rbstehno
Responses from rbstehno
| Dealers That Sell Large Volumes of Used Gear Online I just did 2 transactions with Underwoodwally. Nice guy to talk to, great prices, I don't like the No return policy but I knew what I wanted so it was a non-issue | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD How about the latest directstream with the bridge II installed. Sounds very good to me compared to a lot of dacs listed here. Using the bridge, it uses I2S internally. Finally I'm able to get rid of USB which I used for many years either going fr... | |
| Paradigm and Revel I have not heard a paradigm I liked! I have liked all the revel speakers I have heard. IMO, the studio and salon II speakers are very very good and some of the best speakers for their price and above. From what I have seen at friends or in stores,... | |
| Please Critique my Setup and Recommend Upgrade(s) I used to have a 13x13x8 ft room. I had a pair of large speakers at 1st and I couldn't get them to sound any good. So I went with a pair of Totem Model 1's which are fantastic speakers, but I was missing the low end. After going thru different amp... | |
| PS Audio Directstream Junior i'm using the bridge II for my audio streaming from my mac mini running OS X server. On the OS X server, i'm running minimserver, minimwatch, minimstreamer, bubbleupnp, and my ripped audio files are on a raided pair of 5TB disks. I use the Lumin i... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD How would the PS Audio Directstream Jr compare to these dacs that have been stated In this thread? | |
| Very Bad purchase from upscale audio Acoustic Zen Adagio You have to think about resale values. You probably couldn't get what you paid for then. I would get a refund for the difference amount you think someone would pay for them and the amount you paid. Anything different get a full refund. I will neve... | |
| Tidal and Streaming player I looked at most of these music servers and decided on the Auralic Aries for my audio room and the Auralic Mini for my living room. Fantastic user interface and sound. I thought the SSD in the arenders is a gimmick and it didn't offer anything mor... | |
| Best standalone music server? Check out the auralic Aries. There is no internal disk because you don't want one in the unit. You get a 2TB disk now and what happens when you need more storage? How are you going to back it up? Another hard disk drive? Noise noise nois. Also, wh... | |
| Integrated amp upgrade I've had both classe integrated and separates. Still own a cap-101 that I used in my living room that I'm selling. Classe integrateds are nice. I sold my classe separates for my dedicated audio room and went to a Hegel H300 and love it. Much bette... | |
| High End Ethernet Cables ....Real Deal or Snake Oil In a typical home setup, your music server is in your room, you have an Ethernet patch cable from this server to a wall plate, then a long Ethernet cable from your room to a switch or to a router, then to a modem, then out of your home. Anytime y... | |
| High End Ethernet Cables ....Real Deal or Snake Oil I would think you would need to use the same cable from your device all the way to the router or switch, not just the last couple of feet. Plus, you're still using the crappy wall plates. If it does matter, then I would run a continuous Ethernet c... | |
| You were right about adding a sub. I have owned many different subwoofers throughout the years. I like the rel theory of running the mains full and blend in the subs even if the mains are full range. I also use jim smiths and others recommendations on placement and settings of the ... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? If you can't hear a difference between cables then you should sell your expensive equipment and buy a Bose tabletop speaker. Now, I didn't say better, because a more expensive cable might not sound better OR if the quality of sound increase diffe... | |
| Confessions from a VPI owner of some 30 years If VPI tells you to go thru your dealer, IMO, that's not right. VPI should help you directly if your dealer isn't and then VPI should deal with the dealer after your problem is resolved. If your dealer doesn't follow thru with supporting you, post... |