soix
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| Solo streamer my listening obsevations from 20 (not 30, sorry) years experience is that there are no differences. Ibid. | |
| Upgrade Denafrips Terminator 2 @nagel The reason I mentioned the Harmony in particular is that they’ve apparently bent over backwards to make it relatively easy to demo it at home worldwide, which is why I thought it’d be an appealing option for you. At least worth looking into... | |
| Solo streamer Yeah, the dogmatists on this forum have a hard time figuring out what to do with me. They want to put me in a box that just doesn’t fit. @mdalton Yeah, the box you’re in is that you’re sadly incapable of hearing differences between streamers... | |
| Upgrade Denafrips Terminator 2 @nagel Are you using the VBS with your 3.5? I found the DAC3VB (great DAC BTW) to be a big improvement over the stock DAC3 in my system. I’d recommend looking at doing a trial of the new LAiV Harmony DAC as it’s getting very positive reviews an... | |
| LAIV Harmony @classic8 I believe Srajan used a Terminator 12th? in his 6 Moons review of the Harmony and preferred the latter, so I’d recommend reading that. | |
| Upgrade Interconnects/Cables or…? Maybe, do the cables? Yeah, when I tried the Cross in my system they sounded veiled so I’d think moving to something more transparent would better reveal a sense of openness and space that you’re looking for without necessarily having to give u... | |
| Upgrade Interconnects/Cables or…? Glad to hear, and goodonya for giving it another shot! A lot of people use these Herbies Gliders to facilitate moving their speakers, and many also report improvements in sound as well. They’re not very expensive, and you can return them if they... | |
| Gustard U18 with Gustard R26 dac? I added a Denafrips Iris DDC to be able to take advantage of the i2S connection in my Musician Pegasus R2R DAC. I honestly didn’t go in with high expectations and bought the Iris used so I could easily resell it if the improvement proved marginal,... | |
| A DAC for the Oppo 105 The new Denafrips Ares 15th DAC is said by the company to perform at the level of its Pontus 12th at a lower price and I’d think would yield a significant improvement from your Oppo. As an R2R DAC it will likely sound fuller and more organic/anal... | |
| Upgrade Interconnects/Cables or…? I’d still try pulling the speakers a few feet into the room and see if it yields any improvement in the areas you’re interested in. You didn’t say if you’ve tried that. | |
| A DAC for the Oppo 105 What to you is affordable for a DAC? Can you not find the majority of your CD content on Qobuz? | |
| Subwoofers and Seating Position for Klipsch Forte iv's From your options I’d go with two Rhythmik F12Gs. For placement and to excite room modes the least put one of the subs close to the walls at the midpoint of each of the front and back walls or the two side walls. If that’s not practical, put the... | |
| Least expensive plug-in power conditioner that works Didn’t realize you didn’t necessarily need surge protection. These Puron filters have been getting consistently very positive reviews for improving sound quality and definitely worth a try. https://www.underwoodhifi.com/products/puron | |
| Solo streamer a hard wired connection is not feasible for me and Aurender does not have WiFi connectivity. As others have said, all is not lost! Get Mesh or a Wi-Fi extender and go hardwired from that to the Aurender. @ghdprentice uses a Wi-Fi extender wit... | |
| Heavy difficult to move speakers- how do you deal? Many people here have spoken highly of these Herbies Gliders. Not only do they make it easy to move speakers, several have experienced significant performance improvements and they’re relatively cheap. Win win win. Hope this helps. https://her... |