mike_in_nc
Responses from mike_in_nc
| Is Stream via ethernet Superior to BlueTooth? Yes, if you have a pretty quiet room, you should be able to hear the difference. The difference is reduced quite a bit if you are using one of the newer, lossless codecs like LDAC or AptX HD. That said, if the source material is compressed (say m... | |
| Idea for a new component NAD M66 has those functions and more. | |
| Best Cheap DAC Streamer You might try the Bluesound Node Nano. I think it's probably very good for the low cost. | |
| What do you do when the music’s not speaking to you? When the music's not moving me, I go do something else and try again the next day. | |
| B&W 802D1 - How can I tame the brightness? If repositioning doesn't work, I'd suggest trying a Schiit Loki Max to take down the top end a little bit. It's a lot less money and hassle than selling and buying speakers, and you might find it useful to adjust some recordings, to boot. Occasio... | |
| Class d amplification Excellent Class D amps I have preferred to Class AB amps at 3× the price: NAD M23 Atma-Sphere Class D Orchard Audio Premium Ultra I'm sure others are equally as good. | |
| Class d amplification @hbarrel - Currently, NAD M66. A flexible device whose US price has increased by about $1,500 since US tariffs on Chinese goods were announced. I think you will find that with a good Class D amp, what you will hear is the quality of the source an... | |
| Class d amplification I think the Atma-Sphere and Orchard entries are very much worth auditioning. They are two excellent amps with different sound profiles. https://futureaudiophile.com/atma-sphere-class-d-gamono-amplifiers-reviewed/ https://futureaudiophile.com/orc... | |
| Need help with Roon, system output is not showing by Streamer/DAC Have you gone into Roon's Settings > Audio to see if the Metrum is shown there and enabled? If you are still having trouble, check out Roon's own community at https://go.roonlabs.com/Roon/community | |
| Matching a amplifier to speakers @twangy57 - Future Audiophile has reviewed quite a few Class D amps. I can think of worse places to start your reading. As you do your reading, I hope you'll consider two things: (1) Class D has improved a LOT in the last 10 years, and some peopl... | |
| Matching a amplifier to speakers You could try some of the Orchard Audio GaNFET Class D amps. I have some and really like them. They sound a little different to me from PuriFi Class D amps (which I also like). I suggest you should investigate which approach sounds better to you i... | |
| Matrix Element M2 or Topping DX9 + WiiM Pro @kofibaffour - Interesting ideas. Thanks! | |
| What is a "reference" system? +1 @fastfreight | |
| Sub woofer naive question day SVS now sells an adapter to drive any subwoofer that has an RCA input, using a speaker-level connection. I have not tried this product, but it's inexpensive and comes with a home trial period. | |
| Shipping costs- WTF You could try a third-party shipping reseller like PirateShip.com. When I used them for some UPS shipments, their rates were about 50% of what UPS quoted me directly. |