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| Hegel H190 -How to turn it on when TV/Receiver turns on? First and just to follow up, how’s the new equipment and setup working out? Any notable improvements or maybe things are still breaking in? Any halfway decent programmable universal remote should be able to power on/power off all your equipment ... | |
| Please recommend a coax SPDIF cable similar to the Nordost Tyr 2 I got an Acoustic Zen MC2 and from what I hear it would seem to offer the sound characteristics you’re looking for. It’s a ton cheaper than the Tyr 2 but I wouldn’t let that deter you from trying it — read the consistently glowing reviews as they’... | |
| I see the issue with ABX blind testing Adding a second sub is almost always a great idea, and if you’re having difficulties hearing significant improvements with much pricier cables then I agree you will almost certainly hear a bigger improvement with a second, properly dialed-in sub. ... | |
| Re: streaming recommendations for newbie @danmar123 First, your AVR should not be involved in the signal path at all for critical 2-channel listening, and there are easy ways around that depending on what’s in your 2-channel setup.. Second, if you’re interested in streaming and better... | |
| Re: streaming recommendations for newbie What do I need to be able to stream hi-res music files? @aheydorn All you need is a streamer (preferably wired directly to your router) that you connect to your DAC along with a Qobuz or Tidal subscription (both offer free trials). Something li... | |
| Re: streaming recommendations for newbie I currently listen to mostly vinyl. When I do stream, I use blue tooth and the streaming that is built into my Marantz receiver . Please tell me how a streamer like the bluesound node is better for this. @brottdwayne Using Bluetooth and your AV... | |
| Integrated for Cornwall IV If you don’t share what sound characteristics you’re looking for you’ll just get recommendations for what other people like and that may have little or nothing to do with what you like. Telling us what type of music you listen to is near useless a... | |
| My new review for The Absolute Sound comparing AGD GAN amps with BHK300’s @wolfie62 Not really sure what you’re saying. GaN FETs are clearly different from MOSFETs, and the performance advantages of the former have allowed amp designers to not only more seriously rival traditional amps but are now starting to surpass t... | |
| exploring DACs The Pontus sounds like a good candidate as it should give you more of the detail of the Chord while preserving much of the soundstage/imaging and timbre/tonality of the Pagoda — could be that best of both worlds DAC you’re looking for. And you cou... | |
| Integrated for Cornwall IV Really depends on what sound characteristics you’re looking for. | |
| exploring DACs There are certainly different flavors of R2R DACs, and it appears that maybe you just went too far in the other direction with the Pagoda and definitely worth exploring further IMHO. What’s your budget, and are you looking for new or used? | |
| Thin Line Between Critique and Courtrooms: A Dialogue on the Recent Audiophile Drama But i am made such... Imperfect ... @mahgister I like most imperfect people. It’s the perfect ones I can’t stand. 😊 | |
| Denafrips Iris12th - signal out to Ares 12th-1 Were everything this easy to fix. Congrats, and I think you’re really gonna like the sonic improvements from the Iris and i2S. I have an Iris too and am very impressed and happy with the results. | |
| Noob question about streaming . . . Yes, that helps a lot. I’d highly recommend looking at the Usher Mini Two DMDs for several reasons. First and foremost, they deliver the sound characteristics you’re looking for and look beautiful doing it. Their build quality and components ar... | |
| Re: streaming recommendations for newbie If you go for a used Node, better to get the Node n130 or Node X (or the current version) so you have a viable USB output — earlier versions lack this valuable connection. |