dbphd
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| Streaming only for Tidal Premium You didn't mention a budget. I use an Ayre QX-5 Twenty that receives Ethernet to play Qobuz and Tidal, downloaded, and ripped files via Roon. Balanced analog goes to an Ayre KX-5 Twenty, but a preamp is optional. The sound quality is superb. I... | |
| Roon can't find HQplayerr Not upset, riley, just tried to answer your question re listening time and provide a bit of explanation, but your two posts do seem snarky. I think what you're implying is that I post too often, and that might be true.I find the Roon knowledge ba... | |
| Roon can't find HQplayerr Sorry for disturbing you Riley. I tried unsuccessfully to delete the latest offending post. It's true I'm in a period of making a number of changes to a couple of setups, and have sought advice, then abandoned some of my planned changes. In fac... | |
| Dual Subwoofer Placement Tim,The idea behind the SMS-1 method is that it's easier to crawl with a microphone in hand than move a sub.db | |
| Ethernet or USB After internet consultation and confirmation by Ayre, I'll continue to use the QX-5 as a Roon endpoint and the DX-5 DSD as a disc player.db | |
| Dual Subwoofer Placement millercarbon, I assumed it was obvious that I have two setups, one stereo, the other HT. I choose to keep these setup separate for energy efficiency -- the three HT amps are Class D. Question was whether to use three subs for stereo and three fo... | |
| Dual Subwoofer Placement Tim & millercarbon,I envision adding another pair of Velodyne HGS-10s to the room. To review, the stereo setup is comprised of a pair of KEF Reference 1s and a pair of HGS-15s crossed at 40 Hz 4th order by a SMS-1 bass manager that provides a... | |
| Would this be a good starter system for streaming? I suspect that will be more than a starter system, more like an excellent system.I regret giving away my KEF 107.2s when I bought the Reference 1s.db | |
| Amp and Processor I’ve used two approaches to the stereo/HT issue. Previously a Parasound JC 2BP combined with a Bryston SP3 that contributed only surround and LFE and was by-passed for stereo. Amps were 3 JC 1 monoblocks. Speakers were a pair of KEF Reference 107/... | |
| There's a lot more bass in a 6.5" driver than most of you think Reminds me of a debate between Paul Klipsch and Edgar Villchur at a national meeting of the Acoustical Society in NYC during which Klipsch said something like "I don’t care if you push it with a broom, you still have to move the air" arguing radia... | |
| Kef 102 Reference and Kube use without tape loop or preamp The KUBE needs to be in front of the amp. You might try the 102s without the KUBE, and perhaps boost the bass a bit. | |
| CD vs Streaming I'm sure it depends on the implementation of streaming or disc playing, but if equal the ability to sit with an iPad or equivalent and select the music you want to hear is an amazing treat. I use Roon with Qobuz and Tidal -- Amazon isn't yet list... | |
| Ethernet or USB After further reading and based on my previous experience, I wonder if both USB to the Ayre DX-5 DSD and Ethernet to the Ayre QX-5 Twenty in the same setup is redundant. Both seem capable of providing superb sound with files sent from Roon. I co... | |
| Ethernet or USB Bought another XRDC and played it using the DX-5 DSD. It's the XRDC that somehow sounds spectacular with that player. | |
| Ethernet or USB It could have been the XRDC. Rereading the reviews of the QX-5 Twenty answered my question. I'll continue to use the Ethernet input.db |