rsf507

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Roon for high end audio?
One dealer touting the EVO and surprise surprise he's the US Importer. Sounded more like an ad than anything.  
Turntable isolation platform Recommendations?
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Roon for high end audio?
OP "It seems most people are using it for playback in less than audiophile situations,...."I would venture to guess that very few non-audiophiles are using Roon. As others have stated Roon's sound quality is wonderful but you have to have all the ... 
List your breakthrough products that you’ve discovered on this audiophile Journey.
+1 @ricmci the Monks Prodigy is wonderful especially after coming from a VPI. Quiet, easy to use and most importantly does what it's supposed to do clean records 
What DAC upgrade made you say “DAMN, that sounds SO MUCH better than my last DAC”?
@essrand is the Nagra tubed dac worth almost twice the Bricasti M12? What did you find in improvements? What was Bricasti lacking? Reason I'm curious is I have the M1 but have heard the M12 and it's what my dreams are made of. 
Poor Product Reviews? No Problem. Just Erase Them!!
OP so who was the big box store? Curious minds would like to know 
Noise floors
Do grounding boxes lower noise floor? Decrease RFI?  
Can we talk about Qobuz for a minute
Well have to agree that physical media sounds best BUT listening to new, unheard music has widen my musical enjoyment.  
To Stream or not to Stream
OP what flavor? 
Turntable isolation platform Recommendations?
Great article from Stereophile 1995Bad Vibes:https://www.stereophile.com/reference/52/index.html 
One-stop solution for vacuum record cleaner?
Separate wands but try the Keith Monks discOvery fluid. I've been trying others and find this one does a GREAT job. Simple and one step solution 
Vibration - What are the Main Sources?
It's sad that a topic worth discussing gets sidelined by the same few posters.  
Has anyone used the new Innuos 2.0 Sense music app? Compared it to Roon?
@jakikak do you mean 9000 songs? 
Rank the tweaks, geeks!
Definitely it's getting the room and speaker placement correct, best using a laser tool. Then isolation of components especially a TT if you're into vinyl or your CDP/transport. From there power is next like receptacles. Then just too many others ... 
What DAC upgrade made you say “DAMN, that sounds SO MUCH better than my last DAC”?
@smatsui have you compared the KTE to the M1SE?