jazzman7
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| Move to the next level @gelle with that type of budget my personal first choice would be the combination of the Chord Qutest and the Curious USB Cable for use with the Roon Nucleus. That is what I am using in my main rig. Having said that, your budget gives you plenty o... | |
| Move to the next level @gelle what is your budget and what are you currently using for a USB Cable. | |
| Move to the next level @bruce19, I’ll attempt to answer your questions one at a time.There is a fair amount of overlap when it comes to servers, streamers, network bridges, and players. But a fair amount of the functionality of the hardware pretty much comes down to the... | |
| Move to the next level What I’m running with right now in my system would fall within your budget. Roon Nucleus feeding Chord Qutest DAC via Curious USB Cable. The Nucleus has a bay which can be fitted with an SSD or HDD such that it could function as your server. At fu... | |
| What sacd/cd transports have an aes/ebu output? Thanks Bryston's BCD-1 and BCD-3 redbook CD players.Emotiva's ERC-4.I'm sure there are others, but these are ones that I know of. | |
| What does Roon make in SQ ( Sound Quality) when inserted in my system? As a Tidal user, Roon will perform the first unfold of MQA material, which can get you as far as 96Khz with MQA material. | |
| Any difference in SQ from USB drive storage to NAS playback? For Melco (and I believe for Innous as well) a good part of the game is jitter reduction. There is both an ethernet line in as well as an ethernet player port out. Everything gets reclocked by the Melco. So in effect devices such as the Melco func... | |
| Any difference in SQ from USB drive storage to NAS playback? I have been using a Melco N1A as my NAS for the last 2+ years now, and it definitely makes for better SQ than when the music I played was stored on a WD My Cloud or Seagate Backup Plus device.So in my experience, the quality of the storage impleme... | |
| Would a stand alone dac help, and how much? The simple answer is yes. And again yes, a Bluesound Node 2i would be a good way to go. But even if you just stick with the Sonos, to take advantage of a better DAC really need to subscribe to a streaming service that streams at CD or better qual... | |
| Thiel Owners bluetone,if digital is a significant piece of your puzzle, then imho at some point a separate DAC will be a worthwhile investment. Mate the Bluesound Vault to the right DAC and it will kick things up to a whole other level. | |
| What is the most FUN pair of speakers you've ever had and why? Thiel SMGa speakers driven by Braun/Atelier ADS A2. These were my first "Audiophile" grade speakers.And you might say they were my first love.Purchased together with the ADS A2 in 1984.Traded in in 1996 for a pair of Thiel CS .5 speakers after my... | |
| Thiel CS1.2 vs. Ohm Walsh 2 To use the Denon as a preamp you need a stereo variable line out. If the line out is fixed .... it won't do. If it has a stereo pre out ... that would be best.If the Denon is not 4 ohm stable, then the risk would be to the speakers.When speakers ... | |
| Thiel CS1.2 vs. Ohm Walsh 2 Yes, NAD, especially their Class A/B amps, would likely make for a more suitable match.And if a manufacturer does not specify a 4 ohm spec the amp is likely not stable down to 4 ohms.So are you looking for a power amp or an integrated amp?(A basic... | |
| Thiel CS1.2 vs. Ohm Walsh 2 If you don't have suitable power and the speaker requires it you can literally fry the speaker. | |
| Thiel CS1.2 vs. Ohm Walsh 2 Concerning power requirements. Need high current amp that is easily 4 ohm stable. Your B&W 685 speakers are 8 ohm speakers with 88 db sensitivity. The CS 1.2 are rated at 4 ohm and 87 db. 4 ohm is a much more demanding load than 8 ohm. ... |