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| Bluesound Vault 2 now or wait for CES2018? I've also had the Node2 in my main system for a couple of years and been very satisfied.willemj, I'm looking for a cheaper streaming option for another system and seen you mention Chromcast Audio several times. Can you kindly explain how do you ha... | |
| Chromecast Audio "...unless your pre amplifier’s input sensitivity is low enough to handle 2V without clipping." Thanks for the link. How do you compare streaming music using iPhone analog output -> to preamp vs. Streaming via Chromcast -> preamp?I’m however... | |
| HI-FI NEWBIE NEEDS HELP! I actually enjoy reading views that oppose the mainstream and encourage the folks to continue presenting those views. No single view is always right. That been said, one point that I feel is critical to this debate and perhaps the ultimate arbitra... | |
| Preamp help for First Watt J2/ZU Omens combo When you say "passive side is too weak", are you referring to the volume/gain or its just somewhat lifeless, the latter being my experience using a passive preamp or a direct-to-amplifier arrangement. As for the gain match, I’d leave judgment to t... | |
| Preamp help for First Watt J2/ZU Omens combo What phono preamp do you have? The matching between that and the line preamp is also a consideration. The J2 gain figure also appears to be a higher than average and its behavior is just like a current-source tube amplifier so most high-gain pream... | |
| Recapping your amp Hard to describe but if you hear a sound just like tiny/tight fart when you turn the amplifier off, that's usually a good indication that a recap might be required. My real old Adcom 545 did that and my 555 has started doing too. From the sound qu... | |
| recommendations for a replacement for a Levinson no 23 Great advice. You'd be hard pressed to find an amplifier with a comparable sound quality to a factory refurbished ML no. 23 for $3500. | |
| Speaker boxes. To rebuild or not to rebuild If the cabinets are in a very good shape and you can find the crossover data, do some research to find the right replacement drivers from the site mentioned earlier and you could end up with a great pair of speakers and learned a lot along the way... | |
| Need help choosing speakers It all depends on the size of your room and more importantly on the amplifier that you have. But all that aside, the AZ speakers are probably much easier speakers to live with. | |
| Is powerfull Amps only for low sensitivity speakes? It should be no surprise that 15" drivers, regardless of their so called efficiency (or sensitivity), need higher voltages (or power) to operate at their best. You still need to move that large amount of air and that takes juice. In my opinion (ho... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Subscribed. Curious as whereabouts in New Jersey. We're just a couple a stone throw away from Asbury Park.Great start and keep it up. | |
| 5-10k budget... so many choices Warning to the OP, make sure you also note what (other) gears are used during the speaker demos. Those Focals may require some significant additional investment, e.g., amplifier, preamp, source, etc., to sound the way they did during the demo. It ... | |
| 5-10k budget... so many choices I know there is at least one person here, who shall remain unnamed, that will disagree with this statement, but same speakers sound different when paired with different amplifiers. If it were me with that sort of budget, I would look at my search ... | |
| Looking for speaker recommendations that I can purchase on Amazon.com stereo5, soix:Save your breathe guys. There's someone who's polluting this site by providing misinformation based on the absence of actual experience. If the criteria for picking gear was based only on measurements, then the only difference among ... | |
| Faint speaker hiss You shouldn't worry about it given your current speakers but keep this in mind if/when you decide to upgrade or switch to more efficient speakers, e.g., > 92 dB/w/m, etc., since the hissing sound could become more audible. Ideally, the tweeters... |