mahler123
Responses from mahler123
| Weak Link in chain as I upgrade from mid-fi? The weak links as I see them—and this is relatively, as you have a decent system-are: 1) The lack of low end extension with your speakers. As you increase the bottom end you will start hearing things that you had no idea were there previously, l... | |
| Direct Drive My system: Amplification—Cary SLP-3 Pre, Parasound JC Curl Amp DAC- Bryston DAC-3 Oppo 105 Melco N 100, Cambridge CXN 60 NAS/Streamers B&W 803 D speakers, REL Sub, Mini DSP R/P All Cabling Nordstrom Valhalla My Clearaudio Concept ... | |
| Settings for Oppo bdp105 used with external DAC (Tambaqui) Can you clarify what you presently have the Audio settings of the Oppo placed at? And have you outputted from the Oppo into other DACs? | |
| Are there any more good multi format disc players out there? With due respect to the other posters here, my sympathies are with the OP. It is nonsense that a multichannel system cannot be high end. I have two Multichannel systems in my home as well as a two channel. The Universal Players are Oppo 203 and... | |
| Opinions before purchasing I agree that at this budget and room dimensions, a sub may be superf. In general however subs are useful for more than just loud explosions. A sub will even benefit a solo flute, for example, by improving the sense of space around it. And by re... | |
| Direct Drive @dover You probably didn’t mean it that way, but that sounds like an endorsement to me | |
| Direct Drive I still have a couple of phono stages in my bag of tricks but just thought I might make it easy. What do you make of the Ortofon Red Cartridge? | |
| Another OPPO 203 Connection Question I’ve used the105 as a Renderer, not by choice but when another streamer flaked out. However I don’t understand what the OP is up to here. What files is he playing? A streaming service such as Tidal or files that are on the iPad? If it is a ser... | |
| Great classical pianists Arrau in Op. 111 is one of my desert island discs | |
| Great classical pianists A brief list of players that I would have liked to see but didn’t : 1) Annie Fisher 2) Wilhelm Kempff 3) De La Rocha 4) Leon Fleisher 5) Rudolf Serkin I actually did see one of his last concerts-he regrettably should have hung it up by the... | |
| Great classical pianists So many great Pianists past and present. I saw Horowitz twice at the tail end of his career, Arrau once, Pollini a few times...all great in different ways. | |
| Burned Pecan Pi @fishdoctor With your budget, there are a lot of choices for streamer/DAC combinations. There are multiple threads here. Welcome to the world of streaming. It’s filled with lots of hardware/software interactions with manufacturers poin... | |
| Nuprime CD Transport. Any experience? Enjoy | |
| Looking for 2.1 Digital preamp recommendation The other option would be to use Apple Music and just use the ATV as your streamer. Whatever benefits Tidal might have over Apple Music won’t be perceptible over BT. | |
| Looking for 2.1 Digital preamp recommendation My Apple TV’s are getting a bit long in the tooth, so you might have a newer version, but mine both have optical outputs, which I don’t use. I am confused about your needs. You are ok with a Bluetooth streamer? That will be a step down from the... |