jeffbij
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| Just got a new power amp I would guess that most either don't try and match it or do it by ear. When I tested it, I used a SPL meter and a white noise test tone. Not exact, but very, very close. | |
| Just got a new power amp I think two things are going on. First, Paul McGowen at PS Audio has always been a fan of using balanced cabling over single ended. Second, and probably the most important reason, is that the S300 is a fully balanced design. If you use RCA's, th... | |
| I need a replacement preamp for a TV pre tuner and stereo system. Just to clarify, you mentioned It will need to have a Home Theater undisturbed pass-through. Does that mean you will be keeping the Marantz processor in the system for surround sound processing, HDMI switching, etc.? If so, then you are just... | |
| Need to get off of bluetooth.... looking for a wifi streamer for my budget You can export an Apple playlist and then import it into Roon and/or BluOS. Not sure how effective it is and you would still have to get a subscription to Tidal or Qobuz as well as to Roon, if you want to go that route (which would maybe take you... | |
| Phono pre amp An alternative to the Schiit models (which I happen like as well), you might want to look at the Parasound Zphono's, which you can pick up used for <$200. | |
| Was anyone else caught out by this? I'm sure someone out there has already come up with a few mods to improve performance. Maybe a new $500 filter assembly made with carbon fiber and whale baleen so as not to keep the sound "cleaner"... | |
| Help me mod my tube amp @bryoncunningham Thanks. Time to start buying caps and resistors. | |
| Help me mod my tube amp @bryoncunningham Just curious, did you listen to the amp with just the upgraded caps? (i.e. original tubes) If so, any noticable improvements or changes? I've just picked up a of 10+ year old Prima Luna integrated that needs some repair work a... | |
| Hooking up a NAD 3020 v2 to a PC You can also get a simple stand alone DAC that has a USB port. Something like a Schiit Modi+ ($129 new) or used for even less. I would suspect that the Schiit DAC is probably better than the one in the NAD. - Jeff | |
| Denon HEOS LINK or Wiim Music Streamers? +1 @gkelly Since you don't have a separate DAC, sounds like you will be using the DAC in the streamer. If so, then go with the WiiM Ultra over the Pro or ProPlus. The DAC is better in the Ultra. And at $264 this week on Amazon Prime Days, it'... | |
| New vs old Magnepan models Steve Guttenberg on YouTube has done several reviews on Magnepans, including the newest X series. Might be a good place to start. | |
| Reciever for Martin Logan Source speakers-Two channel Also, to add to @kennyc 's question, how are you planning to connect the Samsung TV, Apple TV and Oppo? HDMI connections? Coax and/or optical? Are you willing to add, or already have a separate DAC? | |
| XLR to RCA adaptors +1 @cleeds And just asking, why are you using balanced cables? If it is because you are running a long distance, say 10 feet plus, then using an adapter would negate most of the benefits a balanced connection would get you (mainly noise reduct... | |
| I would like to add a streamer to my Krell Illusiion II @yags1 - When you setup the WiiM, you did download the WiiM app, correct? So to answer your question, if I understand it correctly, that app is what you use to control the streaming. | |
| Improve RFI As @jea48 mentioned, the RFI could be coming from somewhere else in the house. What is upstairs, directly above the MFR-260? And by any chance are you using a cellular 5G internet access point in the house? Just a thought... |