chopandchange
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| Budget preamp with quality volume control I did see the icOn 4PRO in action at an Audio Show - very impressive - and a very easy to use remote because it’s taking advantage of the Apple r/c. I think that would be my choice if I were to go for anything. Helped further by your endorsement ... | |
| Budget preamp with quality volume control Thanks - this company thinks otherwise due to how short the cables for interconnects are etc ... read here: http://www.rothwellaudioproducts.co.uk/html/the_truth_about_passive_pre-am.html | |
| Budget preamp with quality volume control I was looking through this post and thought - if I am only using the ONE digital source - would I really need a pre-amp at all? After all, a preamp deals with the switching of inputs (and I only have the one input) and also gain control but there'... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? Thanks for the link - here's the link for the Gustard R26 https://soundnews.net/sources/dacs/a-new-point-of-reference-gustard-r26-discrete-r-2r-ladder-dac-review/ | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? @arafiq no I didn't expect the R26 to be close to the MU1 in terms of comparing the streaming side of things - I just get the impression that if you can compromise on the streaming functionality, the R26 sound quality is especially good. You coul... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? I haven’t read this all the way through - but maybe try a Gustard R26 Streamer / DAC combo - reviews on it are stunning especially by dacman. I haven’t heard the R26 but I have heard the MU1 - the MU1 made my low cost Metrum Octave DAC sound far ... | |
| Network optimization for serious streamers Has anyone got any advice out there based on my system setup above ? | |
| Network optimization for serious streamers Sorry I jumped to the end here without reading everything - how can I improve (tidy) up my networking to improve sound quality in this context: Now I have done ’some’ tidying up but where further do I go - with the caveat that I must use Wi-Fi bu... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? @adasdad picking up on this response here from you To me it just doesn’t make sense to put a $10K streamer in front of a $4,500 DAC. I put the Grimm in front of a comparatively low cost Metrum Octave v2 DAC and even this lowly DAC sounded far be... | |
| The revolution has begun! This all looks very good on paper if you are an audiophile looking for the best sound from a digital source - all things being equal this concept should be better - surely? You are eliminating so many unneeded parts in the audio chain - it has to ... | |
| Maggie LRS so ridiculously good Well here I am still continuing to listen to these Magnepan LRS panels - they are very good indeed - however I did need to purchase a powerful amp to get more out of them. I have chosen to use a Musical Fidelity M6si which is good ol’ fashioned C... | |
| Maggie LRS so ridiculously good I now have a pair of LRS speakers - and looking back at these comments amaze me that some have paired 30 watts / 60 watts with these speakers and getting good results! There was I looking for a Hegel H190 or H200 to power them with. Have any of ... | |
| Best DACs under $7,000.00 @rwwear that Holo May YouTube video you linked to is a pretty convincing reason why that DAC should not be ignored! It might very well be an expensive DAC - but think of the money you could save on the digital transport! With that much galvanic i... | |
| Best DACs under $7,000.00 Before upgrading your DAC perhaps you should check out the suggestion from by @maurice89 by trying the Elite Plixir Conditioner first! I would have the conditioner connected to your source (streamer) and current DAC if you go for the smallest on... | |
| Streaming vs Physical Media @stevewharton Nice summary - and I sort of do get where clocking is relevant from within the streamer or from within the CD player - but before that - no - I don't get it. At the time of streaming say from Qobuz - the transmission of the data f... |