dougthebiker
Responses from dougthebiker
| Nucleus, is there a better alternative? My understanding is that an LPS on a Nucleus or Nuc ONLY makes a difference if you’re going straight from the Nucleus or Nuc into your Roon Endpoint by USB. if you’re connecting to the endpoint through the network, it makes no difference. | |
| Nucleus, is there a better alternative? This video explains the advantages of fiber optics at the 6:40 mark. This guy understands digital really well. | |
| Roon Core Server Player @lalitk Thanks, I got the dealer info. BTW, I also have the EtherRegen. What exactly do you mean when you say play with placement? | |
| Roon Core Server Player Thanks, I highly recommend the GR Research speakers. You have to build them from the kit, but absolutely worth it if you can solder. | |
| Roon Core Server Player Fastfreight, what did you have before? Doug | |
| What cable companies make the best cables and sell them directly? With the quality of gear you have, you're definitely going to benefit from high quality cables. Blue Jeans are a very good value but not anything you'd want to to match up with the extremely high quality amp and preamp you have. Try to get a bun... | |
| Point of diminishing returns for a Network Streamers? If you want to learn a lot about digital audio, watch the Hans Beekhuyzen Channel on YouTube. He was a recording engineer for most of his career and explains all things digital in a way everyone can understand. | |
| What are we objectivists missing? It’s simple. There are far too many variables in audio for anyone else to tell you what a change will do in your system. Only buy from sellers who let you return the cable or the tweak if it doesn’t improve the SQ in your system. Give it time t... | |
| Point of diminishing returns for a Network Streamers? I went from streaming Tidal on an iPad to an Innuos Zen MkIII with Roon. it was like going from a $100 MM cartridge to a $2000 MC cartridge. | |
| My last Integrated Amp: $5-10,000? I've had three Gryphons. You can't go wrong with them. | |
| Looking for wider soundstage You need to be systematic with moving the speakers around or you’ll drive yourself crazy. Go to YouTube and search on New Record Day LOTS. He walks you through a method that’s simple and works. Then you can tweak with room treatment and cables.... | |
| Best streamer for a returning audio guy IMO, the Orchard Pecan Pi offers much better SQ than the Bluesound, plus it can be a Roon endpoint. Less $ last time I looked. | |
| How accurate are cable descriptions for your system? The only worthwhile piece of advice anyone can give you is only buy returnable cables. Try them out and compare. There are far too many variables in audio to say anything with certainty with regard to someone else’s system. In my experience, th... | |
| Disadvantages of buying old solid state. +1 on Schiit equipment. Balanced interconnects are the best because of noise rejection, but unless you have very long runs or your wires are a tangled mess behind your rack, you probably won't be able to detect the difference. | |
| 10k Towers with biggest soundstage? I agree with Danager. I have the GR-Research NX-Oticas, one step down from the NX-Tremes and the soundstage is 10 feet deep behind the speakers and at least 3’ beyond the outside edges of the speakers. These are open baffle speakers so somew... |