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| Eversolo DMP-A8 vs iPhone plugged directly to integrated amp - why no difference? @painter24 +1 And it stops playing music when I leave the house which really annoys my wife. | |
| Eversolo DMP-A8 vs iPhone plugged directly to integrated amp - why no difference? @jasonbourne71 Ha! A bit too quick on the draw there buddy, I said a $2,000 streamer/DAC SHOULD sound better, not WILL sound better. If it doesn’t send it back. And you also missed the Node reference, which I own. $400. Sounds really good and yes... | |
| Eversolo DMP-A8 vs iPhone plugged directly to integrated amp - why no difference? I’m no expert but my first question would be what is your streaming source and is the stream resolution set correctly. Also interconnect cables do matter. But yes a $2K streamer/DAC should sound better than an iPhone. Heck, a $500 BlueSound Node ... | |
| Zavfino prima mk2 speaker cables I don’t have direct experience with the Prima’s but I have several different Zavfino products and I think they are very good, and very reasonably priced. The Nova’s are a bargain for how good they are, as are their Fusion interconnects. Ray at RLI... | |
| Non-fatiguing speakers in $10K range? Any Harbeth speaker. Most fatigue free speaker I’ve ever owned. Agreed, but having owned 30.2XDs and as a current owner of 40.3XDs I would not recommend Harbeth for the OP's rock-centric music preferences. | |
| All Hail the meek --yet mighty – NODE 2i @beernut I hate to add another piece of gear right now but for external dacs, what are some good choices to explore that will be an improvement without blowing up my retirement account? My only experience is with my current Black Ice tube DAC... | |
| All Hail the meek --yet mighty – NODE 2i I agree. The N130 was my first streamer, $400 open box. Added the LHY LPS and then a tube DAC, Mullard NOS tubes that cost more than the streamer, good ethernet & USB cables and to me it sounds really good. I plan to home audition a HIFI Rose... | |
| Cornwall IV vs. Volti Rival, Razz; Razz v. 1, 2, 3 -- what changed? @hilde45 Not trying to push Tannoy's, and I have never owned them, but I'm intrigued by them. Why? Same reason I became a fan of Harbeth. Once you hear them the sound sticks with you (me). I heard vintage Tannoy's - no idea what model but pretty ... | |
| Hardware or source materail I spent some time at Excel Audio in Newport Beach and auditioned some gear. Some of the best available and it was very impressive. Your TT/cart is where I started just 4 years ago. It is entry level and not worthy of some of the high quality vi... | |
| Cornwall IV vs. Volti Rival, Razz; Razz v. 1, 2, 3 -- what changed? What about Tannoy? | |
| Need recommendations on 15ft speaker cables or reach out to this guy and ask for 15ft AZ Holograms, assuming you are OK with a pretty fat minimally flexible cable that sounds awesome No affiliation - bought mine from him and super happy with price, authenticity and service. https://www.... | |
| Denafrips Pontus *15th* ? @jl35 https://www.denafrips.com/product-page/denafrips-pontus-15th-r2r-dac | |
| seeking advice on iso pucks /stands or similair that won't stain speakers? you're welcome just make sure you get the correct model so as not to overload them | |
| ultrasound record cleaning machine damaged my records Based on the specs it sounds like a Humminguru which is touchless. I bought one after my Audio Desk died. I’ve cleaned maybe 30 records with it, does a good job, no issues. The only thing I can think of is maybe very old vinyl gets brittle and c... | |
| seeking advice on iso pucks /stands or similair that won't stain speakers? I use Isoacoustics pucks under Harbeth 40.3XDs, just checked...no marks after almost 1 year. Stay away from sorbothane/rubber feet/pods. |