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| Have you ever used a separate speaker selector unit to audition speakers? Would you? What about switching between amps driving a single speaker? I use an Ayre VX-5 Twenty stereo amp to drive KEF Reference 1s, but would like be able to switch easily to Cary single-ended monoblocks on occasion. Any recommended switches for that? | |
| Basic Digital Audio Setup Advice The Google master unit is connected to the router. Both the upstairs iMac and downstairs Mini (sole purpose is to run Roon core) indicate they are connected to the Ethernet. This weekend I plan to move the Mini upstairs and connect it to the spa... | |
| Basic Digital Audio Setup Advice My perhaps flawed understanding is that the Google MESH system generates a distributed Ethernet. The master MESH unit plugs into the router. The cables from the MESH units appear to be Ethernet cables that plug into Ethernet ports. When I plug ... | |
| Basic Digital Audio Setup Advice You might use a Google MESH system to generate an Ethernet network, run Roon core on your iMac and use a Senore microRendu or ultraRendu as the Roon endpoint with USB to a DAC of your choice. It's simple to setup, the iMac doesn't need to be near... | |
| 192 khz/24 bit Albums on Qobuz readheads -- I hope you’re using balanced analog from the Ayre Codex for your comparisons. Ayre stuff seems to sound distinctly better with balanced connections. | |
| Are manufacturer AC cables good enough? As part of moving equipment from one rack to another I at last connected a Pangea AC 14 to the Ayre VX-5 Twenty amp -- I've misplaced the PS Audio AC 3s and the other AC 14 in the mess I've made during the change over. I have a bunch of similar l... | |
| Really need help choosing audio streamer !!! I think you can find a microRendu in the used market. I did. You need a power supply that you might also find used. I used mine with an Ayre Codex DAC, Ayre A7e integrated, and KEF LS50s. I eventually upgraded to an ultraRendu -- much harder t... | |
| REF reference model 3 The Audiogon Bluebook seems to indicate around $1K. | |
| Best Mods for a Mac-mini used as a Music Server I don't know how I came up with the $5K number in my previous post. I bought the Ayre Codex used for $1K and the Ayre A7 integrated amp used for $1.5K. The microRendu and power supply were a bit over $500, so $3K would have been closer. I've si... | |
| Are manufacturer AC cables good enough? Not yet. I'm in the process of moving stuff from one rack to another. | |
| Are manufacturer AC cables good enough? I suspect you're right. I haven't looked at this thread recently. I'm amazed by how it's grown. Glad I didn't ask about something controversial like MQA. | |
| Are manufacturer AC cables good enough? My impression is that the folks at Ayre listen to and test their products very carefully. My one interaction with Charles Hansen convinced me he did. Ayre manuals recommend balanced rather than single-ended connections and often give other guida... | |
| KEF Reference 5 vs. B&W 802 D3 speakers - which one better? your knowledges & opinions IIRC some reviewers claim the Ref. 1s are the best of the lot, with a more integrated sound than the 3s or 5s. In my setup the in-room response of the Ref.1s measures pretty flat to 30 Hz then rolls off sharply. I augment them with a pair of Velod... | |
| Are manufacturer AC cables good enough? Obviously there are lots of opinions about power cords, as well as about nearly every aspect of audio. I found a few of the comments inane or illogical. One thing I didn't mention that turned me off the AC3 and to a lesser extent the AC14 is the... | |
| Music Server vs PC confused I suspect the lack of replies might indicate the answer to your main question is no. For those of us hooked on Roon, a common setup seems to be Mac Mini running Roon core, ethernet to a Senore micro- or ultraRendu, USB to DAC. A used microRendu ... |