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| Shrink Totem 1's? If you cut the back the speakers will not have binding posts anymore and you will not be able to connect them. no worry just solder speaker wire directly which will sound better. | |
| Completely Blown Away--Geshelli JNOG3 with SparkoS Dual SS2590 Op-amps Just to clarify the point about over-correction: In my living room, the PEQ corrections were kept within ±4dB, which corresponds to a ±32% change in the perceived sound level. Beyond this range, I would consider the adjustment to be an over-correc... | |
| Completely Blown Away--Geshelli JNOG3 with SparkoS Dual SS2590 Op-amps If the room is not that ideal, room treatment first. Over-correcting it messes sound. Good luck. EQ could help you tweak loudness / SPL / dispersion at certain frequencies but won't change or enhance the quality / definition of the sound notes. | |
| Completely Blown Away--Geshelli JNOG3 with SparkoS Dual SS2590 Op-amps Ed, I tried all that with the Ultra, yet the MXN10 still renders cleaner, crisper, and more transparent sound. The edges of high and low notes are more well-defined with the CA streamer. The Ultra's rich feature set and its 20% sale tempted me t... | |
| Completely Blown Away--Geshelli JNOG3 with SparkoS Dual SS2590 Op-amps Highly recommend that you change out Wiim Ultra. Mxn10 from CA sounds much better ... | |
| What % Of Your System Are Your Cables? around 11% here incuding power cables. | |
| Topping Centaurus R2R $800 Spec wise on the PCM side, the THD+N of -106 dB is identical to Holo Cyan 2. However, this thing has oversampling mode to choose from and is cheaper than Cyan 2. I will wait for the reviews and availability in Amazon. | |
| Shrink Totem 1's? Are you out of mind? Sorry to use that wording but chopping 4" in depth will turn the 9" sealed box to a semi-open baffled speaker, completely ruin the structure, design and sound of the speaker. Consider donating them to a caring / loving home ... | |
| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? @sls883 Same here. After burn-in and room correction (RC), it starts sounding smoother, but I still prefer the MXN10 overall with both internal and external DACs. The MXN10 sounds cleaner, crispier and more transparent. The edges of both high and ... | |
| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? I heard noticeable differences in SQ among three modestly priced but capable streamers: CA MXN10, IFi ZS and Wiim Ultra in my humble system. All were tested with an external dac. | |
| Looking for High Quality Streamer Only Options (NO DAC)? Cambridge MXN10. You could bypass the preamp / dac. | |
| Check This Out! An innovative design concept! I've never seen a DAC made of concrete before—it should block all nuclear radiation and deliver exceptional sound quality. All of this for $1,299.90? An unbelievable price! We should definitely give it a try. Does the... | |
| Does the Cambridge CXN100 sound the same as the MXN10 @russ69 I would be more than happy to lend a helping hand if I were close by. It’s hard to imagine such complexity without seeing it firsthand. I prefer variety when two devices offer equal sound quality (SQ), so I decided to try the highly prais... | |
| Qobuz Skipping or Short Pauses I have that issue with the Cambridge MXN10 but not with the other two streamers, the iFi ZS and the Wiim Pro+/Ultra. However, another Audiogoner does not have any issues with his MXN10. Weird, right? | |
| DAC shopping - Trying to sift through the Hype. Can I trust the reviews these days ?? Pontus II lacks true NOS mode, while the Cyan 2 operates exclusively in NOS. It seems the Laiv is a well-rounded DAC option for a 'purist' but also want to have an option of filtering for some genres of music. |