chilehed
Responses from chilehed
| Your tube preamp and ss amp thread Backert Labs 1.3X to Pass 250.8 works really well....of course there are so many other variables but in my room the dynamics are incredible and the soundstage is vivid. | |
| Preamp recommendation; ≤ $5k +1 for Backert Labs Rhumba. | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear William Topley... prolific during the late 90's and early 2000's and is still at it today. Much of his catalog is available on Tidal and the recording quality for most of his material is quite good. Some samples from different albums:https://www.y... | |
| Help! Choosing a Roon core/streamer/server! (Roon vs Innuos vs Wyred4Sound) Cross Innuos off the list if Amazon music is a requirement, only Tidal, Spotify and Qobuz at the moment. | |
| Need preamp recommendation +1 for Backert, it's a PRAT machine. | |
| Upgrading Aerial Acoustics Model 7T I also heard the Atria's at Goodwins but with a different DAC. The image in that room is compressed compared to what I hear at home. They had the speakers toed in quite a bit so was thinking that could have accounted for it? While there I was more... | |
| Upgrading Aerial Acoustics Model 7T Hi @indranilsen, I heard the Atria's in a very nice room and they were driven by an Innuos streamer, DCS Bartok DAC and the smaller Gryphon integrated amp. I was actually surprised by how similar that system sounded to mine in terms of dynamics. I... | |
| Upgrading Aerial Acoustics Model 7T I heard the Atria IIs at a local shop while comparing two network streamers and prefer my 7Ts; but this was not an apples to apples comparison. Different electronics, different room etc.. | |
| Bluesound Vault 2 It is simple to back up the Vault with a USB drive. I used an inexpensive USB HD to make backups and restored it to my Zenith when I upgraded which was also a breeze. | |
| Innuos - New Re-Clocker Cool, been keen on trying one of these out but my dealer has not been able to get hold of one. They say they have one inbound but that has been the story for several weeks. Will be interested in your experience going forward. | |
| Innuos - New Re-Clocker Congratulations, did your dealer happen to mention what the lead time is for delivery? | |
| Innuos ZEN Mini Mk3 vs Bluesound Vault 2i Some of this has been covered in other threads. @stevehuff has an extensive writeup that you can glean some info from here: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/innous-zen-mini-mk-3 but he's taking things a few steps further with the LPS and... | |
| What other Hobbies or Interests Do You Have? In approximate order of time investment:BeekeepingGardening (mostly vegetable)Cooking indoor and outdoors on my Big Green EggHome / yard maintenanceIce SkatingFermenting things (Beer, Wine, Mead, Kombucha)DistillingGolfListening to live music | |
| Innous Zen Mini MK 3 @stevehuff , nice writeup. No question Innuos is a sonic step up but for many, Roon will be a critical piece given the other UI alternatives. I had the same experience with Orange Squeeze as you had with iPeng. It is clumsy with only the most basi... | |
| Move to the next level @bruce19, you are probably right about the move to Bluesound. I only mention it because of the value and that it is widely integrated with all the popular services and has a well integrated control app. I know Yamaha makes some good stuff and am a... |