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| PS Audio M700s or older Bryston 4bsst / 4bsst2 ? I have the s300 and think its a great amp. Only one way to find out. Buy a Bryston and compare head to head. Then sell the loser. I did this with a pair of Quad speakers. Bought them used and compared head to head with my Focals. Ended up ke... | |
| TT upgrade for me Surface is purdy solid and so is floor. One nice thing about 60 year old house. What about the SOTA Moon Beam? Thats in my budget. | |
| Bryston BDP-1 vs Bluesound Node 2i So now that you have the Bryston you will be able to switch between Roon and MPD. But I cant tell yah right now that the Manic Moose (MM) interface is nothing like Roon. But you will have to use MM to set the BDP to Roon ready and that is where... | |
| Bryston BDP-1 vs Bluesound Node 2i The Roons = RoonMPD= Music Player Damon, that renders Qobuz/Tidal or local file storage. and is managed by Manic Moose on the Bryston BDP series (1,2,3 and Pi). Its an alternative to Roon and Spartan but the SQ is Top Notch. I jump back and forth ... | |
| Bryston BDP-1 vs Bluesound Node 2i I started with a Sonos Connect digital out to DAC. Then upgraded Connect to W4S mods for a SQ bump. Then picked up a BDP Pi for an additional SQ bump. Then I added The Roons. I think the BDP MPD sounds a touch better than The Roons. If you ... | |
| Phono Preamp suggestions $2000 (pre-rabbit hole tire kicking edition) PS Audio just came out with a new Phono Stage but its $2.5K But they will take your current stage in on trade and do have a well regarded audition program. https://www.stereophile.com/content/ps-audio-stellar-phono-phono-preamplifier | |
| Entry Level Tube Preamp or Higher Quality Used Model? >> My amp is a PS Audio Stellar S300 My setup is a RP-1 --> Stellar S300 | |
| Entry Level Tube Preamp or Higher Quality Used Model? I have been running a Rogue RP-1 for years and like it, sans the cheezy remote. Support is good as well and these units can be had used for a little less than $1.5k. I dolled her up with a set of matched Mullards and she sounds sweet.If you want ... | |
| Researching an "affordable Roon server/streamer, and my choice... I been a run’n the SGC Sonnic Transport with The Roons for several months. It’s purdy solid setup with a Bryston BDP Pi endpoint. I still dont think it sounds as good as running the MM and MPD music service on the Pi directly (basically taking the... | |
| Preamp SS to match class D amp Bryston makes a nice SS Pre for consideration. https://www.stereophile.com/content/bryston-bp-173-line-preamplifier | |
| DAC Choices - $5,000 to $7,000 PS Audio has a well regarded trial period for their Direct Stream DAC. Updateable FPGA, Years old review. https://www.stereophile.com/content/ps-audio-perfectwave-directstream-da-processor-page-2 | |
| Streaming vs CD transport direct comparison Good question @cleeds. What was the Service? Is the 432Evo hardwired to the network? What was the DAC output resolution setting on the Evo? Roon has a reputation for sucking the life out of a sound stage in certain configs. The Evo is a cool... | |
| spend on the streamer or on the DAC ? Looks like SGC has a Black Friday sale going for this combo. If anyone was considering going ROON this would be a nice streamer (especially with the power supply) but you gotta factor in the cost of ROON. Almost leaves enough room to .......take a... | |
| spend on the streamer or on the DAC ? I started many moons ago with a Sonos connect. Then I added my first external DAC (Wadia), Big improvement. My neighbor stopped by one day and listen to a piano piece blind test between the Sonos with and without the DAC and he immediately purchas... | |
| Where are the cheap home streamers? I sniffed around and found a used Bryston BDP pi for <$600. Manic Moose (MM) a bit spartan but it can also be a Roon Endpoint switching between MPD and Roon is a snap and the thing sounds really good (better than my Wyred 4 Sound moded Sonos). ... |