johsti
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| How old are your speakers Not sure about the exact age of my speakers, but they must be 35 years old or possibly older. Yamaha NS-1000M. | |
| TIDAL Lossless Streaming Service Dbarger - I also thought something sounded off with Tidal the first time I played it with the Mac application. I didn't hear an improvement over premium Spotify. I opened audio midi and found the sampling rate was set for 48kHz. When I changed tha... | |
| PS Audio PWD II opinions? I previously owned a PS Audio DLIII, a Cullen Stage 4 DLIII and a PWD mkII. The PWD mkII using the nativeX mode was a big improvement in my experience compared to both DLIII's. I sold my first PWD awhile ago to try out other sources and just recen... | |
| Best USB DAC for under $1000 A used PS Audio PWD2 if you can stretch your budget a few hundred dollars. | |
| DAC as an attenuator? Correction - Pretend your dac was capable, not cabale, of a SNR of 120 dB after the digital to analog conversion which is equal to approximately 20 bits. | |
| DAC as an attenuator? Yes, this will work even with digital volume. The balanced input on my integrated amp will overdrive with more than 3 volts or so. Since most balanced outputs are 4 volts or more, I use the digital volume control in the dac to reduce the output ga... | |
| Any Recommendations on Custom Speaker Stands? Talk to Anthony at A&M custom steel speaker stands. He may be able to help you out. I just ordered some stands from him for my Yamaha NS1000 and am very pleased. Not as thick and heavy as Sound Anchors. They remind me more of the Foundation st... | |
| Yamaha A-S2000 - question for owners Mine does the same thing, completely normal. The tone controls on the a-s2000 are done a little differently. I believe there is more info on the yamaha website regarding the tone and volume control. | |
| Child-Proof Speakers Find some used Gallo 3.5. They are made out of metal and the tweeter and drivers are covered with metal grills. They also have a mesh cage to hide them in. They are fairly short in height and the weight is at the bottom so they won't tip easily. T... | |
| Oppo 105 or PS Audio PWD Mk2 I've owned both and the PWD is more musical but the Oppo 105 is a Swiss army knife that does everything well. The PWD mkII will provide more enjoyment when critically listening to music. | |
| sansui or yamaha The AS2000 is a neutral amp. Definitely not thin sounding. | |
| Vincent 236Kkii Reliability vs. Yamaha and Luxman Mountainsong,Were you using the balanced inputs when you had the Yamaha? | |
| Yamaha AS2000 - balanced input Yes, Yamaha did respond and simply confirmed that the balanced input couldn't accommodate a source with a 5V output. They did not clarify how much the maximum input was, but the manual says 2.8V. | |
| Anyone own the Yamaha A-S2000 - noob questions I believe the balanced input was engineered to be used with Yamaha's matching cds2000 cd player which has an output of 2v according to the manual. I don't know what the maximum input level is for the as2000, but my PS Audio dac has an output level... | |
| Speaker for Yamaha AS2000 The as2000 should be capable of driving most speakers. Audition as many speakers as you can and see what you like. That is a good sized room, but with a $7k budget, you will be able to find something that works. I love my Harbeth SHL5, but would b... |