dr-boop
Responses from dr-boop
| The Emperor Has No Clothes!! If you believe it sounds better, it will sound better. We think we like good music. There is no objective, good music. | |
| Intermittent audio dropouts when streaming Qobuz Hi Res files on Lumin streamer Start simple, with the cables, and go one at a time. Buy two cheap Ethernet cables and replace the expensive ones and see if it persists. I've never bought the upgraded Ethernet cables, but I've definitely had cables go bad. | |
| A valentine poem to tubes Until Class D With some fancy DSP Some solid state But mostly It's tubes for me | |
| Finally upgrading my amp The Rogue Sphinx V3 integrated around $1700 with a good phono stage. | |
| 20 Years? That's a long time to suffer.. . | |
| Qobuz Issues? Production dev call at Qobuz this morning was probably a little sweaty.. | |
| DAC upgrade If you have the new Node (N130), try the USB Audio output to the Chord Qutest | |
| My New Year’s Wish for my fellow audiophiles. When you said to "find the balance," I immediately remembered that I hadn't yet tried the XLR out on my DAC to my new pre. Thank you for this timely nudge!!! 😜 | |
| Why "bookshelf" sspeakers? For smaller spaces and near-field listening, I usually prefer a good bookshelf speaker. With a pair of stereo subs dialed in properly, you may wind up with a better experience than the tower equivalent in the same line. I have some 11 pair on-han... | |
| Tube preamp match with Solid Stare amp +1 for both the Backert Labs and Rogue Audio recommendations. I've run both and it's hard to pick a winner. The Rogue RP-7 (balanced but no phono) seems fuller and warmer, and that Backert just has magic inside. I'd be happy with either so get bot... | |
| How good is good enough? I'm not sure that the concept of "good enough" is what drives most of us in this hobby. Passion and curiosity pushes the limits of practical thinking. | |
| Should You Leave An External Power Supply On 24-7? For what it's worth, Bluesound instructions noted to keep the Node on all the time as the power up cycles can increase wear and tear on components. | |
| Is There Just One Single Album That Does It For You, Completely? Just One. Did we bring acoustic treatment? It would impact my choice of album.. | |
| How to make your amp more expensive Everyone knows that HiFi starts at 50lb | |
| Have we lost civility and respect on Audio forums? All hobbies or subject matters of interest have insufferable twats, elitists, condescending jerks, naysayers, and open-minded passionate people that are excited to explore new frontiers. Engage how it suits you! Opinions can't replace actual exp... |