loconut71

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Basic Digital questions
I “stream” using a dedicated laptop which has an Ethernet/usb  that runs to my tube Dac. I tried the Bluesound Node 2i and wasn’t impressed. Purchased that through a place where I could return it easily thank God. I don’t do anything over WiFi tha... 
Which amp would you go with
I heard the Musical Fidelity with some Focal speakers (1028 BE and Aria 948’s) a few years ago and it had a decent punch. I almost purchased it but the dealer here at the time was let’s say not impressive. I would consider that integrated with my ... 
Focal Aria 948, Revel F208, Tekton Double Impact
I have the 948’s and they can be bright. Equipment and cables are factors that can help with that. I recently bought some cables from Blue Jeans Cables to replace my more expensive cables and my 948’s sound way better. You need to have them away f... 
New Qobuz User Comments
I have both Qobuz and Tidal. Qobuz is what I use at home. Tidal is probably getting dropped soon. My issue with Qobuz is there isn't enough Hi Res albums with the groups I listen to most. Most of my music is rock and some heavy rock. I also wished... 
Want a new amp but what to get?
I'm not the best at describing what I'm hearing or not hearing. There is a lot more detail since I changed preamps. I had a Rotel 1572. My youngest boy said right away how much clearer it sounded with the STR. We can hear a lot more detail. I boug... 
Want a new amp but what to get?
Thanks for the suggestions! Going to do some research on these suggestions.   
Sound quality issues streaming from Tidal vs CD
The Tidal issues I have experienced was not using the digital input on my preamp. Later when I upgraded to the hifi subscription Tidal told me the master quality had to be done from pc. Now I use my pc for Tidal and Qobuz. Huge difference and that...