mazian
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| Streamer wanted Cambridge Audio has a lousy, almost unusable app so give it a miss until they come up with something better or , of course, subscribe to Roon. | |
| Your thoughts on my plans.. Maybe take another step in your journey with a Hegel or Prima Luna integrated amp. | |
| Some DACs I am Considering-Any thoughts? Depends on the rest of your equipment. I found that tubed DACs made little difference to my tubed pre and power set up. I tried Denafrips Pontus and MHDT Orchid and Pagoda before settling for a Pure Audio Lotus 5 , which is a delta sigma DAC. It a... | |
| Remarkably better sound possible with just 1 system component change? Speakers are the weak link. Get the best electrostatics you can buy for your $10k, new or used. | |
| Preamp choices:Short list Frank Van Alstine was once reputed to say that "balanced is a solution looking for a problem". I'm inclined to believe him. | |
| Does Age Matter? 79 and prefer CDs and streaming. Can't stand the surface noise on vinyl. | |
| Does Anyone Think CD is Better Than Vinyl/Analog? CDs every time - no clicks, no plops. However SACD is best of all. | |
| Speaker upgrade for classical music The biggest Maggies or MLs you can afford or your room can take, plus maybe a couple of good subs. | |
| Recommendation for a replacement speaker cable +1 for Morrow SP4 | |
| Small Footprint (compact) amp to power speakers? 2nd Belle Canto | |
| Best DAC R2R dacs are great but with a quality tube pre like the ARC you might have difficulty hearing a difference unless you spend really big bucks. I had that experience with Denafrips Pontus and other highly rated R2R dacs I tried and eventually settle... | |
| To Roon or not I've had Roon for a couple of years and apart from occasional drop outs it works fine as far as SQ is concerned. However the app is not good if you want to catalogue or search for classical music. Like almost all other apps it has difficulty sorti... | |
| Who are your three favorite female singers? Ella FitzgeraldSarah VaughanEva CassidyMary Black | |
| Serious Problems with Qobuz I've had similar issues with Tidal and you just have to live with it. Incidentally you are lucky you can get Qobuz because it is not available in Australia the last time I looked | |
| laid back stereo power amp Rogue could do the job but Van Alstine would be hard to beat given your pre. |