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| USB Cable I believe using a PC is vastly better than a streamer as it gives me the opportunity to manage buffer and digital gain so as not to introduce digital filter clipping. This is, to say the least, a controversial statement. I’ll take the other si... | |
| Tube Preamps Should Have This Feature Life is long enough to spectacularly screw it up. @inna Heh heh. Good one. I’m clearly a work in progress with much downward potential. | |
| My Center, 50 lbs and 1,000 Watts Man, that’s quite the beast! Must feel really good (and very satisfying) finally seeing it all put together in the flesh. How long do you think before she starts singing? Can’t wait to hear your impressions once she’s burned in a bit. What oth... | |
| Spotify's HiFi tier could finally be about to launch So, assuming it does eventually roll out and the quality is up to Qobuz standards — a big if I’d submit — at $20/month it’s at an 85% premium to my annual Qobuz subscription. All else being equal I’d be willing to pay a little more for better pla... | |
| Herron Audio...Still in business With that rationale, why would anyone invest in a tri5 Chevy or a 65 Mustang? Long discontinued but ever still popular and a joy to operate. @nlitworld The auto industry is not an apt comparison to high-end audio. There are usually aftermarket ... | |
| Class D amplifiers. What's the future look like? I’d hope that 10 to 25 years from now, audiophiles will have access to great sound using these continually improved Class-D amps. That is after all why we all got into this, regardless of what technology we use to get there. Figure Class A, Class... | |
| HT Bypass Vs Input selection Integrated Amp Thanks a lot for the follow up, and congrats on finding a solution that’s working well for you. Enjoy! | |
| CD Transport also problems with Nuprime transport and Nuprime service was non existent... Yeah, I’ve seen others say the same thing about NuPrime’s nonexistent customer service that is inexcusable and would definitely make it a no go for me especially as th... | |
| Class D amplifiers. What's the future look like? Why is there this "push" to Class-D in the first place? What do you gain? In what way would they ever be sonically better than a good Class A or AB amp? @moonwatcher Because it keeps getting better and better especially with the latest GaN and ... | |
| Will the Topping E30 II support Tidal's FLAC streams? Who cares if it decodes Tidal’s myriad of confusing formats? Just switch to Qobuz where everything just works and you have tons of hi-res recordings as well. Put Tidal in your rear-view mirror and say good riddance. | |
| New Speaker advice I agree with everyone that using the Denon is spoiling the experience, but adding a preamp with HT bypass is the wrong approach in that you will be powering your two channel with the Denon power amp. @tony1954 Yeah that’d be a total mismatch, b... | |
| Upgrading my streaming/digital system- what would make the most sense? the advantage of the Innos Zenith is that I would have it working as both a roon core/server AND as a streamer. This would mean being able to replace my Macmini and adding a streamer rather than having to upgrade the server as well and adding a s... | |
| New Speaker advice but in my system, they sound quite veiled and choked...which is a criticism those speakers have earned over the years...but yes, maybe I should try preamp upgrade first! Completely agree on your impressions of the 3As, at least the older versi... | |
| New Speaker advice Denon AVR line has a 'pure direct' mode where it supposedly shuts off the internal amps completely and sends a 'pure' signal from amps to speakers...so that's what I use in 2 channel listening...but I am suspicious of it still bottlenecking as yo... | |
| New Speaker advice Goodonya for taking the time to go out and seriously listen and, most importantly, having the guts to trust your own ears! Unfortunately I can’t help with the speakers, but I would very highly suggest you consider inserting a good stereo preamp in... |