rbstehno
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| Just another Orange fuse thread George, you should be associated with those other sites that bash cables/fuses/practically any tweak that cost more than $5. Again, you comment about “snake oil fuses” is absurd, it’s your opinion, and a weak 1 at that. I know people with very nic... | |
| Are Bowers and Wilkins speakers overpriced? You better have a warm sounding amp/preamp. There is a reason why they formed a relationship with Classe. | |
| Streamer v DAC - which is more important? The biggest flaw in any setup is using usb for a number of reasons:usb is flawed and that’s why you see many many tweaks/gadgets to try to make it better;if you use usb/toslink/coax, then it requires you to place the computer (streamers are just a... | |
| Should I sell my DAC The dac in the oppo isn’t that good. If you have a $2000 budget, you will definitely hear a big improvement in SQ. Also, you can get a much better dac by spending $4000 and then get a much better dac by spending $7000. I like my $7000 dac more tha... | |
| Adjusting speaker positioning. What, if anything, to expect? Why not put the speakers on the 14’ wall and use the 1/3 speaker position which is placing the front of the speaker 7’ from the back wall and put your chair 7’ from the walk behind the chair.i actually have the same room length as you but a couple... | |
| Comparison of latest DAC chips Get a FPGA based dac and forget about the chips. Software can be updated much easier than replacing or upgrading chips. | |
| Why you want upsampling and upconversion in a server and why it sounds way better! I let my PS Audio DS sr dac do the conversion of redbook to DSD, no reason for Roon do it on the server. | |
| Streamer opinion.. Pease comment on validity. The node 2 streamer is a mid fi device at best. I liked the Auralic Aries mini much better, but I only used that for background music. I’ve had the dedicated music servers in the past (Auralic Aries and the Auralic Aries mini using usb into an ext... | |
| Recent upgrade to Cronus Magnum I had the Cronus magnum II with the kt120’s and it was nothing like you described. I also switched out the preamp tubes to PsVane tubes. I liked the Cronus much better than the prima Luna integrateds, which I thought were so so and not very powerf... | |
| So What Is Real? “I'd like to know when the "cable" people last had a hearing test? Can you hear 20k HZ? Probably not.”You are asking the wrong people, this statement should be asked for all cable naysayers. If we can hear a difference between cables, then there’... | |
| Which combination of components (Streamer, DAC, Preamp, Amp, etc.) are most future-proof? A new $2k dac is not going to blow away a new $10k dac. A $2k dac will sound very good but won’t have features that more expensive dacs have.95% of the dacs on the market are stuck with what you have is what you will always have. Another few % wil... | |
| There's a lot more bass in a 6.5" driver than most of you think You are talking about many different things in this post: smallish apartment rooms, added subwoofers, and room treatments.Sure, smallish rooms can better support smallish speakers.Room treatment in every room can have a dramatic effect on SQ.Subwo... | |
| Which type of cable sounds best for Streamer to DAC: AES/EBU or DIGITAL COAX or USB ?? Ethernet or I2S. You don't want any computer in your audio room | |
| Help in putting together my system with used equipment on Audiogon and eBay. Totally untrue about an integrated will better any separates. If you limit yourself to $1000, possibly, but after that, going separates Will get you a better system.To make recommendations, you really need to make some decisions.You seem you are u... | |
| What's Worth More on the Open Market - Your Records or Your Audio Gear LP’s are not worthless. I’m in the process of selling all of my albums and I have averaged around $10 an album, I have sold 100 so far. All of my sales have been thru Facebook marketplace and local online outlets |