sls883
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| Next upgrade options Just guessing here, but the first thing I would try is new speakers. I've read a number of comments about some B&W being bright. You could maybe raise the crossover frequency on your subs, but that won't fix the brightness. I'm running Von ... | |
| DAC upgrade from RME You mentioned that you aren't too interested in Chinese r2r dacs. Sounds News gave a rave review of the new Gustard X30 dac. It's Chinese, but not r2r. Price is $2999. You might check it out. I'm very happy with my Gustard dac, but it's an r... | |
| Deals Gone Bad I've been fortunate. Haven't had any audio purchases go bad. I bought a used conrad-johnson Premier 17LS2 on ebay. It developed an issue in one channel. I worked with the seller trying different tubes etc and it didn't go away. They let me re... | |
| Looking to downsize and for suggestions for amp(s) I like my Coda Continuum No 8 V1. It's not huge and fits in my cabinet. Only 62 pounds. Plenty of power. They have different configurations for this amp. The V1 that I have runs in Class A up to 18 watts. | |
| Audirvana streaming Did some Googling. I think my issue is Qobuz related. It either didn't recognize my subscription, or it was an album that was only available for sampling 30 seconds of each song. | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? @slorider45 I haven't heard the Denefrips, but I know they get good reviews. You might also research the Gustard R26 r2r dac. It's what I have and I'm very happy with it. It's one of the least expensive pieces in my system, but I don't f... | |
| Can hi-end cables benefit less expensive electronics? I've used inexpensive DH Labs cables in my office system (Cambridge integrated amp and NAD cd player). Never tried anything better, but I doubt it would make much difference. Speakers are decent Wharfedale and a NHT subwoofer. What I wonder abo... | |
| Audirvana streaming I'm using the Sense app from Innuos. A couple of days ago, I was streaming an album on Qobuz and it was playing like the first 30 seconds of every song. No idea why. I closed the Sense app and restarted it. The problem went away. | |
| SACD/CD Drive Mechanism Replacement I have a relatively inexpensive Denon DCD-1700NE sacd player. For around $1500, I think it's a really nice sounding player. I only have a few sacd, but a ton of cds that I've collected over the years. I had been playing cds almost exclusively, ... | |
| Weiss 204 Dac or LTA Audio Aero Dac as an upgrade from Chord Qutest Dac @kairosman I appreciate your comment. I have a Gustard R26 and a U18. I'm using it with a Innuos Zen Mk3 streamer. I've thought about trying a new dac, but I'm pretty happy with the Gustard. With the proper cabling it sounds really good. | |
| I want to buy new speakers for 50,000 and see it used for 30,000, what should I do? Would you be buying the used speakers from a dealer? If yes, do they offer any kind of guarantee or have a return policy? If they are newer speakers, replacement drivers are probably available, but I'd check. I'd be concerned about buying an old... | |
| Audience SX2/Front Row Cables...has anyone tried or heard much of this new reference line? @fthompson251 @mclinnguy I'm also using Silversmith Fidelium with my Coda amp. I like 'em. | |
| Audio Cables: All the Same? I've done a fair bit of cable swapping with my current system. I think I've finally found a good mix. I sometimes wonder how things might have sounded with earlier systems if I had used good cables instead of inexpensive Monster interconnects a... | |
| Which HDMI cable for I2S? @big_greg Interesting. Thanks for sharing the results of your experiment. I'm still waiting on the DH Labs cable to arrive. I think my system is revealing enough, but it won't surprise me if I don't hear a difference. I'm not one to li... | |
| Tube or solid state phono stage? Sutherland makes some nice phono preamps. I'm using a relatively inexpensive TZ Vibe with a Hana ML moving coil cartridge. It sounds great to me, but I'm not a real vinyl guru. I have a tube preamp and solid state amp. |