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| Researching an "affordable Roon server/streamer, and my choice... I didn't really look at the optical Rendu , because I figured I'd need some sort of an optical converter box coming out of my modem and ethernet switch. Would I? | |
| Researching an "affordable Roon server/streamer, and my choice... jperry Glad to hear it. Don't mean to insult Zen owners! I was also concerned about warranty service. I have read many say the Innuos units sound excellent. | |
| Researching an "affordable Roon server/streamer, and my choice... I learned this: Running Roon DSP on a core server/streamer definitely doesn’t work with an i3 or slower processor. "One quick correction: the Innuos does not use an i3. Their CPU is much slower. It’s this board:https://www.supermicro.com/en/produ... | |
| Help! Choosing a Roon core/streamer/server! (Roon vs Innuos vs Wyred4Sound) tuberist I just order an SGC box with Microrendu!I learned a lot while researching (ie, torturing myself) for this project: Items 1-6 are what I considered and eliminated. Obviously if you have $3000-10,000 to spend, there are other choices... | |
| McCormack Amps No Longer Manufactured? mitch2 I just came back to this post. I looked at your system and SMc amp, but it doesn’t look the housing of my old McCormack DNA-1 from the 1990s.What is it? Thanks. https://ucarecdn.audiogon.com/c14d1a9e-d749-426f-a46c-30c64f440e88/-/autorotat... | |
| Speakers good for close to wall placement THE LARSEN (6 or 8) gets excellent reviews, and while I haven’t auditioned them I will. The mid and tweeter fire towards each other, and negate much of the first sidewall reflection problems. The woofer fires down (iirc) and makes placement near o... | |
| Monoblock Aegirs tomic601 Also I run Treo CT in a 16 x 35’ room with a 40 wpc NAIM SS poweramp..... I am obsessed with the LTA integrated amps, specifically their 40 watt version. All their products get superb reviews, but I worry that it won’t have the oomph t... | |
| Vandersteen 3a Signatures compared to Treo’s zimickGot the dac first as the amp was back ordered and it was a solid gain to me and the amp in unison made a huge leap in my system. Detail, soundstage, depth... and no harshness or too neutral/ dry sounds.That is what I have read widely (review... | |
| Vandersteen 3a Signatures compared to Treo’s jackd Roger that on Klaus!re:If you liked the sound signature of your McCormick and now Odyssey you will find the Benchmark to be completely different.That is the big question! Benchmark have a 30 day home trial so I think it’s worth experimenting... | |
| Vandersteen 3a Signatures compared to Treo’s Hi jackdFrom Peter Madnick, an email reply when I asked him if the DDP-1 is fully balanced: "DDP-1 is fully balanced."I have spoken to Klaus Bunge specifically about moving up to the Stratos case to get balanced connections, and he scoffed. Strong... | |
| Help with DAC and Streamer suggestions I would enjoy it if fewer than 50% of posts from audiotroy were advertorials or blatant ads. Johnny Rutan does it right, answering questions rather than just promoting his store. Not trying to be mean, but I usually just scroll on past posts from ... | |
| Vandersteen 3a Signatures compared to Treo’s I have a new pair of 2CE SigIII’s that replaced a 25 y/o pair of 2CEs. I really wanted Treo CTs but couldn’t afford new ones (I hemmed and hawed over a 1 y/o mint pair for $6000 on A’gon, and they sold ... bummer). I still wonder if I screwed up, ... | |
| What speaker – under $10k – has the best timbre and tonal qualities? Vandersteen Treo CT, new for under $10k (or a used pair of their Quatro CT's). | |
| Thinking out loud: solid state Linestage < $2k? The LDR3000P is Tortuga Audio’s flagship passive preamphttps://tortugaaudio.com/products/passive-preamps/ldr3000p-v25-passive-preamp/Or their other passive: Tortuga LDR3.V2 Passive Preamplifierhttps://tortugaaudio.com/products/passive-preamps/ldr3... | |
| Where are the cheap home streamers? I have the best, least expensive ($40) streaming gizmo, the Chromecast audio puck. It's plugged into my preamp/DAC with an optical Toslink cable. I stream Tidal straight from the phone using the app. Sadly, Google discontinued it and they are hard... |