mlsstl
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| Why are so many people spending so much money to build “perfect” streaming system? Interesting how @walkenfan2013 has disappeared from the conversation. Guess he continues to think that, somehow, streaming is more expensive than other forms of audio playback. | |
| Why are so many people spending so much money to build “perfect” streaming system? @walkenfan2013 -- just to add one comment -- are you unaware of the amount of money that can be spent on turntables and phono preamps for LP playback? You can easily exceed $100K for a turntable if you wish. Same thing for CD players -- you can sp... | |
| Hybrid Tube Preamp - Loud Pops and Crackles I'm a bit confused by the suggestions that you mess with the tube sockets -- the process of removing the original tubes and putting in new ones should have taken care of any issue that was caused by corrosion build-up or a poorly seated tube. Nex... | |
| Audio Note Speaker Kits Have you considered Madisound? They have a good reputation, offer quality parts from drivers to crossovers and other parts, along with cabinet plans. | |
| Pure Class-A Amp under $2000 (USED) +4 on the Aegir. I have one in my main system for my 88 dB 6 ohm Ohm 1000 speakers and it easily goes to my loudest needed volume (about 85 dB average) without strain. (Full disclosure, I also use a sub.) And, I love the sound -- previously had a... | |
| Ethernet patch cable 5e with cat 6e @peter_s -- regardless of what other people hear, or think they hear, it is always going to be up to an individual user as to whether something like this makes a difference or not in their system. And, one other thought not mentioned previously,... | |
| Ethernet patch cable 5e with cat 6e As noted, it is up to you to decide whether or not you can hear (or see) a difference between Cat 5 and 6. Unlike the dynamic range for perceived volume where you need headroom above the average playback volume for peaks, the streaming signal does... | |
| Ethernet patch cable 5e with cat 6e HD Video streams at about 5 Mbps and ultra-high video (4K) needs about 25 Mbps. So the Cat 5 spec and 100 Mbps connection would still work fine for that. The only way you might get in trouble is if you have multiple users all streaming different 4... | |
| Do I really need an " Audio Grade Network Switch "? @antigrunge2 -- "refreshing to find someone actually using his ears on this rigorist dogmatist thread" I've longed recognized that I am the biggest uncontrolled variable in my stereo system. I'm a hybrid subjectivist/objectivist. While I buy what... | |
| Ethernet patch cable 5e with cat 6e The basic difference between Cat 5 and 6 cables is bandwidth. A Cat 5 is capable of 100 Mbps and the 6 can do 1,000 Gbps. However, 5 is more than adequate for the transmission speed needed for audio playback, so that particular item shouldn't be a... | |
| Devore O vs Audionote Another example of differences in taste. I've heard lots of Klipsch speakers over the years (one of my best friends has had a set of K-horns from the 1970s) and I've never been impressed. He likes them, though, and that's all that counts. Getting... | |
| Devore O vs Audionote Regarding prices, you picked a rather low bar to complain about. We have DACs costing $30K plus, amps double that and more, and no shortage of speakers easily breaking the $100K mark. All are good examples of a free market economy. The maker is fr... | |
| So I bought the Willsenton R-800i Concerning tube cost in the old days, I found a 1970 Radio Shack catalog online. 12AX7 tubes were $2.70 each and EL84s were $3.55. The higher power outputs had to be ordered, but were probably still in the same relative price range. So, yup, thi... | |
| Mid-fi tube vs high-end SS "...how much improvement should I expect?" "Improvement" is probably not the right word. What you can be sure of is that a solid state amp will sound "different" than your current amp. Whether or not that will be an improvement is a matter of p... | |
| Devore O vs Audionote I auditioned the Devore O96s a few months ago and was very impressed. Very musical and wouldn’t hesitate to purchase them except for the WAF. While I like the way they look, they are just too big for my wife’s taste. She doesn’t want our living ro... |