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| Replacement/upgrade for Bluesound and Chord Mojo 2 streamer/external DAC combo What’s your budget and are you looking for new or used? | |
| Considering switching to XLR cables, What specific improvements are you looking for? Without that critical info this is just a total crapshoot. | |
| Narrowing line stage search Conrad Johnson ET-6 SE VS. Backart Labs 1.4 Rhuma Extreme Have you compared those two line stage preamps that the OP is asking about? @yogiboy No, have you compared those two specific preamps? Very few if any have and sounds like you’ve only heard the base Rhumba, which by your reasoning wouldn’t ... | |
| Narrowing line stage search Conrad Johnson ET-6 SE VS. Backart Labs 1.4 Rhuma Extreme " Has anybody had the opportunity to compare these two line stages? "Read the question that the OP asked! @yogiboy I absolutely did read the question. The CJ doesn’t offer balanced connections nor a balance control both of which he said he wa... | |
| Bryston or Yamaha? @travelinjack If the DAC is in the preamp it’s receiving power, and if it’s receiving power it’s emitting noise and low-level analog preamp signals are very susceptible to noise. No thanks. | |
| Bryston or Yamaha? I doubt the 30+ year old Yamaha is digitizing any analog inputs. @travelinjack I didn’t say it was digitizing inputs, I said it has a DAC in it doing digital processing that creates noise I don’t want in a stereo preamp. | |
| A Review of the Denafrips Pontus Gen 15 DAC @calvinandhobbes You might consider adding an Iris or Hermes DDC — several have reported significant improvements with their Pontus II. I added an Iris to my Musician Pegasus (shares many parts with the Pontus) and the improvement was considerab... | |
| Narrowing line stage search Conrad Johnson ET-6 SE VS. Backart Labs 1.4 Rhuma Extreme If I was you I’d do a trial of the Spatial Audio Raven that goes for $6395 and that’s fully balanced and I believe has a balance control (on the remote) but not 100% sure on that. I’ve never read a review of a Backert pre that described it as lus... | |
| Been an avid HT listener Agree with others that your center speaker may be the problem, and many of them are not very good IME especially those prevalent MTM designs without a dedicated midrange driver. | |
| Looking for a more solid-feeling turntable (and maybe a new preamp) Does anyone have any recommendations that pair well with Line Magnetic SETs specifically? That’s almost meaningless. Everyone’s taste is different so what one person likes with the LM may have nothing to do with what you’re looking for or even... | |
| Looking for a more solid-feeling turntable (and maybe a new preamp) VPI and SOTA are worth exploring among others. Here are a couple phono preamps worth a look as well. Best of luck. https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650195047-for-sale-allnic-h-5500-phono-stage-mint-condition-2-full-extra-sets-of-nos-tubes/ ... | |
| Been an avid HT listener I don’t really understand the question. A good dedicated stereo integrated amp will do well for movies and better for music. An AVR is a bad idea if 2-channel performance is important. | |
| Bryston or Yamaha? I owned the BP6 for years, and it’s the most transparent component I’ve ever owned — straight wire with gain personified. It just gets out of the way and lets everything through with pristine clarity, quietness, solid and precise imaging, and an ... | |
| What might pair well with a combined Laiv Harmony uDDC and Laiv DAC? There’s the less expensive Innuos Pulse and the more expensive Aurender N200 that are worth exploring as well. Best of luck. | |
| Pathos TT need advice First, I agree with @jond that it’s absurd the dealer won’t even hook the amp up to listen. They should be willing to let you take it home to demo for a day or to, and personally I’d tell them to go pound sand. Further, I don’t think this amp wo... |