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| Emphasis on stereo but need a complete solution. If the “Audio Out” on the back of the Yammy is just a front L/R line out you will only need a stereo preamp to do what you’re looking for. IF that audio out is what I described you just hook that from the AVR into into the HT bypass (or other unu... | |
| Streamer only I learned in my wifi heavy area that the toslink is better sound quality (using a glass toslink cable) than coax to the DAC. The RME ADI-2 is able to play streams via BOTH inputs at 192K. @romanesq I was under the impression Toslink is limited ... | |
| Digital with same soundstage as analog Goodonya and Gongrats! If you’re using the analog outs from the Node a separate DAC should definitely be your next move. And just to maybe spark the chain reaction a little further for down the road, adding a separate linear power supply to the No... | |
| New cables... Yeah, I’d give them around 200 hours to really settle in, and then if you still have them put the old cables back in and see what you think (let the old cables settle in for a few minutes before serious listening). I’d think you’d hear a meaningf... | |
| Digital with same soundstage as analog I have a modest setup, but the analog sounds good to me. Question, can I get the same soundstage with digital by adding a DAC or Streamer? The short answer is yes. At present you’re comparing a >$4000 vinyl rig to an old $900 CD/SACD player... | |
| what's a good Gan / Class D option under 3k? Nilai or Ncorex500? Several people seem happy with this Orchard Audio GaN amp… https://orchardaudio.com/shop/starkrismon_stereo_ultra_500w_stereo_amp/ | |
| Sota Sapphire and Isolation? Congrats! | |
| Should I connect my OPPO BDP 105 to my PontisII? Which one if I may ask? | |
| Going Tubing Here is an excerpt from John Atkinson’s Measurements section for your speakers… “The One.R’s impedance is specified as being "compatible with 8 ohms." The solid trace in fig.1 reveals that the impedance magnitude ranges between 3 and 6 ohms for ... | |
| Anybody have Experience with Alta Audio Alyssa Speaker @stuartk Unfortunately I’ve never had the opportunity to hear any Fritz speakers but have read nothing but very positive things. Given that they’re sold direct I’d guess the Carbon 7s would sell for about the same price as the original Pulsars, an... | |
| Anthem MRX 740 8K as an upgrade to my Denon AVR-X3700H @carlsbad2 Wow! That must be quite an amp — congrats. Is it by chance a Berning design? I figured you were using the Lampi as a pre for 2-channel. Have you ever considered or tried using a good stereo pre? Just curious. | |
| Anthem MRX 740 8K as an upgrade to my Denon AVR-X3700H @carlsbad2 What are you using as a preamp into the Decware Zen? | |
| Should I connect my OPPO BDP 105 to my PontisII? Definitely connect the SPDIF out from the Oppo to the Pontus as it’ll sound much better than the Oppo’s analog outs. Don’t discount the importance of the digital cable as it’ll make a big impact on what you ultimately hear. If in budget I’d very h... | |
| Denafrips Terminator 2 + Hermes DDC vs T+A DAC 200 Didn’t you own a Pontus if memory serves? Both excellent DACs so hard to see going wrong either way. I added an Iris to my Musician Pegasus NOS R2R DAC (that shares some DNA with the Pontus) and the improvement was substantial in terms of imagin... | |
| Loud pop/screech when powering on amp I actually saw that McCormack on Audiomart. However that one is up there in age as well, no? And seller has it rated 7/10. A little hesitant but that one is definitely on my list. Think that’s a solid amp? McCormack amps are very solid and reli... |