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| Lumin U2 Mini Have you compared the Aurender (with dac) in your system standalone? I’m wondering how it’s integrated dac compares to your LAB 12 (or was it no contest) | |
| Lumin U2 Mini @oddiofyl That’s great to hear! When I was scrolling through this post I couldn’t figure out what you were using for Dac duties- whether you had a standalone or the Bluesound or other. My only comment would have been to make sure you’re happy wi... | |
| Lumin U2 Mini @oddiofyl Your equipment list is showing you have an Aurender N200- are you no longer using this? | |
| Audio gear, sonic quality when you listen in less (or non-) focused ways At our place FL and SFL are all done on my main system as that room is quiet and easy to relax within. When it comes to CL it’s all Sonos- there are a few in the house that can be moved around if needed (as well as outdoors). They’re great for tha... | |
| Current equipment similar to ancient DBX 14/10 and/or 20/20 computerized equalizers? I know this is not the same model (DBX 10-20) but it’s up for $160 bucks- 10-20 EQ There’s a 14/10 listed in the UK but it’s $2,700 Euros- probably not the best deal. | |
| upgrade player or use modified oppo bdp 105 as transport I have a 105D (although not modified) and never use it anymore. Unless you have a large collection of SACD or the like I would invest in a better Dac and a ripper/streamer. I started ripping disks years ago- much better to me than upgrading disk p... | |
| Anyone know anything about Deal Home Audio in Batam, Indonesia? Real or fake? Once you’ve vetted their existence DO NOT forget to use Escrow.com or equivalent for the transaction. If they won’t go for that then walk away. | |
| Starting from Basically Scratch. Help me power some Wilson Watt Puppys Capn’ Swanky- I don’t know anything about the Vidar- I actually haven’t heard of it. Believe those who say you’ll want/need power- it’s good advice. With your budget range and hookup needs you may be better off starting with an integrated. I’ve ... | |
| eero mesh WiFi system @shtr74sims I ran an Alien on the second floor of my house with a NG Powerline in my audio room for about 6 years. Two weeks ago I added a second Alien (as a mesh) in the audio room (needed more ports) and removed everything else. The up/down s... | |
| AES/EBU vs XLR cables for digital connection @cooper52 See thread attachment for comments on Volumino- maybe you’re better off where you are- Volumino | |
| Comments on the Berkeley Alpha DAC 2 I’ve never used the Alpha Dac- can you give a description of the filter settings? | |
| eero mesh WiFi system @zachariah Are you mimicking me? 🤔 | |
| AES/EBU vs XLR cables for digital connection @cooper52 I’m not familiar with the Hermes as I don’t own one but in quickly scanning the specs there is mention of using “Volumino” as an alternative to allow the use of Qobuz. Maybe this will allow you to stream Qobuz via the Hermes w/o having... | |
| Converting my CD Collection from .FLAC to .WAV @davehg What playback/storage device are you using? I’ve heard the metadata comment before but I’ve heard that there are some that have found various workarounds as well. Can’t say for sure as I have (thankfully) not had a drive failure in years. | |
| eero mesh WiFi system @shtr74sims I can’t speak for the Eero Mesh system as I use Amplifi Alien router and mesh but in that room proximity may become a performance issue on the mesh unit as they typically like to be further away from each other. I used to use a Powe... |