rbstehno
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| 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... | |
| Usher cp-6381, lacking in bass? I owned these ushers for years and they had plenty of bass. I think it's your krell amp. IMO a lot of the krell amps that I have heard don't have a good bottom end, similar to carver amps, a lot of power but no lower end.i did add bags of sand in... | |
| Why pay so much for super high end? 1st this thread makes no sense at all and maybe that's what the intentions are. The originator thinks putting $30 speakers in a $10 cabinet and you have a $130,000 raidho speaker system.also, if somebody spends more $$$ on something than what he d... | |
| Grounding Metal Outlet Boxes and Isolated Ground Receptacles Same same here as stereo5. New room, 4 dedicated 20 amp lines with the normal plastic boxes. No ground issues or noise. Probably overkill here with potential issues in the future. | |
| What HardDrive Do You Use? The 1st question should be: why do you have drives in your audio room? My drives are 50 feet or more from my audio room and I don't care if they are loud or not. |