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| Best Dedicated Streamer Have a look at Antipodes from New Zealand. Very well reviewed as being exceptionally well made with fantastic sound, their after sales service is second to none. Ian | |
| Is this the entrance to my rabbit-hole? The gent I borrowed the active crossovers from had the tri-amp Volti setup, I think. Is that the DIY one that comes supplied as separate oval cutouts that are glued together at home? I must say that I was a bit underwhelmed when I heard them. His... | |
| Is this the entrance to my rabbit-hole? sns, that is an interesting concept. When people start talking speaker placement I wonder if I'm lucky or not by having corner horns. Just set and forget, other than the distance between them. The Manual that came with my K'horns shows how to ma... | |
| Is this the entrance to my rabbit-hole? Russ69 - only one set connected. SNS- that's pretty much what my wife said. Trust Paul. | |
| Transmission line speakers! I’m still using a pair of KEF Transmission Lines that my late father and I built in the mid ’70s. They are made of 1’’ ply and are a CJ Rogers design with a KEF B139 bass, KEF B110 mid, KEF T27 tweeter and an ITT-STC 4001G Super tweeter. They so... | |
| Efficient speaker: Zu, Tekton, Volti, Klipsch, Fleetwood? @ladok I have a pair of Zu Soul Superflys and can vouch for their efficiency as well as their great sound at both high and low sound levels. I use low powered valve amps, a vintage Luxman SS amp as well as a Peachtree iNova at various times and... | |
| a remarkably basic question about Roon @mapman I have an Antipodes S30 server/streamer and use Roon. I remember reading on the Antipodes site that Squeezebox is sonically superior to Roon. When corresponding with their technician, I mentioned that I wasn't prepared to move away fro... | |
| What is the best USB cable under $500 for a natural presentation and good detail ? I have found the Curious Cable to be very good. Priced under $500 too. | |
| Moving away from inefficient/low impedance speaker in order to move to a Tube Amp I have a pair of Klipschorns in my main system and a pair of 16 Ohms Zu Soul Superfly's in my secondary system. Both pairs absolutely sing with a tiny 3.5W Miniwatt N3 amp. The amp has 4,6 and 8 Ohm taps on the rear of the transformers but I ha... | |
| Questions about Ethernet Cabling @arafiq thanks for the reply. I'm in Australia and didn't even think about basements.We don't have them here. My house is on brick piers so I have a good crawl space under the floors. A house on a cement slab would be very restrictive in respect... | |
| Questions about Ethernet Cabling @arafiq , is it possible to get under the house and run the cable diagonally to your system? This could shorten the cable run length considerably. I have the cable run directly from my modem in the middle of the house into the hollow wall and han... | |
| DAC connection: which type gives highest fidelity? This is from the Pontus 2 spec list on the Denafrips page. I have no reason to doubt what Alvin passed on to jjSS49, so beware there.DSD DSD64 (DoP) on Coax/AES/Opt Input DSD1024* On USB & I²S Input Only PCM 24bits / 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.... | |
| Top 3 songs to evaluate a system Any song on "Styles" by Ben Liebrand. The entire album is great.+1 for Tin Pan Alley by SRV.Kitty, Daisy and Lewis. These siblings do some great stuff, all recorded on old analogue gear and played on vintage instruments.As mentioned, I could pick ... | |
| Still happily using vintage gear? My main system Klipschorns, inherited from my father, are from 1973, albeit with extreme slope crossovers that are about 10 years old. Atm I'm using a Luxman 307 integrated amp from the same year or I use a fantastic 2.5W Miniwatt but I have som... | |
| Streamer/Server to replace Innuos Zenith I can highly recommend the Antipodes range. I have the entry level S30 which is USB out only and still very good.The further up the range you go the more output choices you get.Roon etc is built in so it's all pretty much plug and play after you l... |