mike_in_nc
Responses from mike_in_nc
| Need recommendation @hifinut51 - I assume that the Sonys will connect to an iPhone just fine. What it means is that it won’t connect using LDAC, but it will connect using the best Bluetooth codec that the headphones and the iPhone have in common. Since there are so m... | |
| Need recommendation Don’t overlook the Sony WH-1000XM5. Excellent noise cancelling and very good sound. I’ve had a pair of the WH-1000XM2 since those were current, and I’ve been very pleased with them. The Sonys support probably the best bluetooth codec out there, L... | |
| Tube Amp or Tube Pre Amp As noted, tube amps are considerably more expensive to keep up (and in power consumption) than tube preamps. Another factor is that tube amps usually to have higher output impedance (lower damping factor), which means that system matching is more ... | |
| Magnepan LRS+ resistors on the tweeters… which? I think @snapsc has the right idea. Have a range of values to swap in and out. Listen and possibly even measure to get the sound that is most pleasing to you. | |
| Roon isn't stable and they edit their forum to hide it >> I've built maybe 10 different Roon servers/cores, possibly more. Some Windows 10/11, some Ubuntu. << Understood. I've seen at least one post by a user who found many problems went away when they used ROCK on a Roon-approved NUC, i... | |
| Roon isn't stable and they edit their forum to hide it Equally, when you're the one who encounters a problem, it looks like it's a terrible coding job, whereas you may be running into some kind of platform-specific edge case. Unfortunately no software is completely free of bugs. I hate running into bu... | |
| Need suggestions on preamp Depending on your location, you might be able to find a used Benchmark LA4 for about US $2,000. I'd consider that a strong contender for detail and exceptionally low distortion. | |
| How to set up volume control on a DAC without a preamp For a DAC with volume control, don’t overlook the Benchmark DAC3B combined with their LA4, which together will set you back less than some of the DACs mentioned here. The combination is exceptionally transparent, if that’s what you are looking for... | |
| Digital Reclockers are they worth the extra Effort - IMO YES IME, results with reclockers has been quite dependent on the source and sink of what is being reclocked. So, I think it's a bit of an overgeneralization to say that they will help all systems in all cases. | |
| Deals Gone Bad Sorry to hear that. I for one don’t buy from out of my home country (the US), just because of the added friction an international transaction has if something goes south . . . and sad to say, eventually everyone has a deal go south. | |
| Is It Worh Modding An Amp I'll also say No. I’ve sent two pieces of gear out to be modded and wasn’t especially pleased each time. The first was an Adcom GFA-555. It was away so long, I honestly couldn’t tell if there was any improvement. But I was out the money. The se... | |
| Experienced Maggie Lovers Please Advise Here is a review of the Magnepan 2.7i. I have not heard the MG3.7i so can't compare them, nor have I heard the X version of any Magnepans. | |
| Class D Option For Bass Buckeye Amps could be a good option to consider along with the others. | |
| Why don't streaming services offer album liner notes? It’s the labels (i.e., those who distribute the music). When they provide liner notes, the services (at least Qobuz, the one I use) makes them available. It’s really disappointing not to have them for so many releases, and it’s puzzling why small ... | |
| Which has a greater influence on sound quality, the amp or the preamp? Whichever, in the current setup, is less good. |