soix
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| Start with Upgrade to DAC? As for the streaming service, I like convenience, so between Tidal and Qobuz, is one more convenient to use than the other? I used to be very anti Tidal due to their higher pricing and absurd MQA requirement for hi res, but both of those things... | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? Honestly though, my views are in the mainstream. @mdalton If you think that your view that all streamers sound the same is in the mainstream you are seriously delusional. The vast, vast majority of people here clearly hear differences between ... | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? some other dude - with whom i do have a history - piles on with ad hominem attacks on me, presumably for making logic-based points? @mdalton To be clear, you made a snide response to someone here who merely shared his actual listening experie... | |
| Paradigm Studio 20 V3 Tweeter Swap Just buy new speakers. Those Studio 20s don’t owe you anything at this point, and there are a ton of much better monitors out there today at very affordable prices. Plus, there’s a very good chance the new tweeter doesn’t work well in your speaker... | |
| Analysis Plus Oval 9 Here’s a nice pair of AZ Hologram II cables at over 50% off list price. If they don’t work out you could almost certainly sell them at no loss or maybe even a small profit. Very well worth a try IMO. https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisba72i-aco... | |
| Hi Fi Man Headphones comparisons and owner comments @freediver Big fan of the Hifiman house sound as well, but the HE400S that I was referring to is quite different from the 400i. I spent two hours comparing the 400S and the Sundara on the same equipment with my reference music and the differences... | |
| Gustard U18 with Gustard R26 dac? That would coincide with what several others said in that a better — and sometimes a much more expensive — HDMI cable made a slight improvement. I’m definitely gonna give one a try at some point, and if you get any clearer picture down the road I... | |
| Pairing Bookshelf Speakers to my Yamaha A-S801 At that price the Totem Bison and MoFi SourcePoint 8 would be great ones to look into, and if you can stretch a little further the Fritz Carbon 7, ProAc Response DB3, and Revival Atalante 3 would be really excellent as well. All of these are good... | |
| Analysis Plus Oval 9 I tried them in my system years ago and found them tonally natural but a bit lacking in upper treble detail/air. I ended up going with Acoustic Zen Satoris and never looked back. Are you looking for single or bi-wire cables? | |
| Onkyo,Denon,or Yamaha for DolbyDigital? @mulchy Just fyi, this thread is 24 years old. But I agree that Yammy is much more reliable than pretty much all the others out there, which is not a small thing, plus they’re among the best sounding AVRs as well IME. | |
| Pairing Bookshelf Speakers to my Yamaha A-S801 What’s your budget, and are you looking for new or used? | |
| Can hi-end cables benefit less expensive electronics? Be interested to know your thoughts once you get a new cable. And BTW, your English is excellent. | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? @mdalton There’s no “capeeshing” necessary. You very sadly can’t hear differences in streamers, which makes your opinion on the topic no more useful than a deaf person’s opinion on speakers. Capeesh? | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? @mdalton You can’t hear differences between streamers anyway, so your input as usual is utterly useless and pointless on this topic. | |
| Hi Fi Man Headphones comparisons and owner comments I started out with the HE400S, and when I compared them to the Sundara there was very little difference between the two. Then I moved up to the Arya Stealth and that was at another level as you’d expect given the significantly higher price point.... |