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| First World Problem in need of Solution Sorry, nekoaudio, but I disagree here. A large power supply in the amp is very important, yes, but the sonic signature and how it reacts to signal/load is another important factor.@auxinput Apologies for being unclear.I was only trying to say not... | |
| Want to rip my CD collection to a NAS and play through Sonos Connect. Need advice You can use your wife's USB ports with a USB CD-ROM drive to rip, and if that computer will be on all the time then ripping to an internal or external hard disk and sharing the files from that computer using SMB should work.If you don't want to de... | |
| full-scale orchestral music—best test of speakers’ potential? I might argue for a full-scale orchestra mixed in with artificially engineered sounds. The former covers a wide portion of the frequency range at varying degrees of complexity. The latter fills it out with the last bits that physical instruments (... | |
| First World Problem in need of Solution I would also vote for option #1 running your 2-channel setup in bypass mode. While watching films and TV, you'll be less sensitive to differences in the sound between your mains and other speakers anyway, and this won't compromise your 2-channel p... | |
| All-in-one streamer/amp with HT bypass? The Devialet Expert Pro can be set up with home theater bypass on and subwoofer output when not in bypass mode. It also supports Wi-Fi and Ethernet for streaming with many different services: https://help.devialet.com/hc/en-us/articles/3600009736... | |
| Speakers for a very large room? @ricmci for room correction I strongly recommend Dirac Live products. Their software corrects phase (timing) and frequency response of your speakers and the room. It can make a significant difference.While many acoustic treatments don't exactly lo... | |
| Music Server/Player for NOS R2R DAC Looking past hardware compatibility, you might want to start looking at the software and control apps. You may find you prefer one over the other. | |
| Speakers for a very large room? I also suggest taking the time to address the acoustics first. A move is a great time to do that, because there isn't anything there yet to get in the way. You can also run additional power to the room while it is convenient.Planar magnetic and el... | |
| Which DAC should I be using? Dragonfly RED 24-bit/96kHz or ESS Sabre 32-bit/384kHz...? I would suggest comparing the Yamaha and Dragonfly to determine if you prefer one over the other, or if they sound close enough that other considerations would be more important to you. | |
| Which DAC should I be using? Dragonfly RED 24-bit/96kHz or ESS Sabre 32-bit/384kHz...? If you're connecting the iMac to your A-S801 using USB, in order to use the A-S801 internal DAC, and you are connecting your speakers directly to the A-S801, then you no longer need the AudioQuest analog interconnects. | |
| Marantz ND8006...anyone had experience with it? I brought one in as soon as it was announced because it hit a bunch of the right checkboxes. It works great as a network streamer, CD player, and DAC assuming it meets the feature requirements you're looking for.I did run into a minor problem with... | |
| Help Choosing Headphone Amp for Audeze LCD-2 We've been using the Bryston BHA-1 as our reference headphone amp for Audeze demos. It's also too bad the OPPO HA-1 was discontinued, because its balanced headphone output is excellent with Audeze. | |
| what is the best option for one button controlled all HT? Control4, Crestron, and Savant are three of the big home automation software and hardware brands. There are other more DIY-oriented solutions, but for a turnkey type of solution where you don't need to play around with things yourself too much, yo... | |
| Power conditioners and wall warts @chuckjonez another thing to consider is that the power cable itself, running from the power adapter to the turntable, can pick up noise. Even with a linear power supply. You'll want to make sure to keep the power cable away from other cables, par... | |
| Power conditioners and wall warts I have any some success reducing noise when plugging a switching power supply into a power conditioner. Audible results most often with turntables. Power conditioners can also ensure the power going into the switching power supply remains clean an... |