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| Paralleled HDMI Cables Connection Improves Video Quality No, bandwidth plays no issue with HDMI. If your cable doesn’t have enough bandwidth, it simply drops the frames or just won’t display anything. As of know, 18Gbps is what you want for 4K + HDR. While not required, ones that are Premium Certifie... | |
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| Recommendatios? Revel F228Be, or maybe something from Salk if you want custom finishes (long wait times). For new amplification, maybe something from Bryston. | |
| Digital clock - any recommendations? How much are you willing to spend? Any excellent DAC will not benefit from an external clock. The good ones, like the Benchmark DAC3 reclock S/PDIF themselves, so the only jitter is internal. Why buy a $700 reclocker when you can get $700 or che... | |
| Help me find the right DAC So, you want a streamer? Because a DAC just takes digital in and outputs analog, they don’t support Roon or any internet connection. A streamer with a good DAC, Roon, and MQA support for <$1000 is asking a lot, specifically because Roon and ... | |
| Paralleled HDMI Cables Connection Improves Video Quality No. It is literally impossible for the colors in the video feed to look different. | |
| Best “end-game” system for streaming from iPhone with Ascend Sierra 2 speakers? The speakers and sub should be at least half your budget. Buying a $3000 amp for <$2000 speakers makes no sense. The Outlaw RR2160 would be more than adequate, and had bass management for the sub (Rythmik FTW). For streaming, just use AirPlay... | |
| I'm a beginner @mlimpression It won’t allow you to use a center channel, you’d need a surround sound receiver or processor for that. | |
| looking for DAC For just PCM, the Benchmark DAC3 or Chord Qutest are significantly better. For DSD, going of the Stereophile measurements of only those models you mentioned, the Mytek is better. DSD has no technical benefits in regards to audibility, so I perso... | |
| I'm a beginner A receiver is an all-in-one; you don’t use preamps and amps and receivers together. You can use an external amp on many receivers if you want more power or what have you. For your stated budget, you can move up from Denon/Marantz and get the Anth... | |
| I'm a beginner @mlimpression General rule of thumb is the front stage (3 speakers in your case) should make up at least 50% of your budget. So contrary to @n80, yes you do want $10,000 speakers+sub on a $15K budget. What amp/preamp you get is minutely important... | |
| I'm a beginner You need pre-amp and power amp; this can be separate units or a combo. You are gonna need a surround sound processor, so it’s either by a all-in-one surround receiver, or by separates, the latter much more expensive. I would recommend Denon/Ma... | |
| Class D amps ATI, PS Audio, Emotiva, Nord, etc. all offer Class-D amps from Hypex or ICE for well below $5K. | |
| Best Way to Integrate Subwoofers? 1) Running speakers full range creates phase issues below the crossover point, Gedees advocates this but I disagree, you want all “subs” to be the same model. 2) Digital/Active crossovers are the way to go, especially if somewhat tech-savvy. The ... | |
| Lightning quick DYNAMIC amp in the under $1000 range @kosst_amojan Not always true. The Hypex NC400 is stable down to 1ohm. The ICE ASC300 (PS Audio & Emotiva) is stable down to 2.5ohm. |