gdnrbob
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| Bluesound Tech Support @OP, I understand your frustration, but...Bluesound offers a lot for not much money, so in some ways:'you get what you pay for', might be applicable.I owned Bluesound Nodes, and had issues with them. Bluesound did take some time to diagnose and co... | |
| Innuos Zenith MK3 @OP,Great that you have narrowed it down.I also own the QB 9 Twenty, and had an issue with it that Ayre corrected for free (though I didn't get free shipping to them-☹).Did Ayre say the overheating issue was the possible cause of the skipping.Bob | |
| Is 35’ and 50’ to long for RCA sub cables? @OP,You are between a rock and a hard place.I would take @audioquest4life 's rec and get a good shielded sub woofer cable in RCA. I know Audioquest makes some inexpensive sub cables that include a grounding wire-which should minimize any ground lo... | |
| Is 35’ and 50’ to long for RCA sub cables? My short answer is, Yes.Now if you could run XLR, then it wouldn't.Bob | |
| Townshend Audio Podiums - current owners opinion on the merits of this product @cantorgale,You can go to the Townshend website and see the chart listing the various weight loads each Podium will carry.You can also email them.I got mine from a dealer in England. PM me if you want to contact him.His prices and shipping, as we... | |
| "Need" Roon, Bluesound Node, or or other streamer? @ho249, I don't know if you meant having to buy dedicated equipment, but you can control Roon equipped streamers or Bluesound using the corresponding Windows app.B | |
| Maggies with a subwoofer system - optimization? Vandersteen subs would be your best way to add lower frequencies. IMHO.But, as you have a Swarm sub system, I think you would be best served by contacting Doug Shroeder ( douglas_schroeder ) here on Audiogon.I think he would have the best info fo... | |
| Quality outlets for non-audio I agree with @ebm, Leviton makes hospital grade outlets, and they weren't expensive. It is what I use now.Bob | |
| Please clear up my confusion re: meaning of "balanced" ! @stuartk ,PM or call Ralph Karsten (atmasphere).In fact, if you search the Audiogon archives, you'll find many of his posts explaining the rational of the 'balanced topography'.As you seem to have found, some equipment offers balanced input/output... | |
| "Need" Roon, Bluesound Node, or or other streamer? The Node can be used with and external DAC. I used an Ayre Codex with mine.I eventually went with Innuos, and use Roon as a system manager.The Bluesound Node is quite a buy for the money.Not knowing your system, I would say get the Node and see if... | |
| What is the most important component to consider while building a new system? @qjm101,Good one.B | |
| Innuos Zenith MK3 I own the Zenmini and the Zen Mk3. I have not had any issues with skipping.I did have an issue with the Roon software crashing 2 weeks ago. I went back to an earlier version, and only recently moved back to the current version. So far, it works as... | |
| any suggestions on what to replace Bluesound Node 2i with I moved to the Innous Zen Mini and Zenith for my networked systems.I had the Bluesound Node's before. I upgraded my DAC's to Ayre QB-9's, so I needed something that used USB instead of optical.In any case, I am very satisfied with the changes.@OP,... | |
| Vandersteen VSM-1 and End Caps I don't see a problem changing color if you sand them down and put on a primer.I believe the end caps are made of wood, at least the ones I own look like wood.The VLR's are designed more for multi channel listening rather than stereo- like the 1,2... | |
| Poor grammar is disappointing and decidedly distracting in formal audio reviews. Eats, shoots and leaves.You know, the Panda, at the restaurant.B |