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| Herron HL-1 Preamplifier, Solid State; Herron still in business? Thoughts about sound? So I’m gonna go off the reservation a bit here and recommend giving the Linear Tube Audio MZ2 (w/ optional LPS) a look as it’s very neutral and gives you that effortless 3D soundstage that tubes do so well and you usually need to pay dearly for to... | |
| What is going on here? Streamer or DAC? Note the OP mentioned he’s experiencing this with both Wi-Fi and wired configurations. | |
| MHDT Orchid versus MHDT Pagoda..which one is best?...and why? Member Terry London did a review a few years ago where he directly compared the clue, and I believe he found the Pagoda to sound quite a bit better than the Orchid if you run it balanced. You can find the review with a search but was probably in ... | |
| What is going on here? Streamer or DAC? I read a tip from Qobuz that there’s some kinda buffer or something that can be cleared out that can help fix some performance issues so might be worth exploring. Personally I’d use this as an excuse to upgrade to a better separate streamer and D... | |
| Herron HL-1 Preamplifier, Solid State; Herron still in business? Thoughts about sound? What sound characteristics are you looking for, and what pre are you using now? | |
| Subwoofer 101 Needed... Maybe I’m just old school, but I’d start with using the proven “crawl method” first to find the places where the sub will naturally sound best in your room. https://www.audioholics.com/home-theater-connection/crawling-for-bass-subwoofer-placement ... | |
| Has anyone directly compared Dali Rubicon 6 to Sonus Faber Sonetto V speakers? If I can get sound stage precision and clarity that I can "walk around in" and still have connectedness and musicality, I am in heaven Joseph Audio is calling your name. If you can find some Profiles (or any JA speakers) somewhere to hear it ... | |
| Cary DMS 700 vs Aurender A300 Aurender all day. | |
| Class D Amplifier(s) for SWARM Subwoofer System I dunno, if the designer recommends two Dayton amps I’d be hard pressed to go another way and really liked Duke’s explanation of the benefits of phase adjustment — thanks for sharing that. I understand all situations are different though. | |
| Cardas Clear or Straight Wire Crescendo III Balanced Interconnects . I’d put these AZ Silver Refs on your list. Read the reviews, and if they don’t work out you can just sell them for little/no loss. I’ve been using these in my system for years and they ain’t going nowhere — wonderful combination of natural detai... | |
| One receiver for both ht and 2 channel (diff speakers) Yeah, try HT with your 2-channel speakers and see how it works. Also, adding a good stereo integrated amp as @carlsbad2 mentioned above will up your 2-channel performance. If you’re not willing to incorporate a stereo amp I’d recommend an Anthem... | |
| I want to replace the router/modem Comcast with a high quality for streaming Yeah, as @fastfreight mentioned you’re probably better off trying a good switch between your router and system and not deal with cable modem issues/support — who needs that potential hot mess? Also agree with others who mentioned using Mesh or a ... | |
| Anyone have experience with Gershman Avant Garde vs Studio II speakers??? I’ve heard both but in different rooms/times so I can’t reliably say anything, but I’d have to think the AGs would be an improvement. I’d buy a used pair of AGs, and if they don’t work out you can sell them likely for little loss. That’d be the... | |
| Help With New Preamp Decision I think he was comparing the MicroZOTL to the Rhumba 1.1, but that was several years ago. I’d imagine the Rhumba Extreme is quite a bit more expensive, no? I think he may have moved on to another pre from Aric or something. | |
| Help With New Preamp Decision Keep it in the back of your mind that you can do an in-home trial of the LTA MicroZOTL. Terry London slightly preferred it to the Rhumba so that could be interesting. Looking forward to your thoughts. |