jazzman7
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| Ethernet Bridge For Streaming Hello ericsch!Yes. A powerline ethernet adapter is a very workable solution.It's just the solution that I've employed to get wired ethernet from my router on the lower level of a split level to my living room.I happen to use Netgear powerline eth... | |
| Chord Qutest vs. Benchmark 2 or 3? Can't speak to the Benchmark.Picked up a Chord Qutest in March and I love it.I especially appreciate its very small form factor.It replaced a Bryston BDA-1 in my main rig (now in use in a second system).I also have a Bluesound Node 2i, and think t... | |
| Looking to improve CD playback unsound,nothing at all shabby about the sound direct from those Arcam players, or even from my old Denon 2910 ... but it's all relative ... and as with everything in this wonderful and sometimes crazy hobby ... everything matters as you move up th... | |
| Looking to improve CD playback I'm just saying not to underestimate the role of the transport.I also like the idea of controlling your variables and changing only one variable at a time. I know from experience just how good the BDA-1 is. My suspicion is that when it comes to s... | |
| Looking to improve CD playback mesch,I have a BDA-1, and it is a fine DAC (I now have mine in my second system). I also have a Bryston BCD-1 CD player. Some years ago before I got into streaming, at the same time that I auditioned the BCD-1, I also auditioned the BDA-1. Both... | |
| Thiel Owners Fyi. In case anyone is interested. Saturday Audio Exchange in Chicago has listed a pair of CS 7 speakers in rosewood finish for $2,199. | |
| Thiel Owners Simon Zreczny, the owner of Audio Consultants, had a 52 year run, having opened in 1967. Of note to this group is that they started with Thiel in 1981 and were for all intents and purposes the hub of the Thiel community in the Chicago area. The... | |
| Thiel Owners Sad news. Just received email from Audio Consultants (long time Chicago area dealer located in Evanston) that they will be closing their doors on December 21st. | |
| Thiel Owners Tom Thiel,Very cool! You are most welcome ... glad I could be of service. | |
| Thiel Owners bighempin,Thank you!I very much like your setup as well. A big thumbs up!. Your 3 daughters are very lucky. | |
| Thiel Owners jafant,I'm very happy with the Kimber/Transparent combo. Upgraded to Kimber Hero XLR from RCA interconnects in 2013 and it was a nice upgrade.Then a couple years ago my dealer had a used demo pair of Transparent Music Wave Super Gen MM available ... | |
| Thiel Owners George,I purchased my BP20 back in 2004 (pre owned but purchased from an authorized Bryston dealer, Audio Consultants in Evanston, IL); and it came with the MPS-1 power supply and cable that I've been using to this day. | |
| Thiel Owners In case anyone is interested, I just posted pictures of my system to Virtual Systems. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8156 Comments welcome. | |
| Thiel Owners Just an fyi that TMR has listed a pair of CS 1.5s in Dark Cherry for $699. Condition was listed as 7 out of 10 with some visible scuffs and nicks. | |
| Question on my DAC If you were to play true high res offering from either Amazon HD or from Deezer, you would see the Bryston DAC lock in at something greater than 44.1 kHz. So for example, if you were to play MQA offering from Tidal via your Bluesound Vault, you ... |