mgrif104
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| Best amp for Sonus Faber Nice speakers. However, to be of any real help, we need some guidance: 1) what sonic qualities do you prioritize? 2) how big is your room? 3) at what volume do you typically listen? 4) favorite music genres? Has an impact on dynamics and whet... | |
| IEC 15 to IEC 15 PC? @jea48 Thanks for the link. I’m trying to remove adapters I have. Looks like Juan at Bliss might be able to make me exactly what i need. And, there’s a small chance I’ll send in my unit to be converted - negating my need for the custom cords. T... | |
| IEC 15 to IEC 15 PC? Thanks Juan - good point. I’ll connect with you privately on getting some cables. Best, | |
| Should I get the Moon 891 streamer/dac/preamp for my Moon 861 amp? Or separates? @debrajray I am not currently using the 791 - I have the T+A SDV 3100 HV (with preamp) in system one, and SD 3100 HV (no preamp) in system 2. But, I’m using the Simaudio North 761 amp in system 1 and like it very much. I did audition the 761 amp... | |
| Should I get the Moon 891 streamer/dac/preamp for my Moon 861 amp? Or separates? @dman777 As I don’t have an 891 - I have two T+A units - was this meant for @billsw ? | |
| Should I get the Moon 891 streamer/dac/preamp for my Moon 861 amp? Or separates? @dman777 I can’t say if you’ll lose sound quality with Roon when played through the 891. But, I wonder if it matters as you could use the MIND2 app for serious listening and Roon for music discovery if you found there was a difference. Best of b... | |
| Should I get the Moon 891 streamer/dac/preamp for my Moon 861 amp? Or separates? @dman777 You raise a fair point, but I would also note that you aren’t really locked into their proprietary app. Their app is good, but you could operate the 891 with Roon for library management and use the mechanical remote Simaudio provides (w... | |
| Should I get the Moon 891 streamer/dac/preamp for my Moon 861 amp? Or separates? While I agree you shouldn’t buy blind, I can tell you that I’ve heard the North 861/891 combination and it’s very, very good. Can you do better? Sure. But, the $25k spend for a device that includes a quality DAC, streamer, and preamp, while elimin... | |
| Last Critical Tweak… how to quell occasional high harshness…? Some good suggestions here. I’m going to suggest a different path. I see two potential culprits: 1) tube microphonics. It’s possible your tubes are introducing distortion from resonance. Only way to really tell is to try something different, whic... | |
| Clearaudio Innovation [Wood] vs Master Innovation @dwette Congrats! Looks superb. I can only imagine the sound quality. I’m not ready to upgrade my innovation wood to Master, but you do tempt me! Congrats again and enjoy. Best, | |
| The difference between tubes and solid state that I am finding I had what many consider one of the better tube preamps in my 2nd system. I thought it sounded superb. But, it didn’t have a remote - though I could have had the factory add one and I found the resistor ladder on the volume a bit course for my tas... | |
| T + A streamers. I need help. @v-fi This is a somewhat frustrating response. So you don’t know how or why there might be a difference and therefore dismiss the relevant experience of many others. It’s a complex area. If you’re seeking a high performance system, not exploring... | |
| T + A streamers. I need help. @mclinnguy +1 Good stuff and helpful, too. Congrats on the new DAC 200. I’ll get my 2nd system settled in about 6 weeks and will give PGGB a try. It should work well in my system with the built in NAA on my unit. I’ll save a few steps. Best, | |
| T + A streamers. I need help. @mclinnguy When did you get the DAC 200? I thought you were running a Weiss DAC. Beautiful system, BTW. As you note - the DAC 200 is very good on PCM, and truly exceptional on DSD. I was thinking about HQ player, as I can use it to convert loc... | |
| T + A streamers. I need help. I also have a T+A DAC/streamer and agree the G2 app is limiting and disappointing relative to others I have used. My personal experience with Roon is a few years old but wasn’t particularly good. I haven’t tried it with my SD 3100 HV units but a... |