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| New system, large room, low listening level Hello,One more idea is the Elac active tower speakers ($2300 US) with a blue node 2i streamer and no amp $550. You might be able to get the streamer for $449 if you act today same for the powernode. They have/had a rebate. I saw on the website. An... | |
| New system, large room, low listening level Blue node -Powernode with the amp built in for the amp and the streamer. A pair of Dali speakers. Towers are either $1100 us or even better the $1400 us version. Ohm makes nice towers that can hug the wall but they are $2000 so the bigger Dali’s w... | |
| I DON'T GET IT!!!!!! Hello,Maybe resettling the node if you can. Definitely upgrade the cables as your budget can allow. Drop the optical or toslink and go to Coax/ BnC and the network cable. Nordost purple or audio quest should do the job. One thing at a time. If the... | |
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| Who is still making CD transports? Hello,Every CD player can be used as a transport as long as it has a digital outs. PS Audio has a great transport. Not sure about the reclocking unless you use the right DAC and type of connection. Ask Ps Audio first. I feel this comes down to bud... | |
| Stupid Mistake Hello,I was thought this by a man selling Really high end SS amps. They were the size of carry on suit cases. I wanted to listen to another set of amps. With his permission to touch the components I unplugged the amps and used the cables on someth... | |
| Do you use a Subwoofer when listening to stereo? Hello,If you are using your subs for music please run your front or L/R speakers full range and set the limit on the subs crossover to meld with your speakers. You might be surprised going all the way up to 110hz on the subs crossover for music or... | |
| Adding a sub woofer? Hello,I just added a pair of REL T9s to my system. The T9s are active/ amp driven down firing with a passive front firing driver. The T9i or newest model is the opposite with the front firing driver is active/amp driven and the down firing is pass... | |
| Bluesound Vault 2i and a Qutest DAC Hello,At my local hifi store one of the employees and myself decided to test some DACs with the blu node 2i. BTW the Blu node Vault lets you rip cds and store them. It went in this order, Teac, Cambridge-really good bottom end, then Blu node 2i-no... | |
| Soundstage Hello,You and another person talked about having the same issue. I do like MC’s answer. People forget what their system sounds like. It might be your capacitors. Uneven sound, cracking, and inconsistent times. I am not sure of what your pre/ amp i... | |
| Are there any tube amps that don't give off any--- Hello,If you do the duct and fan try to put in 4”insulated flex line to quiet it down. I would try one of those super quiet bath exhaust fans on a switch. Also do not dump the heat in the attic. In the winter time you could create mold or mildew a... | |
| why a 75 dollar blue ray smokes all 2k CD players and any turntable??? Hello,A $300 DAC cannot beat a $2000 DAC let alone a more expensive one. Their are only a handful of companies that make the SACD transports. PSAudio, and Ayre both used Oppo in really expensive players. In the end it was their amazing DACs. All o... | |
| Power Amp Hello,I hate that I have to ask. Do you leave your amp on all the time? That recommendation is for Solid State only. Tube amps are turned at about 15 minutes to 30 minutes before use or pushing the amp. Basically warm up time. Please do not leave ... | |
| Advice on best mid priced MM cartridge choice for Rega P3 (2016) Hello,I use the Nagaoka 110 but not on a Rega. My cartridge is great. I have heard you want to be careful in picking out a cartridge that works with the rega line. Sometimes when the cart gets close to the motor you can get some ground loop hum. I... | |
| Monoblock setup inquiry Hello,To start out I would use one amp for the bass/ low and the other for the tweeters/ high since the new amp will not match the old one for a few weeks. After the break in you can play with the connection options. I prefer one amp per speaker s... |