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| Helping a friend build a new system Small speakers are generally harder to drive. It may be good to look at small floorstanders also. Fyne are for example easy to drive. | |
| Streamer vs. new mac mini for 2 channel system I think there are a couple of re-clockers and electrical filters you can add between your Mac Mini and your dac. This could improve the sound. Sonore also has optical networks that will reduce the risk of any electrical noise going into your dac. ... | |
| So I just bought a Hegel H390 and A store near me that has Hegel usually demos them with B&W speakers so that should work great. | |
| Mola Mola Tambaqui I heard it at a show before the pandemic but the whole system was new. The system did sound very good the short time I heard it so the dac must have done most things right.It was also good looking. Congratulations! | |
| One box do it all I recommend the Schiit Ragnarok, even though it doesn't fulfill all your requirements. It costs about $1800 fully loaded which includes mm input and a dac. Just add a streamer and you're done. For example the Node 2i or a Raspberry Pi (I use one w... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend That's a really big undertaking!I look forward to read about your impressions. One thing I thought of is that Tidal normally uses MQA. Not sure if all dacs can handle that. Maybe it's better to use Qubuz? | |
| Devore 0/96 - Integrated AMP help If you haven't seen it Stereophile recently tested a Line Magnetic amp and also had the time to try it out for a while with O/96's.https://www.stereophile.com/content/line-magnetic-lm-845ia-integrated-amplifier | |
| Advice on a streamer However, I'm not completely sold on getting a ripper yet, so I might just focus on the streamer. Still up in the air.You don't need a special ripper. Any computer should do if you buy a cheap cd-rom. Mine cost about $50. You do need a hard-drive ... | |
| Bass sensation like a loud car system in home? You can build a room within a room to not disturb your neighbors. https://youtu.be/GFXfAux7wYAJust for bass the Devialet Phantom Gold are very impressive but costs around $5k. That includes a few thousand watts of amplification. | |
| Reasonably sensitive speakers for tube amps, max $2k/pair, new or used If you have upwards of 40w then Fyne speakers might work. Many models in different prices. I really like them but haven't bought any yet. | |
| What speaker do you passionately want to demo? Speakers I might be able to afford (used or new) some day and want to hear:- Ohm Walsh- Volti- Boenicke W8 (I really like the W5)- JBL 4xxxTotally out of budget that I would love to hear:- MBL 101 Extreme (I like the standard 101)- Wilson XVX- von... | |
| Advice on a streamer I 2nd the idea of a Raspberry Pi. I have one with with a hat connected to my dac. You can get one for under $100 and then have $1400 for a great dac. I use Volumio and their subscription ($4 / month or so) that let's me use Tidal Connect from my p... | |
| Devore 0/96 - Integrated AMP help I heard the O/93 with a Bryston SS amp and that worked great. Just another thing you may want to check out. | |
| What is the reason for this? (Digital vs Vinyl Question) @sns"Simply enjoy both and upgrade as needed, I don’t get the angst over which format is best. Both are capable of artist in room amazement"I agree with the genral thought that both are good but I don’t really think "needed" is the right word. "Up... | |
| Sonus Faber vs Wilson Some speakers I think look great and sound great:BayzBorresenMartenLess good looks but great sound:VimbergSteinbergVerityRaidho |