rbstehno
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| "Wireless" Speakers for Living Room and Kitchen set up. So much better sounding speakers than Sonos. I had a friend that worked there and I could have got any Sonos for a good price and I passed. The Kef ls50 wireless 2 speakers are pretty good for their size, but I would save your money and get the Ke... | |
| Wi Fi Digital Source How many drinks did you have between comparing both devices? Your tablet or phone are just gui devices that tell your streamer/server what song to play, then the music goes straight from your streamer/server to your system. The only time your pho... | |
| Dealer affiliations and attitudes, assumptions and lack of respectful engagement in audio. I haven’t dealt with a brick and mortar audio store in decades. I decided 3 decades ago to travel to all the audio shows (CES, RMAF, and many others) every year to see what’s in the market, look at the technology the manufacturer implemented, and ... | |
| A principle guiding the wise audiophile life This is why I will never use rock on their server or on mine. IMO, it’s foolish to take all of the Linux diagnostics out of the OS like rock did to save a couple cycles, and that’s why nobody will never know what is causing any problem you have. ... | |
| What to upgrade from a Kef ls50 meta? I’d get rid of the anthem and the speakers and move to the Kef ls60. If you had a better amp, the 50’s would sound better. The built in amp/dac in the ls60 would be an upgrade | |
| Should I upgrade from REL/510 subwoofer to REL/812 subwoofer? that is a pretty small room. I just went thru this process in my new 16 x12 room, and rel told me to get the 500 series subs for my small room to match up with my Revel's. Way over kill, I bought 2 of their t7x subs and they are perfect for my roo... | |
| Any modern rock recommendations? Dream theater-they are on their 40th year making music Tool Joe Satriani | |
| Network Switches Mswale-I agree with you. I was doing enterprise networks in 1990, doing token ring, Ethernet, and AppleTalk. I learned and mastered the Network General’s Sniffer where I could look at what was going on in each network. I could see the whole IP pac... | |
| All-in-One (Streamer/DAC/Amp) - Powernode vs WiiM amps I have the Auralic Polaris all in 1 for a second system, much better than the bluesound, not sure about the other. Auralic makes very nice equipment. I’ve had large Usher speakers hooked up to it with no issues. | |
| Midwest Hi-Fi Store you can count on… Shinemaster- it’s not the money. I have never gone into a dealer to listen to equipment then go out and find the cheapest price. Most dealers that I dealt with I bought from them decades ago, but since I started going to CES, THE Shows, RMAF, and ... | |
| ??? Are Manufacturers Killing Our Hobby ??? Since Covid, there have been many new audio manufacturers that build expensive equipment that doesn’t sound any better than what is currently out there. We heard $35k speakers at an audio show that didn’t sound any better than my small revels in m... | |
| Network Switches Why anybody would convert Ethernet to usb into a dac/streamer is nuts, going backwards in sound quality. Ethernet into the dac will always sound better than usb, anything sounds better than usb! I wouldn’t use any switch with a wall wart power so... | |
| Midwest Hi-Fi Store you can count on… I have dealt with a lot of brick and mortar audio stores in the past and have tried to stay away from them. I’d rather go to audio shows to see what’s out there and see if anything catches my ears. Then I would deal online with either the manufact... | |
| White cabinet popularity? Kef look great in white, blue and gray. I always like Ushers wood finishes, like a fine piece of furniture. I also have a couple pairs of new revels in silver and white and a new pair of rel subwoofers in white. Get a lot of compliments on the whi... | |
| Make speakers disappear. Simple, cheap I’m not painting my room black. Proper speaker setup will get your speakers to disappear. It might take you longer than painting your wall to adjust your speakers but it’s a necessity, along with treating your room which is also a must. Before pa... |