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| Mobile Fidelity - SourcePoint 10 Bookshelf impressions? Here, just get these. They’ll blow your old 805s outta the water on every level, and I think they’re returnable from this seller if I’m wrong. https://tmraudio.com/speakers/bookshelf-speakers-monitors/joseph-audio-prism-bookshelf-speakers-blac... | |
| Question/Help Needed: Boomer who is totally inexperienced with DACs and streamers. It looks like the BlueSound has optical and USB outs...so would I connect one of them to the corresponding input in the amp/DAC? I guess then I control what I play via a phone or tablet? Avoid using the optical out and use either its coax or U... | |
| Magico A3 replacement What specific sound characteristics and improvements are you looking for, what’s your budget, and are you looking for new or used? | |
| Add I2s to Oppo players? I2S is not a “fool’s errand,” and that’s just a stupid and uninformed thing to say. | |
| Question/Help Needed: Boomer who is totally inexperienced with DACs and streamers. You need a streamer to hook to your internet/router and a DAC to be able to feed your NAD. The easiest solution, at least initially, would be to get a good combo streamer/DAC like this… https://jaguaraudio.com/product/pulsemini-streaming-network... | |
| Add I2s to Oppo players? I’m really trying to help here, but A’gon keeps kicking out my responses so right now I’m beyond pissed off. You should not be using optical connections to your Venus. You should not be worrying about converting HDMI from your Oppo to anything. ... | |
| Add I2s to Oppo players? Sorry I am not clear. The only source is the OPPO. So far. I use the optical to the DAC and the #1 OPPO HDMI output to a cheap box that extracts digital from SACD's ,because DSD will not come through optical. The extracted signal from the black ... | |
| Is there such a thing as a good medium priced music streamer? Here, just buy this used Innuos Zen. Not only is it a great streamer, it also includes their excellent Sense app that’s not only easy to use but sounds great and is constantly being upgraded/supported by the company. And, oh yeah, you can just loa... | |
| Add I2s to Oppo players? I’m honestly having a hard time following what you’re doing as the info of your system has come in piecemeal, but if I’m reading right you’re still using a computer as a source into your very nice Venus DAC. If that’s the case that should be the ... | |
| Add I2s to Oppo players? I do not like the idea of using a box to convert the HDMI from the OPPO to I2s…I just don’t like the idea of a $40 Chinese box between the Oppo and Venus II. If the Oppo doesn’t output i2S, which it likely does not, you don’t wanna use its HDMI... | |
| Sound Stage and Imaging I’d stay on the lookout for some used Joseph Audio RM25s on hifishark, here, etc. as they’ll absolutely do what you’re looking for in spades and are well within your price target. Best of luck. | |
| Revopod vs IsoAcoustics Gaia 1's +1 @ozzy on Townshend. The reviews on their Seismic products are consistently and incredibly positive — rare for any products much less those in the “tweaky” realm — and I wouldn’t make any purchase in this category without at least considering t... | |
| Nowhere to hear speakers and amps anymore! @bob70 Sorry you wasted your time cherry-picking a few of my prior posts to suit your narrow and shallow needs. Fact is, I’ve done a lot here to help many people make more informed purchase decisions over many years, which you’ve conveniently ign... | |
| Add I2s to Oppo players? I don’t get it. You’ve already got a “China box” in the Venus but don’t want another one to convert to i2S? Seems pretty hypocritical to me. I’d say just get a Denafrips Hermes and be done with it. I use an Iris to get i2S to my DAC and it was ... | |
| Nowhere to hear speakers and amps anymore! @bob70 ”metropolitanism” as you call it is what allows “ruralism” to even exist, because rural areas can’t support themselves, period. The great irony is that the great rural areas that pride themselves on “independence” completely rely on the fed... |