hickamore
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| Aurender N-200 Compatiblity with DACS. Is this a thing? @vonhelmholtz Yes, makes sense. I think Juan was concerned with my DAC clock as I am not yet prepared to upgrade it. In this situation SPDIF would be the temporary workaround until new DAC enters the chain and USB returns. Obviously N200 isn't com... | |
| Aurender N-200 Compatiblity with DACS. Is this a thing? @invalid it's an accident when audiotroy spells anything correctly. | |
| Aurender N-200 Compatiblity with DACS. Is this a thing? @vonhelmholtz Yes, I too hope Juan @Bliss will respond. If I understand correctly, he finds the N200 coax output beats USB (with some DACs) because coax fully uses the Aurender's own clock. More to be learned on this subject. | |
| Review of Rogue Audio RP-9 preamp The dealer should know. Or at least they can provide the Rogue link you need. | |
| Review of Rogue Audio RP-9 preamp @gakerty & others, thank you, very helpful, nothing to add thus far. | |
| Qobuz hell Among those complaining of Qobuz SQ, nobody reveals what streamers they are using. I am using Aurender N200 for only one week, all other variables constant, and only now am finding the "bass bloat" reported by others above. Hmmm. Could be need to ... | |
| Interesting situation! Do we need this.... Betting this is an anomaly, a one-off. My second system is Peachtree integrated (with DAC) running ancient Henry Kloss Model Six bookshelves on stands, plus cheap Wharfedale subs. That system, in a smaller 18' x 12' room, is used only for a huge o... | |
| Wilson to Tekton to ???? Keep all the old gear, keep all the boxes -- that's always worked for me. But then you turn 75 and the prospect of downsizing swims into view. Soon your library will dwindle to an armful of classics. Ditto your artwork, your mementos, your cookwar... | |
| Audioquest Niagara 1200 Been using the 1200 over a year now. No detectable improvement or degrading. As reported by others, seems to me just an overpriced surge protector. Question: a year ago this product was backordered everywhere and price was rising. Today price is f... | |
| USB yet again @lalitk Appreciate the tips as ever and will check out those mentioned. Top two would be a stretch at present but Konus has my interest. I gather all are plausible candidates for USB-only streamers such as N200. Current DAC takes mini-USB only, wh... | |
| USB yet again @lalitk N200 is USB out with coax only for "legacy" or second system DACs. Which DACs in the =/< $5k range are specifically optimized for USB input? (External clocking is out of the question). | |
| Did you ever buy too much bass? @sgreg1 Appreciate the tips. I will set aside an afternoon for experimentation with suitable material that I know well (or believe I know well). | |
| Did you ever buy too much bass? @sgreg1 What if your amp is A/AB, the mfr recommends running main speakers full-range, and the sub(s) are Class D? That being my situation I have the crossover at 31HZ and the sub volume below boom point. But have not experimented with a higher c... | |
| Subwoofer If your sub falls into standby when set to cross over at 90Hz, then either you are playing bass-shy sources or the sub is malfunctioning. Sub crossover is generally set much lower, as any quality main speakers will roll off well below that point. ... | |
| Confession: I only like Norah Jones because so many others told me to The reason they always play Norah Jones, Diana Krall & similar soft sexy vocalists is because this unchallenging material transports audiophiles, i.e. prosperous middle-aged males, into the jazz club of their dreams with a realistic rendering ... |