jastralfu
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| Monitor Audio G4 Gold 100 or Proac Studio125? I agree with @mofojo keep the ones you like. I’ve not heard either, but if it were me, I would spend plenty of time listening to both playing all the various music I like, particularly the genre I listen to most often, and see which one suited my... | |
| Audioholics Hadn’t heard of Audioholics so I watched a couple of videos. Guy seems to be very knowledgeable and certainly has a solid background in engineering. He makes some sense as well talking about cables and interconnects. However, I recently dropped... | |
| Questioning my Oppo Sonica dac? Do you know what bit rate the song you were playing is? 44.1kHz/16bit is CD quality but 44.1kHz/24bit is considered hi-res and would only show as 44.1 on your DAC. Both of your components can be correct in this instance. | |
| Why don't we tire of music? Here’s what Google Gemini has to say about it, some things I think most would intuit: There are several reasons why humans find music so captivating and why we enjoy listening to the same songs repeatedly: Emotional Connection: Music has a power... | |
| Old phones as streaming sources @lanx0003 I was surprised at how it sounded. It was much better than I expected given all the shade being thrown around on this thread. Even though I know it can be bettered, if I had no choice other than streaming from an iPhone, I could certai... | |
| McIntosh C52 to C53? I have the DA1 in my MA8900 which I can upgrade to the DA2 module. It is a nice option but I decided to buy a Denafrips Pontus II and a Hermes DDC. It is much better than the DA1, but I don’t know if, or by how much it betters the DA2. If I had... | |
| Meitner Ma3 Streaming vs Aurender Sorry @jfrmusic wrong thread! 😁 | |
| Old phones as streaming sources So I went to the Apple Store and bought the lightning to USB A connector and hooked up an old iPhone 8 that I had lying around. I thought it sounded alright. Can it be bettered? Yes by a lot, but it was better than decent. There was a noticeab... | |
| Meitner Ma3 Streaming vs Aurender Any reason you are limiting yourself to a Meitner DAC? If not, consider the N200 and some other brand of DAC. There are a ton of great DACs at the price point you are looking to spend. @drubin mentioned a few. There’s also Chord,Holo May, Denafrip... | |
| SVS Subwoofer Connection I agree with @yogiboy. Also if you connect the way you describe you might be running thru a high pass filter in the sub out to your mains. | |
| Meitner Ma3 Streaming vs Aurender Not heard either of these but wondering why you would choose both? If you choose an Aurender as a source and want a Meitner DAC then get just a Meitner DAC without the streaming. Or pick up the Meitner Ma3 or an Aurender A200 or A20 (which would... | |
| Is R.E.M. underrated by new music nerds? @simao same here, just like most, if not all here, music is associated with a time and place. As much as it brings back memories, I'm certain I would still like it if I heard it for the first time today, it's just really good music. I had never h... | |
| Is R.E.M. underrated by new music nerds? @simao I love Jane’s Addiction. They didn’t get the credit they deserved imo but I don’t really care cause I think they’re great and they always seem to make it into a playlist or two of mine. | |
| McIntosh C52 to C53? I wouldn’t spend money on the C53 just for the DA2 module. You’d get better mileage out of spending that money on a separate DAC. Keep the N10 and C52 and buy a DAC. You could get an outstanding one for the price of a C53. | |
| Songs you use when auditioning gear @blue-magoo Ok Computer is a great album. I just spun up Jellyfish Spilt Milk that’s on the list from your link. I haven’t listened to that album in ages. |