jbuhl
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| Bryston BDA-3.14? There are those that believe the internal Manic Moose interface (or rather MPD) sound superior to streamed from Roon. I believe that is a load of cobblers. To my ear it is exactly the same, but YMMV. When I was running The Roon core on a Mac Mi... | |
| Integrated Suggestions for a Garage System I found a older NAD T760 off craigslist for like $75. Works great fro my purpose. | |
| Bluesound I have a friend who is a retired software engineer. He laments: "When an entity initially comes out with good software they keep working on it until it gets worse". I think the primary driver for his angst is his Tesla auto. I know that does... | |
| Need new pre amp @immatthewj They only way I have to tell is from the reviews on my DAC (wadia 321) and Amp (Quad Artera Stereo) and both have indicated they are fully balanced design. | |
| Need new pre amp I have tested XLR vs RCA and can't tell a difference on my system. Using mid priced after market cabling. | |
| Where Do I Go from Here? As always some great questions and suggestions here. I agree with others I wouldn't spend anywhere near that kinda cash without in home audition with your. own gear and environment. Maybe buy used and compare head to head with existing units and ... | |
| Class D Option For Bass These are rare as hens teeth but might be worth a gamble. I doubt Classe would give you the time of day if you ever had to ask for support. https://support.classeaudio.com/files/documents/brochure/CLASSE_CA-D200_Brochure_2014_en.pdf | |
| Class D Option For Bass Keep an eye on the music room. Always a few class D options on there. | |
| Class D Option For Bass https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650114103-rotel-rkb-8100-8-channel-100w-hypex/images/5141424/ | |
| Class D Option For Bass PS Audio Class D offerings are inline with W4S amp pricing. Pick up the S300 for ~$1K used. W4S good choice as well. Both are IcePower implementations. Classe Sigma AMP2 can be picked up used around this similar price point. Peachtree GaN amps. R... | |
| Would like to try a tube preamp after years of solid state and hybrid Rogue Audio RP-5 can be had for around the $2K mark. | |
| Used tube preamp $2-3K Might research a Rogue RP-5. They can be had for around $3k | |
| Best Music Streamer to pair with Rogue Audio monoblocks and Pre-Amp I have an SGC ST hosting a Roon core, A Bryston BDP pi as the endpoint ,Rogue RP-1 with Mullards as the pre. I have heard many others say the Bryston BDP-3 functions wells as a Roon endpoint. My little BDP-1 has been rock solid for several yea... | |
| Need help choosing preamp for streaming For Posterity: Moon Ace is a good all in one solution for streaming and can be had for around $2K | |
| Qobuz Connect working Beta demonstration....yay! @barts Weirdly, to me, it came with the Titan and a power cord and nothing else...zero, nada, nothing! I guess they expect everything should be done QR code to scan on the side of the box? |