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| Some Cables Thoughts Congrats! Let us know how they work out if you could. I’d give them a couple days to settle into your system before making serious assessments. | |
| Shunyata Venom RCA vs Bluesound Node 2i stock rca I wouldn’t worry too much about the RCA interconnects at this point. I think you’d get more out getting a new DAC, a linear power supply for the Node, and using a Wi-Fi extender or Mesh system so you can run an Ethernet cable from that to the Node... | |
| Old phones as streaming sources What I tend to scratch my head over is how some folks pay manufacturers (who avoid said due diligence) so much for devices that aren’t verifiably (audibly) different. @benanders Speak for yourself. Plenty of us have heard big improvements mov... | |
| Old phones as streaming sources The iPhone 5 was known to have a very good dac built in. Just as the play station 1 was known to be a very good cd player. @audioguy85 Good for what they are maybe, but not good compared to anything designed specifically for audio. C’mon man. | |
| Streaming upgrade from Cambridge Audio cxn v2 I’d hop on this Innuos Pulse that is excellent and has a small footprint… https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650067299-innuos-pulse-streamer-silver/ This Musician Aquarius is a great DAC and a great relative value and also small footprint… h... | |
| Noise coming from subwoofers and centre channel This might be overly simplistic, but what about just trying some cheater plugs? | |
| Still Looking for a DAC - Audio Mirror Tubadour v and ANK Audio 5.1 When you mentioned AZ MC2 cables, did you mean RCA or XLR connections? Interestingly enough they’re both 110 Ohm design, should I ask for 75? I didn’t buy it from the link you provided, because I can get a better deal. That’s a very good and i... | |
| Still Looking for a DAC - Audio Mirror Tubadour v and ANK Audio 5.1 I’ll go back to I don’t think your digital cable is doing you favors and would give the AZ MC2 I mentioned above a try as it’s a low-risk proposition with potentially high rewards as digital cables matter a lot. If that doesn’t do it you might wa... | |
| Looking for 200 watt Amp to drive Dynaudio Heritage speakers The AVA recommendation above is a good one. I’ll add this AGD Tempo di GaN amp that reportedly captures the majority of their lauded Audion monoblocks in a smaller stereo package and at a significantly lower price. I’d also note it’s upgradeable w... | |
| Some Cables Thoughts now if I could just find a 6 foot set! Here ya go… https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisb4fbe-acoustic-zen-satori-6-feet-spaker-cables-speaker | |
| Looking for recommendations for integrated with a more “organic” sound. Agree on the recommendation of the hybrid Unison integrated as it’s got tubes in the input stage and MOSFET solid state output that’s high biased toward Class A-type sound. As the tubes are only on the input side so they should last a long while a... | |
| Alternative to Ayre k-5XeMP preamp. +1 @jc4659 Here’s a nice K-1xe — might be a bit over your price target, but some things are just worth paying for, and you’d be getting your needed inputs and a big sonic upgrade. I think you know what to do here. https://www.usaudiomart.com/detai... | |
| Speakers to pair with Quicksilver mid mono The picture reminds me of that insurance commercial with the guy who is trying to give advice to young people who are turning into their parents. Does a gathering room really need a sign that says "Gathering Room"? No! @roxy54 HA! I agree with... | |
| Some Cables Thoughts I’m a big +2 on the Satoris and hope they find their way to your system. 🤞🤞🤞 Please keep us posted if you could. | |
| Sub $2,000 Integrated Amp Recommendations Really need to know what your budget is and if you’re looking for new or used. |