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| Best Server To Run Roon Core I watched John Darko’s recent video on how to build an Intel NUC https://youtu.be/ZVm_tCoxqyg and thought that would be a nice quarantine project. So for $762.40 I ordered an i7 NUC, 32GB (16GB x2) RAM and a 250 GB SSD. It was simple to assemble. ... | |
| Paying with a cashiers check? Need advice! Never ever never ever NEVER pay anyone for equipment new or used with a check or money order of any type...EVER. You as the buyer have no protection this way. Always use a payment method that uses a credit card so if the transaction goes south you... | |
| Russian Tube Preamp, No Return, Here I go again I concur with the earlier post about there being no such thing as “no returns” on eBay no matter what the seller’s policy says. eBay is very buyer focused with potections. The say that they have Seller Protection. But that is a load of cr@p. If yo... | |
| Bookshelf speakers for small room Wow. As for speakers, the most intriguing bookshelf speakers I have seen reviewed lately are the Buchardt A500 which are active speakers and can be adjusted for your room digitally. Also there are the new Dynaudio that Steve Gutenberg just reviewe... | |
| Power Cord Order of importance I think the order of the components that you have listed is how I would rank the order of importance. The power amps are number one. They should be high current, thick gauge and well shielded. I think I would adjust your list by saying that the DA... | |
| For those that use an external DAC with node 2i I had two Node 2i streamers and the root of why I sold them was that they do not have USB outputs. I feel the audio shortcomings are, at least in part, related to that. I have since replaced the Node 2is within USB output streamers. | |
| TIDAL on SALE! Thank you for this post! I just converted my $239.88 Tidal Hifi 12 month bill to $49.99! Only need a BB user account, which I already had. No BB credit card needed. Thanks again! | |
| Innuos Zenith mk3 complete disappointment @jksec I am a bit confused with your comparative setups. On the Node 2i your are streaming via Wifi over your network. What is serving as the Roon core? Yet when using the Zenith Mk3 you have a direct entry level USB connection to your DAC. The No... | |
| Increasing bass on floor standing speakers Two suggestions:1. Mount your floorstanders on isoacoustics Gaia feet. 2. Add (REL) subwoofers. | |
| For auld lang syne, ..high-end companies you really liked that are gone.... EPI speakers. | |
| For auld lang syne, ..high-end companies you really liked that are gone.... B&K from Buffalo NY. | |
| Curl or Pass Well, I have had an interesting experience with a JC3+. It overdrove my Bryston preamp because the MM gain was too high. However the lower gain phono stages work great with it such as the Pass Labs Aleph Ono, Musical Fidelity NuVista Vinyl and the... | |
| Any advice? Parasound A21, Ayre V5xe, Benchmark AHB2, or Bryston 4B3? I am not familiar with Harbeths. But on some quick research, I think these are 6ohm speakers with 86dB sensitivity. If this is correct, long story short, you may be happiest with the AHB2s. They have a lot of features. You can run them as stereo a... | |
| The problem with Magicos I have heard multiple Magico speakers on high quality systems in proper listening rooms with a variety of music. I also own a pair of Magico A3s. I have a variety of amps. Primaluna, First Watt, Benchmark and high quality DACs all running off PS A... | |
| Openning a hi fi shop Retail and dealing with the public is a hard business. As per what was mentioned above it requires a ton of planning and a lot of money. There is a lot of risk too. I look a all business adventures in terms of what is my annual rate of return goin... |