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| Here is all my gear. What's the best combo? Yes Ruebent all work well. I guess I started along the vintage lines finding pieces here and there. I'm just now at a point where almost no piece was specifically chosen to match any other and I was wondering where to go next. I probably don't ai... | |
| Acoustic Blanket for TV Spacing the blanket a bit off the face of the tv panel might improve lower frequency absorption. It still won't be very low. | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear these may or may not be obscure to you but....Mark Hollis (self titled)Go Betweens - Sixteen Lovers LanePaul Kelly - Songs from the SouthThe last 2 are Australian and I have no idea if they are known elsewhere. I rate PK above Dylan (oooh) | |
| Wanting to try a tube amp. Knighttodd I have a primaluna Evo 400. It's my first tube amp.I'm driving either magnepan .7's or IMF RSPM MK IV. (been swapping back and forth). I think it's a great amp. Lots of tube choices and auto bias etc etc. Sweet sounding that's for sure. | |
| For those that use an external DAC with node 2i you need to also think about whether you want MQA in the external DAC as that's what you have in the node | |
| A deeper more holographic soundstage. I'm reading your tea leaves..."You're searching for a goal that will keep moving away.Buy some new shoes and find a nice girl.Forget about the depth of your soundstage. It's ok as it is" | |
| Name a few albums which helped determine your musical tastes Another Green World - ENOMy life in the bush of ghosts - ENO / BYRNECHANGES ONE BOWIEMark Hollis - Mark HollisCloser - joy divisionBanana album - velvet undergroundPrayers on Fire - birthday partyCorrect use of soap - MagazinePerverted by Language... | |
| The Future of Speakers? Good post. I can certainly see how this could one day lead to something usable, particularly office environments.I wonder how badly the sound distorts if someone walks between the source and the listener. I guess it's like the Whisper Dish concept... | |
| Buying a DAC when you can't try it first Thanks jjss49Yes, the next step.... | |
| Buying a DAC when you can't try it first Forgot to mention, I could A/B test at the press of a button. Playing the same song through both sources and flicking the primaluna remote to select one input then the other.In some songs the difference was negligible on others the bluesound was a... | |
| Buying a DAC when you can't try it first I bought Chord Clearway Analogue RCA's. | |
| Buying a DAC when you can't try it first sorry....i bought the bluesound node 2i and some interconnects. No external DAC.Yeah my local store is just 15mins away so BANG I lashed out.i guess i need to spend more time with it but at this stage yeah marginal difference. I suppose the CCA ou... | |
| Buying a DAC when you can't try it first Ok. I've gone and bought it, plus some expensive interconnects. I'm not frothing about it actually.Maybe a bit more resolving, the old setup in comparison sometimes seemed a bit fuzzy around the vocals but the bluesound seems to seperate everythin... | |
| Buying a DAC when you can't try it first Thanks soix I'll go buy one now. | |
| Am I out of my mind? #obsessed you are causing the micro scratches with your over- dusting. |