signaforce
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| How much do I need to spend to make vinyl sound better than digital? For my somewhat modest system, vinyl beats digital… warmer & fuller even though I have spent more on digital. Hana ML > Rega Aria vs Aurender N150 > Qutest with Sbooster Ultra via Qobuz. IMHO, while all things matter, your cart is the... | |
| Will AI. Minimize the Design differences of audio @sawbuck i started out listening my basic equipment, looking for weakest link recommendations (very similar to discussions on this forum). Then continued to refine my input to include details like interconnects, PC’s, tweeks etc. You can then begi... | |
| Will AI. Minimize the Design differences of audio I have been using ChatGPT to analyze and make recommendations for system and room acoustics. It provides ranking of actions & components, recommended upgrades for synergy and sound results and comparisons of upgrade alternatives. It also prov... | |
| DDC or Better Streamer? I moved from the Bluesound node to the N150. It was a nice sonic improvement, the conductor app is very nice & the footprint is excellent. The N150 only has USB out. | |
| What are your opinions of DSP's for speakers I use a miniDSP for sub integration with my mains, with DSP only controlling my sub for 2 channel. I use full DSP for my 7.2.2 home theater system. | |
| Favorite rock/pop male voices Cat Stevens | |
| matching your cartridge to your turntable Op, I think the P6 is a very nice choice. @secretguy Thanks… when we were young! I will check out fix my Dual. I used to live in Des Moines… would have been much easier. | |
| matching your cartridge to your turntable My first decent system in the early 70’s was a Dual 1229 with a Shure V15 type 2 improved playing through a Marantz 2270, Soundcraftman 2012A & Rectilinear 3’s. I thought it sounded glorious. I have sold everything (the Marantz for a very nic... | |
| Room treatment can be addictive @tcutter Thanks! My L shaped sectional is head high & actually runs along the windows then into the room. Only one woofer is above the couch (R11’s). I had thought about free standing panels… might give that a try. Follow up question. I put a ... | |
| Room treatment can be addictive I just added corner bass traps to my room. The transformation was outstanding with improved clarity throughout especially in the low end. My left & right reflection points in my room are problematic as to the right are a wall of 4 large window... | |
| Replacement/upgrade for Bluesound and Chord Mojo 2 streamer/external DAC combo Given your budget, I would absolutely support @soix recommendation of a low cost LPS for your N130 and an R2R DAC. | |
| Vinyl playback - lack of bass? Op, for my setup, my vinyl side (Hana ML > Aria) is slightly warmer, with slightly stronger bass than my digital side (Aurender > Qutest). I have a SimAudio amp & BHK pre with warm Brimar NOS tubes. I believe it is component and/or sett... | |
| Do I need upgraded power cables? OP, many recommended plugging your amp directly into the wall to not starve the amps draw when using a shared conditioner. Two things: 1. Most are high power amps, tubes and/or mono blocks. 2. Most have installed whole house surge protection, eli... | |
| Do I need upgraded power cables? One more thing, IMHO isolated banks for your analog & digital components is critical, unless you run two dedicated power lines & 2 separate power conditioners. When installing my 2400, I accidentally plugged my turntable into the bank I wa... | |
| Do I need upgraded power cables? Based upon the recommendations from @erik_squires (very knowledgeable), I recently purchased a Furman P-2400 AR (the 20A version of his above recommendation) and the Furman PSD 8D, with very good results. The 2400 provides voltage regulation, co... |