ghasley
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| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? @nyev Alot depends on our goals but you posting "but need to draw the line on cost somewhere!" is particularly relevant. Optimizing what we do so that it aligns with our sonic values for the $$ we wish to invest is intelligent. Each one of us ca... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? @grannyring I bet that Grimm is so enjoyable. Did you add file storage? Curious what digital cable you are now using. 2 TB. I have a Shunyata Sigma v2 AES/EBU. Its such an unfussy, flip it on and forget about it piece of gear and I enjoy it. ... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? @grannyring indeed, the Grimm USB ports are normal, computer quality USB. The AES output which takes advantage of the Grimm clocking/proprietary upsampling et al are otherworldly. You and I once had identical digital server setups with the Zen... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? Its also imprtant to understand what a piece of gear is doing with the stream. The Grimm seems to intercept the stream and then it goes to work. There are no absolutes. | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? @fuzztone Please don't hold it against Aurender that their gear is unable to utilize Roon. Aurender gear sounds great and many have found that they enjoy it immensely, same thing goes for Grimm, Taiko, eta al. | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? @nyev I did not directly compare the Grimm with the Statement. The new version wasn’t out when I was in the market, however, I had heard the previous Statement version, which was impressive. The most recent Aurender I listed to was the W20 and I... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? I replaced an Innuos Zenith Mk3 (Amplifi-Network Acoustics Rubicon Switch-Network Acoustics Muon system-Innuos; Innuos-FTA Sinope-Totaldac D1-Tube-Mk3) with a Grimm Audio MU1 (Amplifi-Rubico-Muon-Grimm-Shunyata Sigma v2 AES-Totaldac). The Grim... | |
| Compact ~20WPC Tube Amp @mdalton Until the OP shares the specifics on his speakers, its all just conjecture. The Leben CS300xs is a really cool and versatile amp. It also has a switch for 4/6/8 ohm output impedence. | |
| Compact ~20WPC Tube Amp @dhcod For the time being, I'm starting to play with a Scott 222C, also an EL84 amp @20WPC, just to confirm that more power is what I'm looking for. Seems to be so far. Did you already own the 222c or were you able to find and purchase one th... | |
| Compact ~20WPC Tube Amp @dhcod Are you going to share the specifics on your speakers? I’m a huge fan of the EL84 tube but depending on your speakers, they could be wrong. It also depends on the amp topology. A single ended el84 amp begins to distort at 5ish watts with ... | |
| Compact ~20WPC Tube Amp Hey guys, we all know that you both build great products. Deep respect for Atmasphere and Aric Audio. Here's what we don't know...what speakers does the OP own, are they mechanically and electrically to spec and are they appropriate for a tube... | |
| Own many mid-game speakers or a few end-game speakers. @dillonlennon Nice of you to stop by, join and post and endorsement about an obscure speaker brand. DO you have any affiliation? What is the rest of your system? | |
| Compact ~20WPC Tube Amp Alot of solid recommendations and yet, not a mention of the speakers in question. The OP hasn’t mentioned what speakers he is using that are admittedly somewhere around 45-50 years old. He hasn’t mentiontioned impedence, brand, whether the crossov... | |
| New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones) @singintheblues VAT? | |
| Ultimate Integrated amps I don’t know what to tell you other than the magazine can’t rewrite Ohm’s law. HOWEVER, if we drop in their 1,171 watts of output into a 2 ohm load you get….wait for it….a rated current of 23.67. Your magazine rated current at 238 amps…that’s ... |