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| Acoustic Zen MC2 110 ohm? I’ve been using a 1m MC2 with RCAs and it sounds excellent in all respects, so if the 110 Ohm rating is impacting the sound I certainly don’t hear anything negative. I emailed AZ about this but never got a response, which was a bit disappointing. ... | |
| Help settle a streaming argument! @rgottschalk Thanks for the additional info, and nice system BTW! Unfortunately I got nuthin’ further to offer here but would be very interested in hearing thoughts of others with more streaming knowledge and experience here because I’m scratching... | |
| ATC buying advice Given the 100s may be too large for your space, I wouldn’t hesitate to go with the 50s and a pair of good subs (IMHO you’d still want subs with the 100s anyway as they only go down to the mid 30Hz range). The subs will help you better manage the ... | |
| Help settle a streaming argument! I use Roon. Roon bridge is a raspberry pi, Intel nuc is roon core in another room. DAC is a chord qutest. Been setup this way for sometime. I pickuped an Innuous Zen mini with separate PSU for a trial. Returned it after a weekend and told them no... | |
| Help settle a streaming argument! I’m on the “low end”; I stream from an iPad, which goes into an Audiobyte Black Drragon DAC. So, what does “jitter” sound like, if I may ask. @boltapuresource I started streaming from my iPad and thought it was fine, but adding even a budget i... | |
| any current integrated amps in market have great dacs? No, you’re just a pathetic snob hiding behind a keyboard , foolish enough to believe that putting an exotic name on a product and quadrupling its price will make it better than a cheaper identical product. @katman If you honestly think a $1500 ... | |
| any current integrated amps in market have great dacs? Idk if this counts but Denon better avr have good dac @katman Uh, no it doesn’t. What you’re proposing here is a $2500 AVR over a $5800 integrated stereo amp. No. Just…no. These two components are not in the same stratosphere and should nev... | |
| looking for an integrated amp in the $1500 range Agree with @perkadin that if you’re looking for better low-level listening you’re better off with higher-sensitivity speakers, and they don’t need to be floorstanders. Speakers that are easier to drive tend to open up easier at lower volume level... | |
| Integrated Amp ideas for a very young audiophile Just saw this $199 streaming amp on another thread and thought it might be a good fit for your application… https://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/vera-fi-audio-vera-link/ | |
| How to use headphones with separates Some stereo preamps and integrated amps have headphone amps built in and some don’t (separate amps don’t have headphone jacks), so you could’ve bought an integrated amp without a built-in headphone amp and still been in the same position you’re in... | |
| How to use headphones with separates Yeah, as @ghdprentice mentioned you need a dedicated headphone amp you can feed from your preamp. If you share your budget, what sound characteristics you’re looking for, and what headphones you’ll be using you’ll get some very helpful recommenda... | |
| any current integrated amps in market have great dacs? Forgot to mention the Bel Canto e1X. They make damn good DACs so the one in the e1X is probably very good. | |
| any current integrated amps in market have great dacs? I’d take a look at the Hegel H390. Here’s a review where they found its internal DAC compared favorably to Hegel’s $4800 HD30 standalone DAC, which I thought was pretty impressive. https://www.soundstagehifi.com/index.php/equipment-reviews/1365... | |
| Help settle a streaming argument! Is there a 3,000 dollar streamer that's as easy to use as a Node? @mbmi The Innuos Pulse is usually $3800 but Audio Advisor currently has it discounted to $2355 (not sure why). Much better performance than the Node and comes with their Sense a... | |
| Speaker Cable Recommendation I’d highly recommend looking at these 12’ Acoustic Zen Satori cables that are well within your budget if they’re still available. They have plenty of tonal weight but are also well balanced with excellent and natural upper-octave detail and throw ... |