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| Warmer sounding Solid State One brief mention of Sunfire above, but worth repeating. They have two sets of outputs, one "voltage" and one "current" so you can use for a more tube-like sound if needed and change it if you ever go to a different speaker. Bob Carver is a somewh... | |
| Best Solution for Ultra Sonic Cleaning Also, if interested you can see pics of the whole US setup on my system page: https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/133 Cheers,Spencer | |
| Best Solution for Ultra Sonic Cleaning Hi @rushton !Rush's suggestions are spot on. If investing in a VPI or similar cost vacuum machine for drying are more than you'd like to spend, I built a manual spinning drying station that works as well as my VPI 16.5 did at a fraction of the cos... | |
| Streamer Advice: Bluesound Node 2 vs Aries Mini vs Oppo FWIW, as a former Oppo 105 owner, although it's a real swiss army knife and well made, the sound quality of its dac is just okay. IMHE, stepping up to something like a Schiit Gungnir multibit(my choice) or Chord Hugo is a huge improvement in almos... | |
| Dumb file size question. You can buy a decent 2TB Seagate usb drive for about $80 on Amazon, etc. Someday you might upgrade your rig and you will be kicking yourself if you compressed files due to the cost of storage. Always go with the larger file sizes and best sound qu... | |
| Help with setting up Dac to preamp. With Schiit, they construct many parts as modules like the old modem cards that many used to install into their PCs. You can send item back to them and they install the upgrades, in other cases you can have them send you a new board and you can in... | |
| soundstage question Any screen will compromise the sound quality. Cover it with a thick blanket or similar when doing serious listening. If you can rig up some foam, etc. panels on a removable hook setup, that would be even better and probably pretty easy to make. Ch... | |
| Best PC motherboards for USB Audio? @wqgq_641,If you have to stick to one computer for general use and audio use, then @erik_squires suggestions regarding power supply and isolation are on point. However, consider if you can instead sticking with the current pc for other use and inv... | |
| This Schitt is totally refreshing in the world of high end audio! So true, Steve! Schiit Pi talk had me cracking up. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Sudden problem with turntable Do you have HiFi News test lp? That might offer some clues...cheers,Spencer | |
| Best PC motherboards for USB Audio? The best sounding motherboard is no motherboard. PC audio is a challenge, and unless you want to consider a lot of pricey stuff to compensate, you are better off investing in a dedicated streamer/network player.Not to retype same stuff for 100th t... | |
| Any thoughts on Sugarcube device It's too damn expensive for me to get interested. Interesting idea but adding an box to the signal chain is often a mixed blessing. Cheers,Spencer | |
| This Schitt is totally refreshing in the world of high end audio! @d2girls, please explain how this USB implementation differs from their current offerings.@jbhiller, thanks for posting...awesome video. Love those guys and my Gumby multibit. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Your Favorite Holiday Album Love Guaraldi and the Spector LPs too! Another couple that always work there way into my playlists are Sarah McLaughlan's Wintersong and the Beach Boys Christmas album. If all this leaves you feeling like a perky consumer automaton, offset with so... | |
| Keeping Your Krell FPB 600 On (Standby) All The Time? +1 to @ct0517 's suggestion. I keep my FPB300 in standby unless leaving town for a week or so too. You've got yourself a REAL MONSTER amp, enjoy! What's next, maybe preamp upgrade? Cheers,Spencer |