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| Help power pair of Infinity Kappa 9's please Wow, flashback time. I sold the 9’s at a store in Florida back in the late 80’s. I own the 7’s still, but they need mids replaced. We never did have an amp that would properly drive them, and I alway wondered how they would sound with ‘real’ power... | |
| Best Server To Run Roon Core I’m also wondering what next steps to take in my digital sourcing. I use Roon almost exclusively. It’s in a headless mini (couldn’t tell you the last time I connected to a monitor to do anything with it, it just runs and runs and runs). Right now,... | |
| Describe your preference in a single sentence As I’ve upgraded, I think one of the ‘measurements’ that has been most meaningful to me is that the listening sessions get longer, and it’s harder to hit the ‘power off’ button. Music is about emotion to me whether it be ethereal or jamming out, s... | |
| OPPO UDP 205 connection to amp and TV Yes. I have HDMI in to my 205, and hdmi out to tv and balanced out for audio | |
| What makes the biggest difference in sound quality? Can I change the ‘Porsche’ to another model that is far more capable than the Miata? nah, the moment is gone, I know….:) | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend From the Peanut Gallery, I’m glad I found this thread! I stream through Roon almost exclusively, and just got a Pass x250.8 to pair with my Aerial 7T’s. I am blown away by the differences I’m hearing, which is leading my wandering eyes (ears?) to ... | |
| What makes the biggest difference in sound quality? Ok, so yet another analogy that doesn’t work for everyone…. | |
| What makes the biggest difference in sound quality? I would suggest the biggest difference is made where the biggest upgrade is made. I have some ‘decent’ xlrs, equivalent or better speaker cables, so for me, I’m sure upgrading my power cords would likely reveal a greater benefit than going a few s... | |
| Setting up a Mac mini as a music server, and other digital music questions I’ve been using a mini with hdmi out to my Oppo 205, then balanced out to the pre-pro. I have Roon on the mini, and it is very stable. I’m sure it’s far from the last word in source quality, but I’m clueless as to what next step I’d take. Reliable... | |
| Ayre VX-5 Twenty vs. Pass X 250.8 I did a search for threads on this comparison, and that was the most recent that matched. My local dealer carries Ayre, although isn’t stocking much any more. He just took in a vx5 twenty on trade for a D’Agostino, and hasn’t even received it yet,... | |
| Ayre VX-5 Twenty vs. Pass X 250.8 Holy thread resurrection, Batman, but I’m in the same position. Looking for input on comparisons between these 2 amps. hybrid system H/T and 2 channel for now, with a future likelihood of having a separate listening room. Right now the ‘pre’ is m... | |
| Sabrina X Amp Suggestions My local dealer where I go to dream has the Wilsons hooked up with the Dagostino integrated and a Luxman CD player, and it sounded heavenly. He also has Ayre and AR. I’m not familiar with Wilsons speakers, but they were $19K retail. I don’t play i... | |
| How many people here generally buy used? My a/v processors/receivers I’ve bought new, as discontinued items when the new versions came out. Speakers were new demos I bought at lower $$ then used were selling for at the time, my Oppo 205 I bought from the last run they did, when MSRP was ... | |
| Review on Coda Technologies 16 Amplifier went live today As the saying goes, everything’s relative. I added up my total outlay on my system, over time, and it equals about that one amplifier’s price. But 15 years ago I’d never have believed I’d spend as much as I have. Or that I’d be able to. We won’t e... | |
| Opinions on the current market I agree to a point. It’s impossible to hear everything first, and doubly so to hear everything, in my system, before buying. I’m going to have to take a risk and theoretically, multiple risks. The first piece I buy may improve my SQ, but still not... |