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| Does streaming defy the laws of physics? The Internet protocols used for typical consumer audio and video streaming services are bit-perfect, otherwise things break exactly like @erik_squires was saying.There are some Internet protocols used for streaming that are not bit-perfect, but th... | |
| Speaker Cable Advice @tooblue the Acoustic Zen Hologram II speaker cables are also available for single wiring setups, just like the Satori. | |
| Built in sub crossover The crossover circuit will definitely have an impact on the sound quality. Whether or not that impact will be audible (or bad) really depends on the other gear. | |
| Going to try digital We're using LUMIN for our digital streaming purposes now. Super friendly user interface from the iOS/Android app, and also compatible with third-party apps if you want to use something else.Could you expand upon what you are looking for by "very f... | |
| Is there a Northern and Southern California Sound I'm going to say no? I'm located in Northern California but am using equipment from Northern California, Southern California, Canada, France, the UK, Japan, China, Germany, ... | |
| why a high end phono preamp? Phono preamps can sound very different. Aside from the accuracy of the RIAA curve applied (or support for other curves), the sound character can vary widely. I would say it quite easy to find phono preamps that sound very different from each other... | |
| Thinking of upgrading from pass labs x250 If you're looking for mid-range and detail at $3500 you might try looking for a used Bryston 3B3 or 4B3. | |
| Music Server for feeding Theta Gen VIII DAC @honest1 you could consider storing your music files on an external hard disk or network server, so it is separate from both your music server and from your computer. That way, if you decide to change music servers that has nothing to do with your... | |
| OPPO Sonica DAC to Lumin D2 Upgrade @jreale if your local dealer doesn't offer in-home trials, you could also ask if you could bring the Sonica DAC to them in order to do a direct comparison. | |
| VPI Classic 3 or SME 20/2 We use an SME 20/3 with Series V tonearm and Ortofon Cadenza Black cartridge in our 2-channel reference system. :-) | |
| Music Server for feeding Theta Gen VIII DAC @honest1 when you say you want to rip CDs to your hard disk, is it that:a) You want to also use your computer to play the music back into your audio system but your computer isn't nearby so you can't simply connect a DAC to your computer?b) You wa... | |
| OPPO Sonica DAC to Lumin D2 Upgrade @jreale you can try out the LUMIN app interface without having a LUMIN device, and as shown in this photo the Tidal integration works the same way as playing music from your local music server.The OPPO Sonica remains an incredible bargain consider... | |
| VPI Classic 3 or SME 20/2 @stringreen I fully agree that an azimuth/crosstalk calibration is super important. Adjusting for azimuth on an SME V tonearm is very difficult, but possible. (It takes me a few hours.) Unfortunately you have to play with the cartridge on the arm,... | |
| Music streamer with no DAC and no storage? @ecat026 also you can play around with the LUMIN mobile app before purchasing a unit. The only thing that won't work is choosing a target device or setting preferences for a device.We ended deciding to carry LUMIN based on the quality and design o... | |
| Music streamer with no DAC and no storage? What do you intend to use as your music source and/or control app? That may play into recommendations. Most network streaming hardware does not include storage, and there are a fair number that don't include analog outputs, although I would say mo... |