mariddock
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| Your thoughts on best audiophile speakers in $10,000 neighborhood? burtlake +1. I too had a great experience with Audio Dimensions and Harry. I had a SP-06B and had it for at least 15 years. Way ahead of its time in sound quality. It sold so fast it was surprising. I enjoy my SF Olympica Nova 3s and for no larger... | |
| Connection options from Node to Denafrips Iris to Pontus The U1 I have was considerably improved with the Sbooster power supply. The Node worked well with a USB out into the Iris and then out into the Pontus via I2S. The sound was exceptional. However, once you have the Iris, it ONLY has a USB input. | |
| A listening test of two power amps Just listen to music you are very familiar with and compare them directly. You will know pretty quickly. Good luck. | |
| Streamer/DAC combinations I have the Pontus 2 12th with the Iris DDC and it raised the sou d quality significantly. Still use the Lumin U1 mini and connect it to the Iris with a Nordost purple USB connector, which allows for the I2S input into the Pontus. Each addition mad... | |
| DAC Help : Please Weight In - Down to 5 Terminator plus is incredible. | |
| Speaker cable length. You will not hear a difference. | |
| Floorstanding speaker experiences/recommendations in the $12-25k range Sonus faber Olympica Nova 3 or 5. Incredible sound quality. | |
| Why do I prefer R2R over Chip based DAC's? Denafrips Ares 12th. | |
| DAC upgrade +1+++ for Denafrips Pontus II 12th. If you also want to consider the USB solution, you can add the Denafrips Iris DDC 12th, which made things appreciably better through the I2S connection. | |
| Happy Holidays and Your Favorite Tips? mapman +1. Room acoustics. I recently implemented a DDC to my digital chain with amazing results. Preferably utilizing a I2S input to the DAC. | |
| magnepan Check the Music Room as they are a factory authorized dealer for Magnepan. | |
| SVS or REVEL Subwoofer I think that size room is going to be too small for two subs. I agree, get one high quality sub. | |
| rocket 88 2 ft. difference will not matter in the SQ you experience. | |
| HAVE YOU ARRIVED AT YOUR FINAL SYSTEM AND WHAT’S IN IT? WHAT ARTIST IS YOUR GO TO? Speakers: Sonus Faber Olympica Nova 3 Audioquest Robin Hood speaker cables Audioquest/Mogami interconnects and XLR cables McIntosh MC252 Power Amplifier McIntosh C47 Preamplifier Audiolab 9000CDT CD Transport Bluesound Node version 3 stream... | |
| Costliest Brainfart I would say think of these unfortunate mishaps as educational. Education always comes at a cost. |