gdnrbob
Responses from gdnrbob
| Multi-room streamer (alternative to Sonos) Bluesound is the way to go, in my opinion.You can add an outboard DAC to increase fidelity- I use an Ayre Codex.For the money, Bluesound is hard to beat with regards to connectivity.Bob | |
| Streaming The cheap option- correction, the inexpensive option is a Bluesound Node. If you don't need wireless connectivity, just get any model. The Node 1 (cube shape) does what all the Nodes do, and can be had used for almost nothing. All you have to do i... | |
| Trying to make sense of the new and improved world of streaming music @ianrmack ,Sigh.@OP, Ignore the man behind the curtain...B | |
| Maggie 1.6 noise Why not call Magnepan?To be honest, 15 years is a long time. And, $500 isn't that much to spend.If possible, why not just drop them off the Magnapan?Bob | |
| Trying to make sense of the new and improved world of streaming music @ianrmack ,Leave the OP alone. He came here with honest questions-which, we tried to answer. If he left out his budget, all you have to do is ask him.B | |
| AtmaSphere Upgrade from Mk 3.1 to Mk 3.3 I only have experience with the 3.3's, but when I was looking at buying a non 3.3 Ralph and Adam have told me, it is a very big upgrade- sound and rebuild-wise(hence, the cost. If I recall, it also affect tube performance. Hopefully, others will c... | |
| Buy Decision Audioquest vs. Audience I am a big AQ fan and second auxininput's recommendation.Though I would have to say it all depends upon which cable 'sound' you are wanting. Perhaps if you can try a pair of each- like the Cable Company offers: https://www.thecableco.com/lending-... | |
| FLAC streaming quality vs. Amazon HD on Bluesound Node Let me preface by saying I am not a streaming savant, but I would try playing your music without replay gain and remove any track gain from Bluesound first.You might be adding a filter by using such add-ons.Bob | |
| Recommendations on a digital system @big greg,You are correct!I was confusing it with Spotify.And, I have to say the sound quality of Sirius is much worse than Spotify.I just found this: https://support.bluos.net/hc/en-us/articles/360000252127-Stream-Bluetooth-audio-to-a-BluOS-Play... | |
| Diminishing Returns @rvpiano,To get back to the main question, I hate to say that I seem to be moving into 'tweak' mode.Like you, I love how my systems sound, but knowing there might be something out there that might improve my sound, I keep trying new things.Not big... | |
| How do you audition speakers at a store? @prof,I concur. If I auditioned something in a store, it usually doesn't surprise me at my home. Yes, there will be differences do to equipment/cable choices, but once I hear a speakers characteristics in the store, I have yet to not have it trans... | |
| Recommendations on a digital system @OP,As you have the Sirius subscription, I would just get a Bluesound Node.With that you can use your subscription, but still be open to number of higher rate streaming offerings.Plus, you can output to a better DAC than the one in the Node should... | |
| Audioquest Dragon Powercord vs Hurricane @OP, I can sympathize with the stiffness of the power cords.I, for one, find that really inconvenient when a piece of equipment can literally be lifted off its' feet-like my Ayre Codex.I had to buy a bunch of right angle adapters as well as some s... | |
| Battery Back-Ups, Surge Protectors and Power Strips UPS (battery back up) is primarily for computers and such, not for audio. That being said, it would probably make sense for the NAS.Higher end models will feature 'True Sine Wave' tech, but even then, I am not sure it help with high end audio equi... | |
| How do you audition speakers at a store? Though a couple of hours from New Haven, Audioconnection in Verona NJ should be on your shortlist.-Especially, when you want a dealer who won't judge you on your appearance, and will give you honest answers and listening time to your hearts' conte... |