mrdon
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| Streaming 102 I am just adding a post since i just unboxed and set up a Bluesound Node (2021 version). Perfect for desktop application. Sounds sophisticated and surprisingly clear. Now if i can get use to streaming music from BlueOS/Roon versus Tidal. A big plu... | |
| a remarkably basic question about Roon Roon actually had/has a 90 day free trial which I just took advantage of….. | |
| Streaming 102 Hi, I just spoke with a rep. at Crutchfield and tried to establish or determine if i use an {ethernet cable from a switch} {coming from my router} and connect the bluesound via Coax to my DAC (Pontus II) which is connected to my pre-amp as well as... | |
| What's a guy to do but ask for directions.. Thanks for the insight, interesting how the old Marantz managed the Evokes. | |
| To pre-amp. or not to pre-amp! Well, since George made mention of the impedance issue i now have to consider the Hegel P20, (george is not a friend of your wallet, be for warned).. However, that could be the best thing to have happened in this whole span of looking into upgradi... | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max Hegal H190 should be on your short list. That is about as high as you can go on 3,000 but i would not settle for anything less in the Hegel line and there is no need to do so. I’m shooting for the H20 power amp myself | |
| DAC That Punches Above Its Price Point Just purchased the Denafrips Ares II, too early to give any deep insight/s but it seems to outperform my MHDT Lab Orchid, at least on some levels. Either one works pretty damn well-except I did I roll the stock chip to a Philips TDA Double Crown o... | |
| Stuck point! Well I'll be damn, all that fuss about bass and it doesn't carry all that much weight if you have a powered sub (ex. Rel T7i).. Thanks for the update on that question, a huge help... | |
| Stuck point! OK, great suggestions so far. I may have bit off more than i can chew but i do not regret selling the PS Audio M700's. After owning them 2 yrs. 10 months i was not going to get much back if i held onto them much longer. As far as subwoofers go i f... | |
| Stuck point! @sebrof, what would a recommendation be in Class D-A or A/B in around the $3,000 mark? I know where a Parasound HINT 6 is for 2,000 and i have had a Parasound 5250 v2 i sold a few months back and replaced it with a NAD M28. Sound was pretty damn g... | |
| Stuck point! @oldhvymec, I have also thought about using both valve and Class D or AB amps. and switching between them. Right not i only have the means for one or the other. So, i very well could wind up doing that just not on that timetable. I guess my bigge... | |
| Stuck point! @mastering92, thanks for your response. I got the idea of a fan after seeing a mom pushing her stroller with a portable fan with a wrap around stem. I thought well they make them small enough to wrap or clip into a stand so why not? And since i am... | |
| Rel T7i matching up with Monoblocks Believing it was one of the best out there, that is all they do.. | |
| Quad Tube Rolling Ok, i learned quite a bit from everyones feedback thus far. The consensus seems to be; i have already gained any audible improvement by rolling the right or "gain side" of tubes. No point in going any further with different tubes on the cathode si... | |
| Quad Tube Rolling Sorry for the confusion. I did roll the output from 6SN7GTB (Russian) to Sylvania 5692 and noticed an improvement. Question is, would rolling the input side create an improvement as well. |