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| Significant steps? (DAC) Just a broad generalization, but at the low end around $500 you’re just trading off different limitations and faults. At the mid level, say around $1k - $3k, you’re looking at significant differences between tube and solid state DACs, and to a le... | |
| Help and opinions needed on pre-amp situation Just an update. MP-3 makes a large improvement in the sound quality. Money has been well-spent. Thanks for the follow up, and congrats on a great decision and purchase. Enjoy! | |
| Help with connections with my new audio/home theater setup I am looking at RCA cables for this. Or should I be using a different type of cable? I saw something about an interconnect cable. Is that something I should consider? An RCA cable/interconnect (same thing) is all you need, just make sure it’s l... | |
| Please Help Weed Them Out Got it and thanks for the good info. Unfortunately as an open-back guy I got nuthin’ of use for you, but I think you’re gonna be thrilled moving up to the $1500 - $2500 price range as the improvements from the sub $500 range are huge — it certain... | |
| Help: Devore O/96 Integrated Amp + DAC suggestion This thread is five years old just fyi. | |
| Not sure if I have enough oomph. Nice speakers and congrats! From John Atkinson’s measurements… My estimate of the Revel Ultima Salon2’s voltage sensitivity was 86dB(B)/2.83V/m. This is slightly lower than the specified 86.4dB but within experimental error of that figure. The s... | |
| Rel t9x or Rythmik F12G I agree that for music only and in your small, square room I’d do two smaller subs versus one larger one. Your speakers go down to 38Hz (-3bB) and the T5x doesn’t go much lower than that, not that there still wouldn’t be benefits but with your spe... | |
| Please Help Weed Them Out Would open-backed models be a possibility or do you need closed? | |
| My Center, 50 lbs and 1,000 Watts Seriously though, there is no way I think I would enjoy playing in the speaker market. It sounds like a horror show. Agree 100%. It’s why cable manufacturers show up at audio shows in Ferraris or Porsches with big smiles on their faces while sp... | |
| Streamer with decent app For a meaningful upgrade both sonically and with a good app at your budget, unless you’re extremely space constrained I think you’re much better off with a separate streamer and integrated amp/DAC. The new Innuos Pulse Mini will give you a great ... | |
| My Center, 50 lbs and 1,000 Watts Believe it or not, she is a lot smaller than models from ATC or Legacy with similar sized woofers. Funny, the first worthy competitor that sprung to mind when I saw the speaker was the ATC active C6C center. That dome mid is an absolute beast ... | |
| 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... |