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| Threshold, Levinson, Bryston, Krell, ?others? used amps In terms of value, I'd lean towards Bryston because unless you're purchasing something super old you're still going to be covered by the warranty and support.In terms of the sound character you're looking for, there's a reason Bryston is used in s... | |
| Devialet Expert Long Term Experience? We're have the Devialet Expert 440 Pro Dual here and always use them when someone coming over to listen wants to hear everything as intended. Particularly for people who listen to classical music (i.e. music with real instruments recorded as a who... | |
| Lumin D2 Yes, you can do that with the D2, as it doesn't make use of output transformers like some of the other Lumin units. For reference: https://www.audioshark.org/lumin-169/lumin-t2-15692-page6.html#post284891 | |
| Need Direction... @stringreen sounds like you can use an AES/EBU connection from the phono stage XLR digital output to a USB audio interface that accepts AES/EBU digital input, if you want to use the phono stage's built in ADC. | |
| Filling a Room with Music Given only two speakers, the best you can try to do is aim for a best-effort compromise across multiple listening positions. Someone, or everyone, will experience time- or volume-related inaccuracies.With more speakers, and signal processing, you ... | |
| Need Direction... Look for a phono stage with USB digital output for direct capture by sound software on your Mac. Or look for a USB audio interface with stereo analog inputs, and connect your phono stage line-level analog outputs to the audio interface. | |
| surg protection / high output amps You could consider a 15A product from a company like APC, Furman, SurgeX, Torus/Bryston. I'd recommend looking at SurgeX first. | |
| Lumin T2 with Anthem STR preamp signal going through both DACs? @dtximages depending on how the ADC -> DAC is occurring within the Anthem, it may differ from what would happen if you were feeding digital into the Anthem for DAC. You may wish to ask Anthem if the DAC signal path is the same in both cases.You... | |
| DAC volume controls It really depends on the implementation. There are more options when you have the opportunity to implement a digital volume control before it undergoes conversion from digital to analog.Many of the best solutions perform volume control in the digi... | |
| Sub $1k Power Conditioners? Any Assistance Appreciated... You could consider the APC H15. It has some transformer-based isolation, voltage regulation, and surge protection. And is relatively inexpensive. There is also a battery-backup version at a slightly higher price point in case that would be useful. | |
| I Mac or Streamer for source? or is there a difference? A dedicated streamer is usually more convenient to use from your listening seat, in your audio setup. But if you're talking about downloading instead of just streaming, then you need a storage location somewhere which usually means a computer, plu... | |
| Magico M9 The new 'norm' in speakers @mike_in_nc I wasn't trying to say that trade/economics is the only thing that factors into, or that has resulted in changes to, price choices or policies. I was only saying that many of the recent ones have been influenced by changes in trade/eco... | |
| Magico M9 The new 'norm' in speakers @mike_in_nc companies in countries that don't have direct tariffs imposed on them have still been hit with materials cost increases because of the global impact those trade changes have had.For example, even if you made everything from US material... | |
| Magico M9 The new 'norm' in speakers @mike_in_nc many of the recent price increases have been due to the changing trade policies and their impact on materials and shipping costs. | |
| Aes-ebu vs. balanced cable You're technically supposed to use a 110 Ohm impedance cable. Belden 1800F digital audio cable like what is sold by Blue Jeans Cable has a nominal characteristic impedance of 110 Ohms, for example. It's possible the balanced analog interconnect yo... |