent outcome! It comes as no surprise (To me) that improved server/streamer quality is as impactful as your DAC upgrade. The improvement with the better Holo May KTE DAC was still stifled by the Node’s lim... | |
| Finding (calculating?) speaker and amp impedance @hleeid Surprisingly (to me) was finding out that my old 80 db sensitive little monitors are known to be great with tube amps. These are Rogers LS3/5a from the early 70s This represents the significance of the speaker impedance load and curve... | |
| Wilson to Tekton to ???? Please don't speak of Wilson and Tekton in the same breath No doubt that some feel this way. However the OP “actually “ heard and owned both and made his decision accordingly. This has more credence than merely dismissing something due to bias ... |