nycjlee
Responses from nycjlee
| D'Agostino vs. Ayre I'm looking forward to hearing your opinion. | |
| Rogue Cronus Magnum (hum/noise) I had the Cronus Magnum 2 for about 8 months. I loved the way it looked and sounded but I did hate the hum every so often. I noticed that depending on how much juice was running through the same circuit the more hum it created. Some days it was d... | |
| Help choosing integrated I would add a used Ayre AX-5 Twenty to your list. Not many come out into the used market. | |
| Integrated Amps with Phono for $3000 or less (or separate phono and Integrated) Good call. What's your budget for the phono stage? | |
| Integrated Amps with Phono for $3000 or less (or separate phono and Integrated) +1 on the Rogue Cronus Magnum 2 for a tube amp. For SS, I would recommend a new/used Hegel integrated. The Hegel H160 or the new ROST may fit nicely. Negative is no phono. | |
| On mid-fi do you hear much difference between Tidal and Spotify Great NPR link. I got every song correct except for the Suzanne Vega track. To be fair, I did the test initially using my iPhone and a cheap pair of plug style head phones, after getting 2 correct, I did the test again using a decent pair of IME ... | |
| best way to convert hdmi out to coax or optical for pre amp input Depending on your model, the DAC in your Oppo should be pretty good. Have you A/B tested the optical out vs rca out with at else CDs? Is the Parasound that much better? Honestly, I'm not sure if it's worth your effort. You might be better off bu... | |
| best way to convert hdmi out to coax or optical for pre amp input Which model do you have? Are you trying to use the Oppo as a transport to a standalone DAC? If so, it's my understanding that every Oppo has a optical out at else for CD audio. Are you talking about SACDs? I know that some Oppo players don’t outp... | |
| Looking For Someone That Builds Interconnects Try reaching out to James at https://www.schmittcustomaudiocables.com/. I bought cables from him in the past, his work is professional and with quality. He may entertain your custom work request. Good luck | |
| On mid-fi do you hear much difference between Tidal and Spotify For me I would put Apple Music second and Spotify and close 3rd. Would gladly move to Spotify lossless service as long as Aurender supports it. Unfortunatly, I'm committed to Aurender hardware and right now they only support Tidal and Qobuz | |
| Vinnie Rossi LIO Or Pass Labs 250.5 & XP10 Congrats. Nice system. I'm not sure how much of an improvement you'll hear, you're already using an excellent amp/pre amp. Pass amps are quality. Is the LIO a class A amp? If I recall correctly, I think Vinnie has a pretty good return policy so ... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? John Coltrane - My Favorite Things: Coltrane At Newport - a great live album. Recorded well and sounds awesome. | |
| D'Agostino vs. Ayre Sorry guys for going off topic. @tecknik, I’m not sure if you were referring to my comments but I did say most separates (asumming also that we are talking about components in the same price range). Btw, I would not include the higher in the line ... | |
| So, if you had my system to work with and were thinking about adding a DAC... @justubes2 , I agree with you on the most part. I'm still not completely sold on MQA :). Btw, the Bluesound components are pretty good streamers that support MQA. If you output the Bluesound to a decent DAC, you'll be good to go. If Aurender a... | |
| from Harbeth 30.1 to SHL5+, an upgrade or lateral move? @quanghuy147 It looks like you gotten some solid advice. Per some earlier suggestions, why don't you try using a subwoofer first. If you have audio stores that will allow you to audition at home, great. If not, go to BestBuy or Crutchfield and ... |