lowrider57
Responses from lowrider57
| Types of speakers to create nightclub style sound? I agree with others that horn speakers are often used in the club setting. A friend used multiple Klipsch with subwoofers strategically placed in the club he designed. Also, EQ is needed since you don’t have much control over the various room surf... | |
| Any recommendations for aftermarket C-7 power cord for Bluesound Node 2i I'm very pleased with my Cullen C7. I also auditioned Wireworld, which was excellent, but the Cullen has such an expansive soundstage. | |
| Need a new DAC With the budget you have, look at Audio Note. They build NOS ladder DACs which use all tube sections and are extremely musical and non-digital sounding. | |
| Streamer vs. CD Transport I own a Bluesound Node2i and found improvement when replacing the stock PC with a good aftermarket.I started thinking that what makes the Node a budget device is the lack of a high quality power supply. The PS in a streamer like the Aurender would... | |
| Looking to improve CD playback I2S output via HDMI is the I2S format using an HDMI cable as opposed to a dedicated I2S cable. Same quality signal, some of the pins in the HDMI cable aren’t used. This is different than the HDMI format.I2S is superior IME, the reason may be that ... | |
| Power amps into surge protector/Conditioner or DIRECT to wall? Final verdict? @tweak1 , ok. There's Core Power and EquiCore. Both use balanced power I believe. | |
| Power amps into surge protector/Conditioner or DIRECT to wall? Final verdict? Tweak1...if you mean EquiCore 1800, then +1.I'm using the same power setup and experiencing a very low noise floor. | |
| Streamer vs. CD Transport I meant to only run the transport via coax for a day or two and see if you notice an improvement.You can then swap it with the optical cable. Kind of an a/b situation. | |
| Streamer vs. CD Transport Yes, 2 inputs, but only one source can be used at a time. | |
| Slight speaker white noise from hybrid BHK 300 monos and BHK pre normal? All tube systems tend to produce some hiss which is audible up close to the speaker. The sensitivity and the amount of gain from the preamp and amp play a role in tube hiss.Check the specs of your amp, preamp and speaker sensitivity to know for su... | |
| Streamer vs. CD Transport I find S/PDIF coax superior to optical. Have you tried using the coax on the transport? I run coax from both my transport and streamer to my DAC.Another possibility is your transport is not up to the task. There may not be enough jitter correction... | |
| Budget Tube Amp (newbie) The RM10 gets rave reviews, but it is a power amp so you will need a preamp. A passive may work, but if not you’ll need to add an active preamp. In both scenarios you’ll also need to audition and purchase interconnects.For your first foray into tu... | |
| Need Advice on a Tube PreAmp & DAC on a Frugal Budget Your Little Dot isn’t powerful enough to drive your speakers and can’t be hooked up to the Parasound."Good news is the ample amount of power. At 160 milliwatts, you should have no trouble driving high impedance headphones to pretty loud levels."Th... | |
| Budget Tube Amp (newbie) Why are there so many Cronus Magnums for sale? Many are the latest version and nearly new. | |
| Why do Classical CDs sound less Alive/Real/Present ? @tomcy6 , no doubt. I'm at the point of flogging a dead horse.I would like to know about his room and components. There may be ways to improve the performance of his playback. |