jjss49

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Upgraded McCormack DNA-1 or Dennis Had Inspire SEP?
cornwalls with a 150 wpc mccormack solid state amp... hmmmmmmmm glad op can read and type, he might be deaf soon  
Can a digital cable have different connectors?
  https://www.moon-audio.com/bnc-male-to-rca-female-adapter.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiAip-PBhDVARIsAPP2xc0sPOSY_2s8DOU1tDY_IC9i4CE5vrFwB3vFyJVW3f6RVjQATCLjVDYaAnUQEALw_wcB https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/NBR271--hosa-nbr-271?mrkgadid=3274408772&... 
Wireworld Eclipse 8 Copper interconnects
good cables, reasonably balanced sonically, maybe a touch of warmth in the mids and mid bass, open and airy up top for a cu cable  
Bigger and Better: Integrated Amplifiers
@ghasley Love it….not one poster has followed the request. hahaha tis what bored homebound old men do when they want to be a rebel for 30 seconds before hitting the sack at 830 pm local time   
Favorite song to demo or test drive speakers?
@deecee  I burned the following on CD for auditioning systems since I know the tunes well and it tests various aspects I’m interested in... Shirley Horn - The Music That Makes Me Dance Rebecca Pidgeon - Spanish Harlem Michael Franks - Dragonfly... 
Run Roon in an iMac or dedicated Mini
get a dedicated machine like a roon nucleus or otherwise dedicated server mac mini's are well documented to have some issues running roon, esp if one uses all the functionality like dsp multiple feeds etc etc forum member elberoth is selling som... 
Honesty is the best policy...I think.
be honest - good karma will reward you  
Speaker pairing suggestions to go w/ NAD M33
+1 @audiotroy's advice m33 is on the leaner side sonically so its better with speakers with a more rich full sound think harbeth vandersteen classic spendors that ilk magico’s and (older) wilsons are the wrong direction   
Audio Research Refernce 75se
my ref 75 is silent  
Bluesound Node 2 and Node2i with Oppo Sonica DAC
i would get a better dac otherwise, look at your connection into the node - is it wifi or ethernet? might be worth trying a ethernet cleaner like an etherregen - that made quite a difference in my own system btw, i have never had the node 2, but... 
Please explain Shunyata Python/Alpha lineup
i think this is what a shunyata dealer should be really good at explaining  
Interesting Result of Comparison of Expensive and Budget Setups
Since there was no huge difference in sound quality between two setups, I recommend not to let the price tags drive your choice when you shop for your gears.  cars, food, vacations, clothing and so on... if you don't know how to spend the money... 
Bigger and Better: Integrated Amplifiers
silly, one person’s upgrade can be another’s downgrade if upgrade path is so obvious and universally accepted we'd all own the same damn amp  
Has anyone noticed Qobuz sounding a little fatter in the right channel?
Has anyone noticed Qobuz sounding a little fatter in the right channel? nope  
Describe your preference in a single sentence
great clarity with rich/full/natural tone, yet plenty of speed/impact when the music calls for it to me, that is live music (largely unamplified) sounds like imo @ghdprentice’s one very good word is a shorter (if less descriptive) way of saying ...