jbuhl
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| Preamp under $2,000. Rogue RP-5 with new tubes on USAaudiomart for $2k. I think those have a nice phono stage | |
| Need preamp recommendation If you want to blend in tubes look at the Rogue RP-5 $3.5k new and see if the numbers match up with what you need. If you need balanced then look at the RP-7 used . YOu might catch people moving off the 7 up to the 9. Then you can start rolling ... | |
| Why would I need Roon? @jaytor The EtherRegen and AES/EBU could be the difference maker. I may switch my DAC —->Amp Interconnnects over to balanced and see if that makes a difference. Might be down stream to far to have much affect. | |
| Why would I need Roon? @barts Your setup is similar to mine except I have an external DACalizer. When you gots a few minutes to play around why don’t you fire up a Roon core on your network (pc,linux or Mac) host. Really easy then to switch the BDP to an endpoint. Ro... | |
| Why would I need Roon? @soundchasr said "I trial’d Roon and Audirvana. No doubt Roon has an awesome GUI and some good features. However, I never liked the sound despite moving everything over to a Raspberry Pi and tweaking all of the settings. Audirvana just sounds good... | |
| Why would I need Roon? I got Roons Core running on and SGC Sonic Transport with a Bryston BDP pi endpoint. Solid setup. But the Bryston Pi MPD SQ beats the paints off Roons. Both stream Qobuz and playing Radio Paradise FLAC. Paid for a years subscription of The Roons... | |
| Streamer Value Question Innous vs Bluesound I agree with @mahler123. I just have the Bryston BDP Pi / Qobuz but it's the best sounding streamer/service combo I have ever had and Bryston support is excellent. But the Bryston stuff is pricey. I kept my eyes open and found a Pi for a littl... | |
| Preamp to match Rogue Audio Stereo 100 Power Amp? I run the RP-1 with Class D amplification. Might someday try the Stereo 100 | |
| What integrated should I upgrade to? PS Audio might take the Cambridge in on Trade. Plus they have a return policy. | |
| Sub $1k Power Conditioners? Any Assistance Appreciated... This just now: In the grocery store down the street and its storming outside. BOOM! grocery store goes dark. I see the registers blink and come back up. I ask how much battery they had for the registers and the response was "about 20 minutes" . I ... | |
| Sub $1k Power Conditioners? Any Assistance Appreciated... I have the Furman ELITE-15 DMi. My power is really stable at house but I just wanted to have the peace of mind with protection in place. I been running this unit for years and its a solid piece of equipment. It’s only been tripped/shutdown twice. ... | |
| Itching to upgrade preamp... RP-7 comes in ~$5Khttps://www.stereophile.com/content/rogue-audio-rp-7-line-preamplifier | |
| Big source improvement using CD player "Sorry, but that thing just uses a cheap $20 slot load media disk spinner, like this. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/TS-632A-GATEWAY-M-SERIES-SLOT-LOAD-DVD-RAM-DVDRW-DRIVE-TS-632A-GRADE-A-/264547058626?_trksid=p2385738.m4383.l4275.c10 Try going back ... | |
| Best DAC for around $2,500 or less This post is purely for future readers. Although not the best DAC for under $2500 the Wadi di322 ,if you can find one, can be a good deal. The group that controls the brand , as well as Mcintosh, has shelved the brand for now and maybe forever. He... | |
| Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp? I been running a tube pre (mullards) and a class D PS audio amp for years. Has a great sweet spot at moderate levels but the punch can be fatiguing at higher levels. Been considering trying a class A/B power. Love how cool the Class D runs. |