painter24
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| Bluesound Node (2021) PS upgrade to Teddy Pardo; is it worth it? At the moment I have the QED Reference Digital Audio 40, and a Wireworld Silver Starlight 7. The QED was a starting point when I built my system, the Wireworld I bought pre-owned for a good price. Currently using the Wireworld, it is more rev... | |
| Bluesound Node (2021) PS upgrade to Teddy Pardo; is it worth it? Thanks again. I don't use the Node DAC at all, love the Denafrips. I run them with the the Naim Nait 5si, and Quad S2 speakers. I love my system in essence, I just feel the Node is the weak element. A/B testing from the Node DAC and Denafrips, ... | |
| Bluesound Node (2021) PS upgrade to Teddy Pardo; is it worth it? @auxinput thanks for that, that's really useful. I thought there would definitely be a SQ improvement, but not at the level you've described. Do you think I would see much improvement using only the coax digital out on the Node, as opposed to usin... | |
| Seeing sounds and music..... Truly inspirational thread, Thank You!I've never expressed these experiences to my friends, I'm not sure they experience music on this level. I have never heard or read in this case, of people enjoying what is for me, the ultimate endpoint of musi... | |
| Can (or should) you “Reclock” a Bluesound Node? @audiotroy unfortunately, Bluesound still haven't released the firmware update to activate the USB on the latest Node for digital out. Apparently its slated for around the end of this year.Us users are stuck with SPDIF at the moment 🥴 | |
| DAC connection: which type gives highest fidelity? Just curious about the Node/Denafrips issues. I feed my Denafrips Ares II via the Node (2021) using only digital RCA coax. I listen to Tidal and Qobuz at all bit and sampling rates available; I’ve never witnessed this at all to be honest.I’ve seen... | |
| Denafrips Ares ii HiI can't really answer your first 2 questions as I bought mine pre-owned from an auction site and haven't heard a tube DAC. I run my Ares II fed by the Bluesound Node 2021 and Audiolab 6000CDT, into a Naim Nait 5si and Quad S2 speakers; I can't h... | |
| Ethernet cable for Streaming @mitch2 thanks very much for the advice. I went with a short run of optical fibre between a pair of TP Link converters you linked in one of your previous posts above. My Cat6a feeding in to the first converter, and a short run of Supra Cat8 termin... | |
| 2xRCA to 5pin Din options for Naim Nait 5si Wow!!! Thanks very much for this Steve; that's a whole new world. Definitely food for thought. The My Audio Alchemy site is a brilliant resource; it's very accessible even for a complete novice, and very comprehensive.I think the endorsements the ... | |
| Ethernet cable for Streaming You can also make the bulk of your run using fiber for a small cost. Two converters like these and 45-50 feet of fiber with very short CAT 8 runs at either end.Reading this thread with interest. Especially the post quoted above. My listening room... | |
| 2xRCA to 5pin Din options for Naim Nait 5si Thanks Steve. The link didn't work for me though I'm afraid.It's been a little while since my OP. In the meantime, I found a cheap pre-owned pair of Van den Hul D102 Mk III cables terminated in Nakamichi RCAs, for about £20 on an auction site. Thi... | |
| audiolab 6000 CDT transport I also have the Audiolab 6000CDT running in to the Denafrips Ares II; it plays my old CDs from 30 years ago no problem, some of which are definitely not in mint condition 🙄. I was concerned with the slot loading, but on my newer, flawless CDs, the... | |
| New set up in asymmetrical room - speaker placement etc You might try a diagonal orientation, with the bay window along one of the rear walls rather than one of the front ones. This can angle the first sidewall reflections so that they miss the listening position.Sorry, you lost me there 😊. Please cou... | |
| New set up in asymmetrical room - speaker placement etc Thanks erik_squires; should these be bass traps/broadband absorbers? | |
| New set up in asymmetrical room - speaker placement etc I'd push that sofa closer out into the room also, closer to the speakers.Again, JUST another thing to try. You're too far away from the speakers. I'd start with the equilateral triangle position, based on the speakers new position, with the sofa ... |