mapman
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| Cambridge Audio CXN V2 Tone controls or DSP like that in Roon can almost always help tweak system to room and is much easier and cost effective than swapping out gear in a half baked effort to get a certain sound in a certain room. | |
| Does the streamer effect sound quality Everything can make a difference. Each case is different even with different protocols or inputs on each streamer. Only way to know, in lieu of detailed technical reviews, is to try. Many people report improvements moving off Bluesound. I’ve b... | |
| Recommend a non-polite sounding amp / integrated Cambridge evo 150 comes in around that price and seems like it might fit the bill. | |
| Do I Need a Dedicated Streamer? Spending more may have good odds that will deliver at least subjectively better results but each upgrade path is different. There may well be less expensive options that perform similarly better as well if one is willing to explore the options tho... | |
| LS50 vs R11/7/5 Meta I liked the MOFI’s when I heard them at a show and think they are a nice option but not the same sound as KEF. Tannoy as well. | |
| Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it? @dayglow I’ll buy that! I would only add that DSP and room correction is a relatively new tool in the audiophile arsenal to help effectively deal with room acoustics and that is something the modern audiophile needs to be aware of these days a... | |
| Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it? @dayglow Well count me out as a serious audiophile then (which is quite OK) because I would not drop a fortune on gear before first understanding the acoustics of the room it was going to be asked to perform in. That's a recipe for vendor success... | |
| Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it? The only piece of gear I have owned in teh last 20 years that was a absolute clear bottleneck on good sound was a Carver pre-amp. I had Carver amp and tuner (still do) and the tuner was/is quite good and teh amp actually not bad if used properly. ... | |
| Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it? To me, the main thing one needs to be in a good position to make useful judgements is experience listening. Both to live music and to as many reference systems as possible. That is the only way to really know what is possible and set a realistic... | |
| Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it? The fact of the matter is most people’s rooms are not so big that it takes a massive million dollar hifi to do the job well. The other fact of the matter is no matter what you put in there, the room in most cases will be a big factor in determini... | |
| Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it? Lower the prices then more people can actually buy and own and have a more accurate view. 💡 | |
| New Messiah I will check that out. Thanks! | |
| Recommendation Tube Integrated Don’t forget to consider Atmasphere. | |
| LS50 vs R11/7/5 Meta Original ls50s had a similar price drop and used prices were only marginally lower. | |
| Do I Need a Dedicated Streamer? Next step would be to give Roon a try and go from there. Cambridge mxn10 is a very good and high value Roon ready streamer if needed. |