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| Best cheap $200 ish speaker stands with free shipping ??? I have the Pangea DS400 stands in a second system (from Audio Advisor), filled with pea gravel. Very stable and good looking, but they are a little above your budget at $249. The Monoliths from Monoprice look similar and seem to be highly regard... | |
| Cheapest way to enhance SQ with digital streaming I tried the FMC-optical-FMC tweak in my second system in my basement - nothing more than a Powernode driving Elac Debut Reference speakers. The improvement was startling. More air and detail, and improved dynamics. While this system was always ... | |
| upgrade rec from meridian 508.24 I have a 508.20 with the factory upgrade to 24-bit. I rarely used it for the past few years as I have been streaming and using a Meridian Director DAC (which sounds nearly identical to the 508, perhaps a tad better). This past Christmas, my wife w... | |
| Apple iPad music streamer The obvious benefit is that with a streamer you no longer must have your iPad tethered to your system (assuming your streamer provides an app that you can use on your iPad to control it). Sound quality? What DAC are you currently using, and do... | |
| easy listening for small/medium bright room Tinnitus? Lots of things can set it off, like loud noises, caffeine, alcohol, stress, etc. Mine comes and goes, and while I don't think listening to my stereo sets it off (I really don't play it loud) I do think I can set it off with headphones. ... | |
| Oh Ye of Little Format Sounds tedious. I hope there was a lot of alcohol involved. | |
| Best CD player from this list I just retired my Meridian 508.24 and I think the sound quality still holds up pretty well today. However, that model is nearly 25 years old and I wouldn't recommend buying one unless you were able to get it dirt cheap. I doubt you can get parts ... | |
| Static electricity affecting sound reproduction. Please help!! Years ago, before I remodeled my family room and removed the wall-to-wall carpeting, I had a bad problem with static electricity. I would get a huge shock when I touched my preamp and the unit's auto-muting circuit would kick in and the unit woul... | |
| Need new headphone setup. How much portability do you want? Your iPad is already a streamer, so I would just buy a dongle DAC, like the Dragonfly Cobalt. If you buy a streamer, DAC and amp for headphones, you're likely limiting your listening to one location and eating u... | |
| Many CDs, no CD player (a question about ripping CDs) I think that my CDs ripped to FLAC files on a NAS drive sound better than streaming Tidal or Qobuz, and also better than through my CD player. But the differences are very, very subtle. I spend most of my time streaming for the convenience and f... | |
| Internet Radio Folkalley.com. is a must listen for folk fans. I've been listening to (and supporting) Folk Alley for years. I usually just listen to it as background music when working out or sitting at the computer. I'm sure the bitrate for their stream i... | |
| New Bluesound Node vs Cambridge CXN v2 for High Res Streaming? Personally, I think you are better off with the NODE. It is half the price of the Cambridge and has a much better user interface with BluOS. The NODE has native integration with just about every streaming service with the exception of Apple Musi... | |
| Meridian Direct DAC - Opinions Yes, I recall the 508 was around $3,500 when I purchased it around 1996 or 1997. It was actually a 508.20. I was having some problems with the transport and had to send it back for a warranty repair, and they changed the DAC to the 24-bit versio... | |
| iPhone to NAD 316 What are you playing from your iPhone? If its lower-quality files like MP3 or Spotify, your Lightning to RCA will probably be fine. If you have CD or higher res quality files, you might consider an inexpensive DAC, like the AudioQuest Dragonfly ... | |
| Good Match for BlueSound PowerNode 2i One more thought - if you're already looking at the LS50 Meta, I'd give serious thought to the new LS50 Wireless II. You'd be at about the same price as the Powernode 2i + LS50 Meta, but have the advantage of amplification built specifically for ... |