mike_in_nc
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| Ohm speakers I hope you find someone to give you an audition. You might consider contacting Ohm directly to see if they have owners in the area who would be willing to help you. John S. in my experience is a very helpful person. | |
| Streamer Advice / Recommendation for Denafrips R2R DAC The Auralic Aries G1 is very close to the G2.1 (according to most reviews) and is an excellent unit. I found it indistinguishable from the Bricasti M5 sonically, but it offers many more features. So if you were thinking of the Aries G2.1, you migh... | |
| Distributed Bass Array configuration @millercarbon - Thanks for your comments. Regarding sub phase, I have experienced its making a big difference in FR (measured and audible) between sub and main, but it’s easy to believe that with 4 mono subs not all set to the same phase, this wou... | |
| Changing I enjoy concert videos, and video makes minor imperfections in the sound less obvious. (That’s perhaps one reason why some home-theater systems are less satisfying for audio only.)Certainly, opera is a LOT more fun with video, especially when that... | |
| streamer to DAC connection System-dependent, because it depends on implementation quality at both ends.DSD or fs > 192 kHz usually requires USB. | |
| Auralic Aries @ghdprentice -- Thanks for your reply. I suppose we disagree on terminology. So be it! | |
| Auralic Aries @mgrif104 said: >> With respect to Auralic vs any number of streaming transports - there’s a fair amount of differing opinions. My takeaway is that they’re all pretty good and they get better as you go up the food chain within each line... | |
| Digital USB streamer general question - Oppo 105D @mdempster -- Glad the iFi looks good to you, too.Regarding gapless, the odds are that sooner or later, you will listen to something that isn't meant to have gaps, such asSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandDark Side of the MoonMylo XylotoAny op... | |
| Digital USB streamer general question - Oppo 105D iFi has just announced their "Zen" streamer -- no DAC. I think it’s $399. No reviews yet, nor have I heard one. I think you could get it from Crutchfield or other mail-order supplier with at least 30 days to evaluate.I have an Allo DigiOne (not si... | |
| Pass 350.5 vs Bryston 14-BSS2 vs Mark Levinson 33(n) I have owned a couple of Bryston amps (a 4B SST and a 4B3) and did a week-long audition of the Pass 250.8. So here are one person’s reactions.The Brystons run cool, and the Pass amps run hot -- I mean physically, not in terms of sound. If your lis... | |
| Is usb reclocking necessary? Very much system-dependent.Don't buy anything you can't return. | |
| Lumin Ap on Lumin players - not so good? I used the Lumin app for a while and thought it was OK, but once an issue with BubbleUPnP was fixed, I was happy to return to that. It's a pretty nice OpenHome client. I can see that some audiophiles might prefer the Lumin app, and some (like me) ... | |
| Auralic Aries If your seller isn't noting a problem, you may never have to do anything. | |
| Auralic Aries As @jond said, many of the original Aries had failures of their WiFi cards, an Intel model that Auralic's Xuanqian Wang colorfully called "a master of pain." If you use Ethernet, it won't matter. And maybe you'll win the roll of the dice and wind ... | |
| Bent spade terminal I agree: call or email Morrow. I suspect any cable fabricator would reterminate their cables for you, either free or for a small charge. |