flyfish77
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| Using streaming as a main source ---DSD, FLAC, MQA Streamers and DACS I wouldn’t get too caught up in the audio format debate. If you are interested in trying or using MQA, buy a DAC and streamer that support MQA and Tidal. Just about any setup that will handle MQA will handle FLAC and other audio formats includin... | |
| Streaming integrated for Silverline Sonatinas The Bluesound Edge listed above or the Bluesound PowerNode 2 would work well. The Bluesound app is very good and the app can make a big difference to some people. The Denon PME-900HNE is relatively new and has gotten some good reviews. ... | |
| Why is everyone so down on MQA? I do not like or use MQA because it is a proprietary, licensed format that is far more complex than the alternatives, like FLAC. The sound differences have nothing to do with my decision especially since the differences that I have heard have bee... | |
| Tom Petty and Hearbreakers Live at the Filmore 1997 Both Roger Mcguinn and John Lee Hooker play on multiple songs on the album. Hooker seemed to be having a great time, which is very entertaining. The Heartbreakers perform one Bo Diddley song. Sadly, Bo Diddley could not make it on the album bec... | |
| Music Servers/External Drives You can keep it simple and inexpensive. A spinning hard drive connected to your Roon server will work just fine. It is important, however, to have backup copies of your music someplace else. Any hard drive, be it spinning or SDD can fail. I ri... | |
| Most underrated female recording artists.. Nanci Griffith was a fantastic genre busting singer,songwriter and peformer. Her studio albums were for the most part wonderfully recorded. Mollie O'Brien has a fantastic voice and can sing anything. | |
| When a budget speaker is preferred to a high end one... It all depends upon the room and how the speakers integrate into the rest of the system. With the right components, inexpensive speakers can sound really good. I have had NHT Super Zero 2.1 speakers in my secondary system for around twelve years... | |
| Best Stereo Upgrade Value Upgrade value depends upon your system. In my modest secondary system (Yamaha AVR, NHT Super Zero Speakers, Pecan Pi Streamer) I recently replaced an old sub woofer with an SVS 3000 Micro sub. I followed SVS guidelines and changed the subwoofer ... | |
| Integrated Amp Suggestions The Yamaha A-S3200 would work for you. It supports 2 sets of speakers and has home theater pass through. When I was looking at integrated amplifiers several years ago I looked at listened to the meager selection of amps that supported two sets o... | |
| Best streamer for a returning audio guy As others have said, the Bluesound Node makes a lot of sense because it sounds good and has a good user interface. Using a streamer/DAC into the analog inputs on your Yamaha AVR and running it in 2 channel mode should work just fine. I run that t... | |
| WiFi streaming — streamer vs. through iPad A dedicated streamer is the way to go. WIFI can work just fine as it does for all of my audio and video streaming. It is important to understand that it might take some trial and error and perhaps some expenditures to get WIFI working well. If ... | |
| How Much Do Your Subwoofer(s) Cost Relative to Speakers In my secondary system, which is a five speaker AVR/TV system, my five speakers consist of three NHT Super Zero 2.1 speakers and two small wall mount Definitive Technology speakers. I have had them for quite a while. When I listen to two channel... | |
| Internal DAC quality vs external DAC's My experience with a Rotel RA1570 integrated amplifier has been that I had to go to DAC's in the price range of the Denefrips Ares II or Schiit BiFrost to get better sound than the internal DAC. I tried several $400 DACs and none of them sounded... | |
| 2.5 Tower vs 2 Way Tower vs 2 Way Monitor Midrange crunch is my description of rock or blues guitar sounds that have gritty crunchy sound that vibrates so much that I can almost feel it. I am familiar with that sound from spending time in blues bars. I get that somewhat in my current sy... | |
| 2.5 Tower vs 2 Way Tower vs 2 Way Monitor My budget is up to $3000 but I don't feel compelled to spend the max. My Dali speakers sound great with acoustic music and jazz, but not nearly as good with rock and blues music. I would like to get more mid range crunch and and deeper sound sta... |