maprik
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| Bluesound node confusion Had the 2i and didnt like it. Had an opportunity to get the N130 with upgraded power supply and its fantastic. Running it straight, no DAC. Added bonus is it can run Dirac room correction software. | |
| Do I need a stand alone streamer? I was using a Bluetooth receiver with LDAC (Mii Audio) and switching to the Bluesound NODE N130 was a noticeable improvement for 3 reasons: 1) Ability to stream FLAC (using Tidal) files directly from my wifi. 2) No more pesky interruptions from... | |
| Used tube dac under 1000.00 -Please advise. How about just adding a tube buffer? | |
| Is it possible to find a good DAC for under $50, 000? I have an MSB Link Dac 2 that I paid $150 for and I’m very happy with it! | |
| Toslink optical cables: Audioquest Optilink 3 vs Glass? Well I will have the AQ Optilink, the Lifatec and the QED ref to compare. Of course, everything is system dependent so we will see what I like most in my system. | |
| Toslink optical cables: Audioquest Optilink 3 vs Glass? Hmmm interesting. Well it's sold through Amazon and has a 30 day return so I could do a comparison... | |
| Toslink optical cables: Audioquest Optilink 3 vs Glass? Ordered it.... | |
| Toslink optical cables: Audioquest Optilink 3 vs Glass? Thank you! I will try Lifatec | |
| Toslink optical cables: Audioquest Optilink 3 vs Glass? Toslink is the only connection I currently have available so trying to make the best of it. | |
| Toslink optical cables: Audioquest Optilink 3 vs Glass? Thank you Nonoise!! | |
| Optical Toslink cable quality? Is there a difference? Yes the Toslink cable affects the sound. I bought a Bluetooth streamer and connected it to my MSB link DAC 2 using the cheap little Toslink cable. It sounded terrible. I can't even describe how bad the music sounded. Bought an Audioquesr Optilink ... | |
| Speaker set up for more than 1 person I'm not prepared to change speakers for my occasional listening meet-ups !! | |
| Speaker set up for more than 1 person Thank you all for very informative and hilarious replies. My speakers are very directional and semi-horny so I'm guessing I'm already at a disadvantage there. They absolutely disappear in the sweet spot. I'll probably end up doing the one in the s... | |
| Shipping costs- WTF Excellent info and everyone, thank you for sharing. | |
| Shipping costs- WTF Thanks everyone! I'll definitely check out the options you've suggested. Cane to vent and got great solutions. What a great community! |