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| Old or new gear At the risk of stating the obvious, the choice of the amplifier ultimately depends greatly on the speakers that they’ll be driving, particularly if you are considering a tube design. The preamp is another consideration, maybe to a lesser degree bu... | |
| Cambridge 851C with Bluesound If you are planning to use an external DAC, you may also want to take a look at the Chromecast Audio as a streaming option. I was very skeptical at first but for $35 its got a pretty darn good performance. I also have a Bluesound Node2 in a differ... | |
| Old or new gear I've bought both new and used gear and going forward will only buy used. Most sellers by far are honest audiophiles and you can try different brands if you buy at a good price and have some patience. There are lots of great options in that price r... | |
| Everything else being equal, should I expect better Spotify quality through wifi or USB? Given your set up, I don't think you'll hear a difference between ethernet and wifi and either should sound better than USB given the same quality content. | |
| Schiit Modi Multibit vs. Adcom GDA 700 What?! | |
| Vandersteen 2CE Signature II: Is it worth the price of $2700? Why are so many for sale? I did only see one pair of 2Ce Sig. for sale right now so actually vast majority of the people who bought them are holding on to them. I paid $450 for a pair of 2Ci speakers in excellent condition that I bought locally a few months ago and it’s by... | |
| The ups and downs of tube vs. SS... “The best tube and SS setups I've heard tend to sound more similar than different”Best answer. And on the other end of the spectrum, a very cheap tube gear sounds as bad (or as good) as a cheap SS piece. | |
| Everything else being equal, should I expect better Spotify quality through wifi or USB? The short answer is it depends. The variables are the quality and length of your USB cable, the performance of your laptop, WiFi signal strength and internet speed, and the quality of your streamer to a lesser degree. A better comparison is betwee... | |
| MQA•Foolish New Algorithm? Vote! george, point taken. My very simple comparison method was streaming both MQA and non-MQA versions of the same album from Tidal through my Bluesound Node2. Not very scientific but the best I could do. Whatever they do, the music just sounds a littl... | |
| MQA•Foolish New Algorithm? Vote! All I can say is an MQA version of an album sounds better than a non-MQA version of the same album. Same system same volume. | |
| Linestage types versus soundstage This topic has been discussed ad nuseam and the debate goes on.My advice is trust your ears and ignore the rest. I have yet to hear a passive linestage that could approach the soundstage and overall musicality that an active linestage, particularl... | |
| Phasing The speakers never sound the same in your living room as they did in the store. Sometimes they sound better and sometimes they sound worse but never the same. And speakers in particular do sound better as they break in. | |
| Martin Logan speakers The Vista looks like the upgraded version of the older Aerius i model that I have and they are decent sounding speakers. The ESL speakers have a different sound from the mainstream voice coil design and are also very directional with a very narrow... | |
| Carver Raven 350 Amps jeffery, out of curiosity, why did you feel you need so much (more) power for a 99dB sensitivity speakers? They look like incredible animals. | |
| best way to connect pc to dac There are also gadgets that are placed inline that claim to improve the USB signal by reducing jitter. Schiit Wyrd is a reasonably priced option for $99. As always, there are much more expensive options that reclock the signal and may improve the ... |