jrapp
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| which car is sitting in your listening room? I'd say Tesla model 3. Not based on cost but rather on technology and performance balanced with style! | |
| Most “disappeared” speakers. In that price range new and used you have a lot of choices in vanishing speakers. I was lucky enough to find a pristine pair of Maggie 3.7, sent them back to Magnepan for a total refresh and they emerged as the lastest model the 3.7i all for less ... | |
| Is there a difference in sound quality when streaming TIDAL Vs CD player LarryYou should hear a difference between DACs in a blind test. Interconnect cables usually can make a describable difference, however, I don't think spending $5K on speaker wire will be worth it. I use $100 worth of 10 gage stranded and twisted p... | |
| Is there a difference in sound quality when streaming TIDAL Vs CD player Just a side note. Many people are unaware of the fact that TIDAL offers a discount to Active Duty and Retired Military and Veterans. Since I'm retired Navy I get my TIDAL HiFi for $11.99 a month. | |
| Is there a difference in sound quality when streaming TIDAL Vs CD player Agreed, it’s all about the DAC. When I say DAC I refer to the DAC/opamp device that takes the digital signal and convert it to a usable analog signal, not the individual chip. This device might be stand alone or imbeded in a larger piece of equipm... | |
| Is there a difference in sound quality when streaming TIDAL Vs CD player I am going to address the Tidal v CD issue. I play my CDs and stream TIDAL on a Cocktail Audio X35. The X35 is a "Swiss army knife" device and one wouldn’t assume that it is as high a quality device as it truly is. Since I stream Tidal and play CD... | |
| Oppo Gone - Now What? Take a look at the Cocktail Audio x35. It is a player, ripper, network server, does Roon, MQA. Has the same DACs as the Oppo and will play and rip vinyl as well. It also has an internal 100wpc amp that I don't use because my Maggie's need more. It... | |
| Upgrading speaker cables... I've experimented with numerous cables and have come to the conclusion that ICs can make a huge difference, but properly sized speaker cables not so much, if any. YMMV |