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| Speaker for constellation audio It doesn’t matter that someone owns Constellation electronics if their tastes in music reproduction and speakers differ from yours. You’d be better off sharing what sound characteristics you’re looking for and what improvements you’d like over wh... | |
| Aurender integrated streamer/DACs This isn’t an argument about separate vs integrated. @lalitk Yes, it really is exactly that argument. If you think the best recommendation for a DAC in a $25k+ system is the one that’s included in a $6k streamer have at it. Me? If I’ve got t... | |
| Aurender integrated streamer/DACs And you know this from direct experience with A200 in your system? @lalitk No, and fair point. But is the DAC in the A200 comparable to a Denafrips Terminator or the like? I think not, and I stand by my assertion that the level of the OP’s syst... | |
| Aurender integrated streamer/DACs The comment about the DAC is concerning. Are you saying that Aurender's DAC is not good enough, and I should have bought a digital only streamer? @gsomin Yes. That’s exactly what I’m saying given the other components in your system. The DAC ... | |
| Aurender integrated streamer/DACs If I’m you I’d play the Aurender exclusively for 200 hours and then do some critical listening then switch the Node back in and see what you think. Also, what cable are you using into the streamers? Lastly, at the level of your system you really n... | |
| Apple Music Audio Quality Eversolo DMP-A6 First, ditch Apple Music and get Qobuz that sounds better and likely has most of your music anyway. Second, the Apple Camera Adapter sucks and is greatly holding back your sound quality, so upgrading to a good dedicated streamer will be a big upg... | |
| Ruminations On CD Players @secretguy Nobody is forcing an artist to make their music available to stream, so if they feel they’re getting “ripped off” then just don’t do it. Plus, the vast majority of music I stream I would’ve never found or bought otherwise, so at least ... | |
| Shunyata Delta V2 Speaker Cables What cables do you have now, and what improvements are you looking for with new cables? | |
| Streamer suggestions with both wireless and wired connections Some time ago I bough a Chinese clone of a very expensive Swiss amp. The clone is claimed to perform 99% as the original one and it costed about 15 times less than the cheapest amp I had before…According to the info I have, the parts are not che... | |
| 2nd system for office, all-in-one integrated suggestions If you’re gonna bother investing in a P1 and Hana cartridge I’d go for a separate phono stage as anything in an all-in-one unit is gonna be a big bottleneck. This NuPrime unit has everything except the phono stage but only costs $1495 so leaves a... | |
| I'm going to buy my first tube amp. I need honest blunt opinions Looking at the Stereophile measurements you should take care in choosing a tube amp as the Gold 300s look like a bit of a harder load than one might initially expect. Here’s an excerpt from John Atkinson’s measurements section… Although Monitor... | |
| Power cable overall I would say something that would bring everything together more Would you say you’re looking for more detail or air in the treble, more tonal richness or color, etc.? Or, put another way, what to you seems not as together as you’d like... | |
| Dumping McIntosh for Bose I think we’re being punked here. At least I hope so. | |
| Power cable It really depends on what sound characteristics you’re looking for in the context of your system and tastes. What specific improvements are you looking for over the outlets and power cords you have now? | |
| Level the floor You could try something as simple/cheap as hockey pucks. I had no idea! (I don't suppose there's a preferred brand of... no no no ignore that.) When I was growing up playing ice hockey pretty much all the pucks came from Czechoslovakia, s... |