mitch2
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| To extend Ethernet to remote location, are Powerline extenders or Mesh systems better? Orbi mesh system with a main and 3 nodes here for about 3 years now. Although I run fiber directly from the main to my main system, I run an outdoor/garage system by a short wire connected to one of the mesh nodes and Apple TV for HT from a diffe... | |
| Pass Labs X260.8 Like @geof3 says, long ICs and short SCs, unless you are using a passive preamp in which case you would want to keep the ICs as short as possible for best sound | |
| Line Stage Preamps that blew you away $2500 Edition The Truth is not a passive preamp, it is an active preamp with no gain. I believe it uses an active buffer stage (one buffer on input and one on output) to provide high input impedance and low output impedance. Unity gain is probably a more a... | |
| Why Are People So Concerned About How Others Spend Their Money? Time is the most valuable currency, what you do with it, who you spend it with, how you use it to help those around you - way more valuable than money...and it provides a better return too! | |
| Why Are People So Concerned About How Others Spend Their Money? @mapman Way too logical! | |
| Why Are People So Concerned About How Others Spend Their Money? Most of these arguments focus on two topics; will the product do what is claimed, and is it worth the cost The performance of the product can be respectively discussed/debated on these forums based on both objective specifications and measu... | |
| RIP oregonpapa Sad news for sure. RIP Frank, and condolences to your family and friends. | |
| How much gear do you own? I interpreted your question as, "how much gear do you have that you are not using?" I have tried to simplify my system(s) over the years by using SS gear that remains powered up all the time (got rid of the tubes) and by weaning myself off of phy... | |
| Line Stage Preamps that blew you away $2500 Edition @gochurchgo To your ears does the Hattie achieve that “band/artist in your room” sense of presence? Do you feel the sound has adequate weight and dimension? To your first question, IME, no preamp can do that, and certainly not on its own with... | |
| Line Stage Preamps that blew you away $2500 Edition @gochurchgo So tell me how it sounds. Super interested. In short, it sounds great. Over a period of years, I went through many tubed and solid state preamps and finally ended up with a custom, unity-gain, McCormack TLC-1 that was modified by ... | |
| Line Stage Preamps that blew you away $2500 Edition In that range you could check out Hattor, “The BIG” which sounds really good and can do just about anything a preamp should do functionally. choice of passive or active operation, switchable by remote on the fly active stage offers choice of +... | |
| Michael Nesmith Aw man…when did we get old? Some years ago, Mickey Dolenz came and played at a rib fest our town throws. I believe his sister was also a singer in the band. Not profound, but still pretty cool to see a childhood icon. My condolences to Michael’... | |
| Dedicated Music Server/Player A dedicated server is a computer in a fancy box. The folks making the well-regarded, dedicated servers typically pay attention to improving things like processing speed, power supply, fanless operation (i.e., quieter), optimized programing, EMI/R... | |
| Looking for a contact information of Muse Audio chief engineer - Kevin Halverson I used to enjoy the natural sound from Kevin's digital products and I owned several. High Resolution Technologies was Kevin's last company (that I have heard of) and they designed small DACs that they called streamers. Here is a review. The HRT... | |
| Tidal vs. Others- End of 2021 Thanks @big_greg for the information. I use Roon/Tidal now and will try the Qobuz free trial. The money it costs or having multiple services is not the issue but rather having something I will not use. Therefore, as long as the trial does not re... |