n80
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| Alternative to Sonos. Update: I have continued to have problems with the Sonos Connect. I have tried (daisy chain) wiring it to the Sonos Amp in the other room. No difference whatsoever. Long intermittent pauses in the music. Very frustrating. I was ready to chalk it... | |
| Amp hum. Update on right channel amp hum. Was changing the hookups on my Sonos Connect into my Oppo (which I use for DAC and CD) and I noticed a little Oppo USB device which I think is a sort of Bluetooth or digital signal receiver that I had plugged in a... | |
| Alternative to Sonos. Thanks @sunshdw . For @bjesien ’s benefit: My wireless network had no wi-fi extenders of plug-in units. Just a modem/router from the local ISP. I don’t know if that is an actual proper wireless system but it met Sonos’ stated requirements. I c... | |
| Alternative to Sonos. Thanks Tim. I more or less did all this when the Boost was installed and it never helped the situation at all. It always showed up in the Sonos app as connected and functioning properly. Having said that, there is a real probability that I did som... | |
| Alternative to Sonos. Well, I might have got it all sorted. As it was configured when I posted this thread, the only thing hard wired was the Boost. And as mentioned, it did nothing to solve issues but I left it in the system anyway. So I decided to go ahead and wire ... | |
| Speaker cable length. @pmiller115 The cable runs under the house in the crawl space right along the sill plate. So it won't be exposed to wet or sunlight or even extreme temps. I checked and the cable is 12 awg with good quality insulation around the outside of the 2 ... | |
| BTO Not Fragile I was surprised how good the sound quality was on Qobuz. | |
| BTO Not Fragile Sadly I do not have that first album although I suspect it was pretty worn out. It spent a lot of time on the record changer. Remember those? Probably nothing worse for a piece of vinyl. The box and gears on the album cover where pressed in relie... | |
| Speaker cable length. I will play around with it. I'll try to get the longer cable as short as possible and the shorter cable at 5-6 feet. That way I might get the disparity down to 6' vs 12'. I do want to get the speaker cable off the nomex wiring. Will the nomex in... | |
| Speaker cable length. @hsounds No internet or wireless down at the cabin! I can stream Qobuz over my cellphone. Sometimes. I'm happy with the system the way it is. I mostly play music off of an old laptop via the Schiit DAC. The whole system cost less than $500 and I... | |
| Speaker cable length. @gdnrbob Can you tell me why I should keep them at equal lengths? What will I notice if they aren't? What should I look for? If the electricity moves at 1/2 the speed of light (up to 90% according to some sources), the difference in transmission ... | |
| Speaker cable length. Thanks guys. Makes sense. I already ran the cable since the contractor had to run electrical underneath for the same reason. The holes were there so it was simple. Haven't cut anything to length yet. @carlsbad2 I think many audiophiles would say... | |
| Obvious Epiphany I don’t know why I’m obsessing about sound stage lately. Its not normally my fetish. However, I’ve noticed on my main system the sound stage sounds low related to my head position. I don’t know why it bothers me but now that I’ve noticed it......... | |
| Obvious Epiphany @elliottbnewcombjr Thanks for the additional info. Agree that speakers need to easier to move. The speakers in my main system weigh 130 pounds with base attached. I had them on spiked feet for a while but that made them very hard to move. Now they... | |
| Obvious Epiphany @soix Agree in principle but buying new equipment is not really my bag and currently this simple solution is doing the job. @mazian Totally agree that a lot of recordings are right channel heavy. Not sure why but this is often obvious despite any... |