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| USB sucks @antigrunge2 Your listing of a 5-box-dongle-device-doodad-decrappifier chain made me chuckle as we’ve all been there. Every single audio component that there has been is subject to the most mindwracking-OCD-FUD optimizations (cable lifters, anyone... | |
| Partly passive preamp? I’m not aware of any commercial product that does that (multiple inputs, pure passthrough on one input, active + volume control on others). Otherwise you’d be talking about finding a new preamp (or high quality integrated) that equals or exceeds t... | |
| Hopelessly Confused Not familiar with that amp but it has all the features you want. Places like crutchfield allow returns and if you wanted to could get something in to evaluate in your home and send it back if you don’t like it. Around the same price and same featu... | |
| SEAS Excel Magnesium Midwoofer 51/2 inches ROCK SOLID BASS I'm confused, the Seas Thor uses 2 x W18E001 (7") in a tower transmission line giving an F3 of 44hz without room gain http://www.madisound.com/loudspeaker_specifications/audioXpress%20Thor%20Review.pdf For the 5" W15, it has a specified Fs of 38h... | |
| Can anyone recommend a good streamer/DAC? OK, that narrows things down a bit by excluding amp devices. So the choice is between separates (streamer + DAC) vs one-box streaming-DACs, over quite a wide budget spread, so still a ton of options!I might suggest shortlisting just the one-box so... | |
| Something better than Marantz PM7000N at around $1000? Considering just the sound quality, would B1 + int amp (near $1000) be at least as good as other int amps with a built in BT? The maximum sound quality of Bluetooth is pretty much the lowest of all digital inputs. I think most BT receiving circui... | |
| Which USB Re Clocker Um, OP has a Metrum Octave (about $600 used) and folks are having a religious war about USB reclockers north of $3,000! | |
| Can anyone recommend a good streamer/DAC? There’s an endless list of solutions at any given price point, and far more to choose from than Cambridge or Bryston. You need to narrow down what you’re looking for to get better advice.Do you know your budget? Do your speakers have particular re... | |
| Something better than Marantz PM7000N at around $1000? I’d say that right now it’s unique at the price point for the feature set (amp + wireless + streamer + dac + bluetooth), so if you need all those, then the answer is no, there is nothing better for the price.What do you mean by asking if the B1 co... | |
| Allo Digione Signature + LPS vs. Berkeley Alpha USB to SPDIF Converter? You prefer SPDIF to USB on the AMR? | |
| Joseph audio perspectives, magico a3, ATC scm40 v2 Fair enough, Brad. I was just trying to give the OP some options to upgrade, cause the SCM40A new cost is prohibitive, and he'd mentioned driving the passives was an issue, and they couldn't find any used actives. Maybe you could swing some other ... | |
| DAC Resolution vs Non-fatiguing vs Cost Might just be a case of finding a different unit with filter options. Both the ADI and Topping use AKM, so maybe an ESS or FPGA based offering would offer some contrast, e.g. Mytek Brooklyn or Chord Qutest. Not that the DAC chip itself is the deci... | |
| Basic Tidal streamer to USB DAC I’m reading that the OP wants a standalone "not-a-computer" (even though that’s what all these products are) device with USB out, so the recommendation for the Project S2 is right on. There was also the discontinued Auralic Aries Mini, and current... | |
| Coax or Toslink, Which is better? Coax is generally better for listening (e.g. connection from CDP to DAC to amp to speakers/headphones), but if your plan is to connect the CDP to the Marantz for purposes of recording CDs (????), then optical shouldn't be any worse if the bitstrea... | |
| Michael Yee Audio There seems quite a bit of info by searching google. I see several for sale ads with copious descriptions, e.g. https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649173370-michael-yee-audio-pa1-dual-mono-2-channel-amplifier-100-watts-per-channel-into-8-ohms/ |