jji666
Responses from jji666
| Maggie 1.7i's lack detail. Ideas? OP, by your description of how you came to purchase the gear, I am going to assume you are somewhat new to the pursuit of higher end audio. While there may be some merit to the cable suggestions, I would suggest you put that aside from a budgetar... | |
| Those who seek to deny access to information The irony of many of these posts seems to be lost on the posters. I think “Thyname” refers to Iron Maiden, not religion. it seems there are many who want an echo chamber with no indication of deviation from the party line. There are quite a few... | |
| A** Kicking, Rock and Roll! Slayer - Angel of Death LL Cool J - Momma Said Knock You Out UFO - Lights Out in London Pantera - Walk | |
| How many systems do you have? 4 in my study, 1 downstairs in main house. 3 in lake house. Then outside speakers, whole house stuff, etc. | |
| Your single most significant purchase mistake? Martin Logan Sequels. Smallest sweet spot ever. Move your head 2 inches and it sounded like you put a bag over it. Thin, brittle sound. MLs may have some good speakers but those were not it. | |
| Computer to DAC with no USB Looks like you are headed in the right direction with a USB-to-SPDIF converter. There are a number of them on the market that work well. Also, if budget permits and you are using software that supports streaming (Roon, Tidal, Amazon) them somethin... | |
| the cart or the horse? WAIT! Let's not spend all your money yet. You've got a small room, near field. People like your speakers. Your components are not anywhere near top end but for the most part they are a reasonable match (preamp seems weakest but it's not an AVR... | |
| Your method for discovering great music. Roon is built for discovery. Definitely a good place to start. But beware, it's a rabbit hole that includes overbuilding gear and a large amount of network troubleshooting. Roon's first answer to any user problem is "it's your network." You co... | |
| Audiogon is becoming the hub for scammers. "Let's be careful out there." As a best practice, I always work to engage a seller in a substantive conversation about their gear, audio in general, what have you. Scammers are not usually capable of holding that conversation in a way that doesn... | |
| How Big of a Difference? I always love the "your system is not resolving enough" commentary. Frankly, any reasonably eared person should be able to detect differences on almost any system, resolving or not, IF there is a difference. It's the delta you should be able to d... | |
| Do we really know what "Live" music sounds like? These posts reveal the bias in Audiogon towards classical and acoustic music. Now, that is not to attack the style of music nor those who love it, but it does reveal the lack of a baseline that serves as a foundation for much of the discussions o... | |
| How Big of a Difference? I think you have to allow for both sides having some correctness in their position. In other words, cables can act as mild tone controls - some may sound a little different than others -- but the difference between cables, in terms of the cost rel... | |
| Anybody use a single ended component with one that is balanced? I think the point is that just using physical/passive jack adapters - whether dongles or cables -- has the potential to produce suboptimal sound depending on the topology of the units. It's not always the case but it can be. Better to use sam... | |
| Anybody use a single ended component with one that is balanced? Oh OK. Yes, just use the RCA (aka "single-ended") connection from the pre-out to the amp in. Don’t use the XLR outputs on the preamp until you have an amp with XLR inputs. You won’t get optimal sound by just using the jack adapters - or at least t... | |
| Anybody use a single ended component with one that is balanced? The OP is talking about running the XL output from the pre into the RCA input of the amp. That will produce sound. It may not be optimal. OP should use the RCA outputs on the preamp if it has them. Or use a Henry Engineering Matchbox or a Ta... |