lloyd1969
Responses from lloyd1969
| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? I think one of your “issues” is that Bluesound Nodes/Nanos work very well when used as streamers that feed a high quality external DAC. I use a NODE 130 that I purchased from Fidelity Audio in the UK with FA’s PSU unit pre-installed and then added... | |
| Updating my streamer Which Node do you have? If it’s an older one, the new Icon Node will be out soon with a much improved DAC. I have a NODE where I have changed out the PSU and use an external DAC via USB. I understand that you may want to save space, but you may fi... | |
| Non-fatiguing speakers in $10K range? I love my Tannoy Cheviots, and would imagine the larger Ardens, just under $10 K per pair are even better. I listen to similar music to you, and have never found them fatiguing, though found them additionally expensive in that they did make me wan... | |
| Preamp for Bryston 4b3 & Tannoy Cheviots Thanks @jimmy2615 and @yyzsantabarbara for the very useful information. If I ever get this sorted, I’ll give you both shout outs. And Soix, the LTA was brought to my attention here before, and it sounds like an excellent device, but as my DAC and... | |
| Preamp for Bryston 4b3 & Tannoy Cheviots Does anyone know an audio dealer in Southern California where one can listen to a demo system set up to switch between a tube preamp and a solid state preamp comparable quality? The dealer I like where I bought my speakers (that has an advantage i... | |
| Preamp for Bryston 4b3 & Tannoy Cheviots Hello @yyzsantabarbara I was wondering how liked the Benchmark HPA4 compared to the line-stage-only LA4. In theory they should sound the same, but I note the line-stage-only Bryston BP 19 sounds slightly different than the BP 20, the full featured... | |
| Preamp for Bryston 4b3 & Tannoy Cheviots The Motherload reviews great, but probably loses me based on it having 2 chassis that sit side by side rather than stack. My wife says I already have enough boxes on top of the cabinet that supports her TV, and if it won't go inside the cabinet wh... | |
| Preamp for Bryston 4b3 & Tannoy Cheviots I wrote to Bryston and they emailed me PDFs of this review of the Bryston BP-19 that was published last month in “Trends Hofi Magazine” a mag from Quebec that I also see is linked to the Bryston Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/10006461... | |
| Preamp for Bryston 4b3 & Tannoy Cheviots Thanks yyzsantabarbara for the detailed responses/suggestions. The LA4 does sound very good, and Cbrez I was up late reading about the LTA pre with great interest. And Soix I have added your suggestions to my research list and more importantly you... | |
| WHY CABLES MATTER! My 2 cents from recent upgrades. Changed speaker cable from Analysis Plus Chocolate Oval to a double strand of their Black Mesh Oval 9 gauge. Big difference. I had long runs and some of the effect may be due to Bowie if more than cable choice,... | |
| Bryston 7B3 vs 4B3: Extra Cost Worthwhile? Glad I saw your post the day after I put my Bryston 4B3 into my system as I would have otherwise started stressing about your issue. Just a note, had planned to biwire my Tannoy Cheviots with Analysis Plus Black Mesh Oval 9 gauge cable as I have a... | |
| ENGLISH ELECTRIC EE-1 High-performance network noise isolator ? Yay or Nay? I run my streaming from the high speed router I got from AT&T wired to an Eero system that sends the data wirelessly to the Eero unit that my streamer connects to wirelessly. In this set up, would placing one of these devices (or similar) ... | |
| Value of a preamp? When I added my external DAC (Gustard X26 Pro) to my Parasound P6 pre A23+ amp based system I stopped using the pre remote to control the volume as I was intrigued with checking out all of the different settings on the DAC. Based on another discus... | |
| Amp upgrade, speaker cables or both Thanks GHDPrenticefor your thoughtful response. I’m curious as to why you suggest focusing on upgrading the preamp first, especially as the A23+ and the P6 preamp are basically Parasound’s Hint 6 integrated in two separate boxes. I also feel that ... | |
| Amp upgrade, speaker cables or both Thanks for your thoughts, Jerry ( Carlsbad2 ). To clarify, you think that even though my Analysis Plus speaker cable is not as good as my Synergistics Research power cords and interconnects, that it is good enough that you wouldn't upgrade it? And... |