oldschool1948
Responses from oldschool1948
| Looking for recommendations for a 'warm' sounding DAC Tubadour III SE - excellent DAC for $2500 | |
| Advice for a choice Instead of a CD player, have you considered something like the Innous ZenMini MKIII? I’ve never used a Marantz CD player so I can’t comment on their comparative sonic qualities. The ZenMini does not have Bluetooth.I ripped my CD collection to a ... | |
| Schiit vs. Mytek vs. Chord - looking for some thoughts Take a look at the Audio Mirror Tubadour III SE tube DAC. https://www.audiomirror.com/product-page/tubadour-iii-se-nonoversampling-tube-dac-2500 I use it with an Innous Zenith MKII streamer, Herron VSTP-3A (ro2) preamp, and NAD M22v2 power am... | |
| Which of these power cords ? I use a mix of Wireworld, VooDoo, and Shunyata cables all bought used or on sale at a deep discount. Works for me. | |
| Streamers with best apps? Innous Zen miniI can't speak for a Innous Zen mini's app. I have an Innous Zenith MKII and it's app for setup, ripping CDs, and server management is very good to excellent not to mention it's excellent SQ. For playing music, I use Roon; alth... | |
| Breakdown of Turntable Performance My brain can only grasp what sounds good to my ears. I have a 30+ year old Technics SL-1600MK2 with Ortofon Blue in my rec room and a one year old Technics SL-1200G with Ortofon Quintet Black in my listening room.At first, I had the Blue on the 1... | |
| CD Player vs. music streaming If you plan to use Roon and want to take advantage of it's upscaling capabilities, you'll need a fairly robust "something" to run Roon Core. There are a lot of choices out there, personally, I'd stay way from running Roon Core on a laptop or PC a... | |
| Tannoy Prestige Stirling I have Tannoy DC8Ti's. Excellent fit and finish, and SQ. I'm quite happy with them. When my ship comes in, I think I'll buy some Canterbury’s :-) | |
| CD Player vs. music streaming I ripped my 800+ CDs to an Innous Zenith MKII. I play downloaded DSD and FLAC files, and stream Tidal, Qobuz, & Internet radio from the Zenith - and haven't looked back. I prefer vinyl over streaming, but as I get older I'm enjoying the ea... | |
| Want a streaming device without DAC in $1K range I have two streamers, Innous Zenith MKII in my main system and Raspberry PI in my rec room. I use Roon on both. The Zenith is of course better ($4K versus $110); however, they meet my needs. Try a Raspberry PI and see if you like it. You might... | |
| New to audio. Is there a good DAC that can produce layers of sound? I started with the NAD M12 preamp. The included DAC was waaaaay too bright and forward in my system. I tried a Mytek Liberty DAC and while better it was still a bit too bright. I recently purchased the Audio Mirror Tubadour III SE tube DAC and I’m... | |
| Great Qobuz streamer. Upgrade from Bluesound Node 2 +1 Innuous Zen MK3 or, if you can find one, a used Innuous Zenith MKII | |
| What’s the most badass $2k amp I can get? I’m quite happy with my NAD M22v2. A used one might be slightly more than 2K. | |
| Upgrading my blusound streamer Take a look at the Innous Zen mk3. They have several models at various price points. I’m sure you can find one that meets your needs. | |
| Cat jumped on turntable +1 Prudent to keep animals, children, and cleaning persons out of the listening room. While I wasn't looking, my three year old granddaughter grabbed my tone arm and dragged it across a record. I never did find the stylus :-). My cleaning cre... |