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| Help me pick one of four music servers/streamersreqi I like my SGC sonictransporter https://www.smallgreencomputer.com/collections/audio-server/products/sonictransporter-i5 Mine has an internal 2TB SSD. I just connect a $25 external CD ripping drive to the SGC, to rip CDs straight to the sonic with ... | |
| architectual digest hifi setup. The only time I can recall seeing a really high-end system in AD was a pair of >$30,000 Wilson speakers jammed in a room in the worst possible placement, and the other gear was hidden away. The decorating budgets for these multi-million dollar ... | |
| Bryston with vandersteen. See p.3 of the 2CE manual, where it also has a diagram:https://www.vandersteen.com//media/files/Manuals/2ce_signature_ii_manual.pdf | |
| Speaker Recommendation up to 70k Stenheim Alumine 3 gets raves, and apparently do well in mid-size rooms.https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/stenheim-alumine-three-loudspeakerThe Vandersteen Kento and Seven intrigue me, but I’m a Vandy guy (I’ve heard the Quatro CT, and the... | |
| Fidelity vs. Musicality...........Is there a tug of War? Thanks, I think, @ douglas_schroeder :) LOL | |
| How important is the pre-amp? How little I know, and wish I knew! re:The issue with transformers is loading and inter-winding capacitance. All transformers have inter-winding capacitance. If the transformer is not loaded correctly (usually too lightly) the capacitance may pl... | |
| Fidelity vs. Musicality...........Is there a tug of War? Hi douglas_schroederI read with great interest your dagogo review of the Legacy class D amp, and have added their 2-ch version to my short list under consideration. So I find it interesting that you mention here the Benchmark amp, which some revie... | |
| How important is the pre-amp? WOW mikelavigne ! You’re in rarified air, or rather the stratosphere. Good on ya. I love the listening room you built. https://darko.audio/2015/11/the-select-dac-ii-msb-technologys-90000-da-converter/I used to run a well-regarded passive line stat... | |
| Help with a Passive Preamp I have been intrigued by the Tortuga Audio passives for a long time. I used to run a highly regarded passive line drive (the name escapes me but I still have it) with my McCormack DNA-1, with CDs as the source. Here is a good AbSound review: htt... | |
| How hot does the Ayre EX-8 2.0 Integrated Amplifier get? I am interested in the Ayre AX-5 Twenty integrated amplifier but it lacks one thing the EX-8 has ... a headphone jack. Why doesn't it have one, I wonder? | |
| Best Way to Upgrade Digital You want to do the rips well, particularly if you are discarding the CDs afterwards . I've thought about what to do with my CDs. If space was at a premium, I would store the discs in CD binders in disc pages, or some method, and ditch the jewel... | |
| System building; a meditation mikelavigne Hi. I have bookmarked and PDF'd the article which details the build you did of your listening room in your barn and have re-read it many times. Amazing room and system -- to die for. I recall it's in the PNW where I am, and if you we... | |
| SGC vs Roon Nucleus sbank re When I’ve seen seen any issue like you describe, it has to do with the local network It wasn’t my network. I used FING and other network diagnostic tools extensively, and sent all screenshots and reports to SGC. We went round and round bu... | |
| Best Way to Upgrade Digital So, if you understand the term sunk cost… that is your CD collection. Mine is now used for wall sound dampening. So, instead of investing more in a transport, better to invest in the highest quality streamer. I like having and will keep my softwa... | |
| Streamer/Server to replace Innuos Zenith I am happy with my Small Green Computer (SGC) Sonictransporter i5 and MicroRendu streamer. This bundle has the UltraRendu. https://www.smallgreencomputer.com/collections/recommended-solutions/products/premier-server-player-combo-sonictransporter-i... |