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| Audio Research in Receivership. @hickamore You can’t generalize like that. There have been several excellent brands that have been rescued and continue to innovate and produce quality products. Like I said before, it all depends on who buys them. | |
| How do I switch from Wi-Fi to Ethernet cables? I have a multi hundred $ mesh system. Finally I just ran a test cable across the room to compare wired with a generic ethernet cable to my wireless. There was such a big difference that I left it across the room until I could run something more... | |
| Audio Research in Receivership. Very sad. I’d like to think there’s enough brand equity built up in ARC that someone reputable could see value in simply providing better management. But, it really all comes down to who buys them. There are several success stories where an acq... | |
| Revisiting Chinese Knockoff Cables Don’t forget the R&D and product development upfront expenses that can obviously be considerable. | |
| How do I switch from Wi-Fi to Ethernet cables? I hear ya, and on the surface it doesn’t make much sense but it works. Many people here with $$$ streaming setups swear by them. My guess is that hardwiring the stream prevents the streamer from having to use circuitry to process the Wi-Fi signa... | |
| How do I switch from Wi-Fi to Ethernet cables? You can use a Wi-Fi extender or a mesh system, plug extender or mesh node into the room where your system is located and run an Ethernet cable from the node to your streamer. Works well. | |
| How do you assess a DAC? I’d suggest looking at the Innuos Zen that is a streamer and also has an onboard CD drive and onboard storage so you can rip all your CDs directly into it so all in one box and is about the same price as the Auralic. Plus it includes their excelle... | |
| Considering Zu Dirty Weekend over my current B&w 702s2 B&W speakers will have better tone and mid-range for sure. Alotl of people.have said Zu speakers are bright, sound fatigue, and even a guiitar amp speaker. @webking185 You obviously have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about and c... | |
| Revisiting Chinese Knockoff Cables If you feel good about supporting China just illegally copying and knocking off products using what is probably slave labor I guess this is great. Not for me. I have a bit of a conscience and just buy used cables if I can’t afford the original. ... | |
| Looking for a great set of Wired Headphones @curtisvill He stated it’s $600. | |
| Ladder Schumann DAC Warning Excellent info and thanks for sharing, and best of luck in getting this problem sorted. | |
| Gustard R26 vs hi end streamer Your assessment of the Marantz house sound echoes my own in that it’s full and rich but lacks upper octave detail and “air.” IMHO it’s best to keep DAC and streamer separate as they’re both equally critical to get the best sound and combining the... | |
| How do you assess a DAC? I’m thinking max £4k for a streamer and then upgrade the DAC later in the year. That’s a great plan and a really nice budget for a great streamer. I’d recommend checking out the new Innuos Pulse streamer. It’s a bit under your budget and pack... | |
| dumb and simple questions from a noob @raysmtb1 You’re not helping here with someone who’s honestly looking for help. Go away. | |
| Small satellite speakers What’s your budget, are you looking new or used, what’s your amplifier, where will they be placed in the room, what’s your room size, and what sound characteristics are you looking for? Need lots more info to make any meaningful recommendations h... |