loomisjohnson
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| Any “value” competitor streamers vs Bluesound Node 2i? +1 uberwaltz--the chromecast, which you used to be able to pick up for $25, had to the greatest-ever value in audio. i've a/b'd it with a ($500) bluesound node using the same dac and system and the differences were very small. | |
| Almost embarrassed to ask, but... i would use your oppo as a preamp (connected via analog outs directly to your power amp)--it's a high-quality piece that will likely outperform alot of separate preamps. you'd connect your streamer to the oppo thru the streamer's optical or coaxia... | |
| Are Bowers and Wilkins speakers overpriced? my take is that b&w is kinda schizophrenic in that some of their lower-priced models sound better to me than their much pricier TOTL--i feel the same way about focal. i do believe that b&w uses a dealer-only model, so you tend to get less... | |
| Usb audio newbie question connecting your phone via the lightning port to the usb input on your parasound will work--you can also use a 3.5mm to rca cable out of the headphone jack on your iphone 6. you might be best served, tho, by connecting wirelessly via a chromecast ... | |
| Upgrade time - PSB, Paradigm, Monitor Audio, or . . . i have the synchrony, which do need a high current source to drive them, but i think your exposure would do just fine. i'd probably rate the monitor 300 a tad higher (they're also more expensive)--it's bassier and has more oomph--but you'd do well... | |
| Considering getting a CD player (again). Used? New? Criteria? someone whose audio expertise i respect convinced me that glass optical is better than the standard plastic optical so at his suggestion i got this for $30 on amazon: "3 Ft Toslink Glass Digital Audio." Whether or not it's actually superior or mer... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Uber, I was up and running in a minute...vg, simple ui + no ads..sounds damn good. Currently listening to Duane's slide on trouble no more, which is a helluva slide s | |
| What are you streaming tonight? on a lark i started using radio paradise and i gotta say, it's been spot-on, with scarcely a duff track. yesterday it ran the gamut from stones to radiohead to obscurities like lord huron and great lakes swimmers and still sounded pretty coherent.... | |
| Considering getting a CD player (again). Used? New? Criteria? the optical out on your d1 will work fine with the transport--you can always upgrade in the future | |
| Are Focal Aria 926 considered to be a Hi-Fi speaker? "hifi" is, of course, in the ears of the beholder--to me it means a speaker which is coherent reproduces timbre naturally and is free from colorations. form that perspective, imo the aria qualifies as hi-fi notwithstanding that it's on a middle ti... | |
| Budget speakers for near-wall positioning +1 on the rega--they're impervious to placement | |
| Has anyone ever used any sprays or paints to protect the cabinet of a speaker? i've left a pair of (indoor) technics sb55 speakers, which i sprayed with polyurethane, under on an eave on my open rear porch--i've left 'em out that way for 10+ years through snow, rain and shine and they're still going strong ( i have another p... | |
| Itching for better sound 40' may be a long run for optical + you don't know if the dac in your cdp sounds better than the one in the powered speakers, so i'd try rca as well and compare | |
| Itching for better sound i agree that your avr is the limiting factor--i'd look at the dynaudio xeo 2 powered speakers, which are $800 new--very impressive | |
| Upgrade to Oppo? the 95 is a really excellent player--it presents a lot more detail than my pretty good rotel and arcam cdps; you can also use it to play flac files through a usb drive. it's an older piece, so i wouldn't pay a super-premium for it, but it's pretty... |