christianb5s4
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| Marantz AV7706 11.2Ch 8K Ultra HD AV Surround Pre-Amplifier with HEOS® @nevada_matt Fair enough! It's definitely not cheap, but figured it's at least a quality alternative to throw into the mix. | |
| Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update I'm also waiting for the T+ update to come, although I might go the route of the updated board just so I can have the original on hand. For burn in, I'm sure there's an element of that but I also believe a big part of it is actually the listen... | |
| Playing CDs sounds better than Qobuz — dammit I did the switch from a Node 130 w/ upgraded power supply (which in itself was a great improvement) to a Lumin U1 w/ X1 power supply, and it's night and day improvement in every way. As it should be for the price difference. Better bass, sound sta... | |
| Best amp pairing for Focal Kanta 1s As a fellow Kanta owner, I'm curious how you will end up liking the Luxman pairing. Keep us updated when you have a chance to experience it! | |
| The Good Stuff Absolutely loving all those recommendations @rok2id , thank you, | |
| Lumin Streamers I have a Lumin U1 w/ X1 power supply and am extremely happy. The Lumin app is in my opinion great and largely issue free, customer support and software updates are frequent (especially adding more capabilities), and it sounds phenomenal. They ... | |
| Audio Research in Receivership. @ghasley I fully agree. From myself personally along with a number of friends and acquaintances, who've jumped into two channel, mostly due to my journey and setup. Your post is very well said. There are plenty of younger people who have plent... | |
| Marantz AV7706 11.2Ch 8K Ultra HD AV Surround Pre-Amplifier with HEOS® Another one to throw into the mix is the Arcam AV40/41. I've had mine for two years and have nothing but good things to say about it. It beat out Marantz and Denon no pure sound quality (HT and music) when I was in the market and auditioned. I... | |
| Your Parasound JC5 Impressions The JC5 was also released in 2018, and have seen a few posts across forums and reviewers that replacements are in development. No clue if those are accurate or not. That could also be a driver of for sale ads or people trading them into dealers to... | |
| Amazon Music HD-- Am I the only one who knows about this? I really wanted to like Amazon Music HD because it has a massive selection and was a good value. Unfortunately, in my experience I found sound quality to be noticeably inferior to Qobuz or even Tidal, so I cancelled. | |
| Your Parasound JC5 Impressions I currently have one and enjoy it a lot. I got it because it was good value, albeit not one I would consider end game. It does everything well on all kinds of music in my set up. It is also my first class AB amp. Not sure what my next move wil... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Abraxas - Santana, trying to explore more of his stuff and change it up from a major blues kick! | |
| What is the proper loudness for listening? Some very good insight here, I enjoyed reading through this thread understanding there's always the factors of the individual person, system and room. Personally, I find myself in 70-75db as a sweet spot for most types of music although I'll g... | |
| Shifting center image and recommendations on an approach Another aspect not to overlook is the rake of the speakers, i.e. tilt forward or backward. A fraction of an inch makes a difference in my experience. | |
| Question: Sound Treatment behind the Listener? I ended up going with GIK 6A Alpha diffusor/absorbers to go behind my listening position. Granted, my room constraints necessitated something that would work relatively nearfield which these do. Highly recommend these. |