kren0006
Responses from kren0006
| Recommendations for PC -- for modest system -- Audio Art cables | |
| If you had to start all over again in this day and age That's fair - that "ownership" versus "renting" aspect is a hurdle for some. If you're happy enough without the streaming then just keep on with what you're doing. Surely not for everyone. | |
| Need some Tube and Class A SS Suggestions I own D7’s and for last year have driven with Audio Research DSI200 SS integrated amp. 200w into 8 ohms. Sounds pretty magical to me. You can find the ARC used usually around $2.5kNote that they D7’s take a few hundred hours to break in, but when ... | |
| If you had to start all over again in this day and age Generally, no, streaming services to the types of streamer dacs we’re talking about here for home 2ch listening always require an internet connection to play the songs. So you do not "own" the songs if that’s what you mean - but so long as you kee... | |
| If you had to start all over again in this day and age On streaming, tech wise it’s really painless. Of course you need internet access. Ethernet cables access to your modem is best, but some streamers like the Bluesound will also work over WiFi. The three streamer dacs that I currently use are the af... | |
| Power Conditioners I got Richard Gray 400 pro in my main system and Audioquest Powerquest 3 amp in my secondary system and very happy with both | |
| If you had to start all over again in this day and age It’s sooooo true that it’s important to find “your sound” right from the beginning as mentioned above. Before my upgrade I listened carefully to over two dozen speakers over six months to find what I liked. Not 5 minutes, ten minutes. Minimum of h... | |
| Is room treatment a science? I gotta do room treatment next. Prolly be a year or two but gotta do it, methinks. | |
| If you had to start all over again in this day and age Haha, OP, yeah that’s true. But I’ve been tested for the audiophile virus, and, sorry to say, I did not test negative. I’m guilty of wanting better sounding components and despite just upgrading the three systems and dropping well into five-figure... | |
| If you had to start all over again in this day and age It’s funny on the media ownership vs streaming decision. Funny because I myself am in conflict when it comes to music v movies on the issue. With music, I have blissfully moved to digital streaming, acquired a relatively modest (in this company) b... | |
| Lifespan of amps and preamps? Lots of great stuff in this thread, but for me the best was OP’s original post and how he talked about the components and how it was a big deal to buy all of them as a 20 yr old kid in 1990. Damn right it was a big deal! I remember looking at all ... | |
| If you had to start all over again in this day and age OP,I can identify in some ways with leery to digital streaming, because one year ago I was there, albeit for different reasons. I’m into a lot of different things but I guess as I look back I have about five primary hobbies that recurringly domina... | |
| If you had to start all over again in this day and age Did exactly that one year ago, starting from scratch after a 20 year dormancy in audio. Decided to go digital streaming only as to sources with streamer/dac, with a SS integrated amp, floorstanders and sub in main system. Did the same in secondary... | |
| Has anyone heard the new PS Audio Strata, Integrated Amp/DAC/streamer? For those wanting more details on Strata beta testing, head over to the PSA forums where a thread is in progress. Although this review here just now may be more detailed than anything there yet, haha, folks are just getting their units set up and ... | |
| Review of TEAC NT-505 Sure, that’s true. Bluesound is good value for the price. If you only have 550 to spend, get the Node for sure. But the specific question was whether there were sound quality differences in between the Bluesound and the Teac. The answer is yes, ma... |