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| McCormack DNA with Schiit Preamp? Do you want a preamp or passive line stage? I ran a Reference Line Preeminence One passive linestage for years with my DNA-1, and it was great. Straight wire, no gain. I didn’t need a phono stage and used the DAC in my old CD player. I decided I w... | |
| KEF LS50 - Question Taking a page out of B&W's book, KEF's PR team is now much larger than their design team. The rest is... history.I wondered about that. | |
| McCormack Amps No Longer Manufactured? The McCormack brand was sold by Steve to Conrad-Johnson long ago. Steve has continued to build and rebuild his own gear including upgrades to his amps (DNA-1, 0.5 etc) under the name SMc Audio (https://smcaudio.com/ ) and he builds a world class p... | |
| Help! Choosing a Roon core/streamer/server! (Roon vs Innuos vs Wyred4Sound) Ripping on a Roon Core/Nucleus is simple.Thanks! | |
| Thoughts on a system upgrade. Good thread. MY first observation, as a Vandersteen owner for over 20 years:I religiously follow Richard V’s speaker placement instructions that came with the speakers in the owner’s manual. They have never let me down. FWIW.My next step is room t... | |
| Update on Audiogon Member Almarg cymbop270 posts09-10-2020 Al is one of the finest human beings who's ever logged onto the internet. I think there's no better word to describe him than *gracious.* The man is possessed of grace. In this increasingly divisive world, people ... | |
| LTA Microzotl Preamp I cannot get this preamp out of my mind. I have an Audio Alchemy DDP-1 DAC/preamp which is very good and a relative bargain (Robt Harley rated it highly, fwiw). I've also thought about going to an integrated amp (Pass or other) but ... I can't get... | |
| Analog or Digital and why? Analog is also very labor intensive. And that’s why I went digital! :) I *am* sorta lazy, but truly love the convenience of digital. I am a bit A.D.D., and when I listen sometimes my mind wanders and I can restart the song. Or, sit there and liste... | |
| Help! Choosing a Roon core/streamer/server! (Roon vs Innuos vs Wyred4Sound) Apparently Amazon doesn't play well with others... I've been told that they require devices to work with Alexa if they want Amazon Music HD integrated. Frustrating. | |
| How do you know what room treatments to use? I'm convinced that good room treatments will improve my system more than any single component upgrade. I just have to figure out what! ASC Tube Traps may be the first step, to control the bass. I have a small room, 11x15. | |
| Help! Choosing a Roon core/streamer/server! (Roon vs Innuos vs Wyred4Sound) Thanks Jazzman! | |
| Help! Choosing a Roon core/streamer/server! (Roon vs Innuos vs Wyred4Sound) Thanks. I too have concerns about being locked into Roon. BluOS (Bluesound Node) would be the budget one box solution, maybe, but not sure of the SQ. | |
| Help! Choosing a Roon core/streamer/server! (Roon vs Innuos vs Wyred4Sound) Folks, I don't want to build my own box and I don't want to be an IT guy and I don't want to run a Roon core on a computer! Thanks, though. | |
| Help! Choosing a Roon core/streamer/server! (Roon vs Innuos vs Wyred4Sound) Excellent! | |
| Need preamp recommendation I want the LTA MZ3 ... has a great headphone section too (world class). Their Berning ZOTL design runs the tubes at lower power for longer tube life. The is said to be an extraordinary preamp/headphone amp. $3700https://positive-feedback.com/revie... |