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| Headphone amps The Linear Tube Audio MZ2 or MZ3 get great reviews, but you need to add their linear power supply to get best performance. | |
| Anyone else have issues with Tidal? Great opportunity to try Qobuz if it’s available where you live. I switched from Tidal a few years ago and never looked back, and I’m far from alone here. Don’t recall anyone switching from Qobuz to Tidal, ehem. | |
| Why so few devices with BNC's?? If AES/EBU is available why offer BNC? | |
| Tidal Amea speaker Two is always better than one. | |
| Anotherspeaker placement question (distance measurements) Let’s address the elephant in the room — what are your room dimensions and on what wall are your speakers situated? Not sure why this critical info has to be a national secret. Sheesh. | |
| upgrade player or use modified oppo bdp 105 as transport Here’s a nice Denafrips Terminator 2 that’s in your price range and should provide significant improvements in all areas… https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649931645-denafrips-terminator-ii-12th-black-full-warranty-free-ship-mint-1010-just-rece... | |
| upgrade player or use modified oppo bdp 105 as transport Another vote for a DAC and add a streamer when you can. If you have access to Qobuz where you are there’s really no need to bother with the MQA BS. What’s your budget for a DAC, and would you be looking for new or used? | |
| Don’t buy used McCormack DNA 1990s amps @davidbeagrace Good question to which there is no easy answer as it’s a very personal decision. I ultimately decided to upgrade my DNA 0.5 RevA at SMcAudio when it failed for the following reasons: I really like the sound of my amp I know gett... | |
| Xangsane SP-9001AG silver interconnect @rolox Yeah, I get it. What terminations did you use on your bulk cable BTW? My more pressing question is to @roxy54 where you can supposedly get a 1m pair of 6N silver RCA-terminated interconnects for only $160. That starts to suspend disbelie... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? Despite the title of my thread I have enough experience in this hobby to know that any “conclusion” I think I’ve reached may later be proven totally wrong! Amen Brother! I think any audiophile worth his/her salt has a thirst to keep learning. ... | |
| Speaker cable recommendations Another vote for LavriCables. All the cables I’ve gotten from them sound supremely natural while being very well detailed — kinda the Holy Grail for cables IMHO unless you’re looking for tone controls. Their value, quality, and customer service ... | |
| Xangsane SP-9001AG silver interconnect Looks interesting, but my radar is up to say the least. For example, I bought these 5N silver interconnects from LavriCables that, in RCA form (I bought balanced for my HeadFi rig), would be about $185USD for a 1m pair, so to be able to buy a 1m ... | |
| AV-10, AV41, AVM90, SDP 58. Thoughts? Due respect, I think you’re a bit lost in the weeds here with all the features, technology, etc. What sound qualities are you looking for? One example — if you’re looking for a warmer, richer sound but don’t require the nth degree of micro upper... | |
| 48gbps Hdmi 2.1 Cable Recommendations DHLabs HDMI 2.1 is a solid choice if high performance/value are a priorities… https://silversonic.com/products/digital-cables/hdmi-2-1/ You didn’t specify length, so if you need a longer length or just wanna cheap out and probably be just fine... | |
| Improvement over 2002 Denon AVR-3802 for 2 Channel Music System My quandary is, what will I really gain here with a new amp? That’ll get you halfway there, but as long as the Denon’s preamp section is in the signal chain it’ll be a significant bottleneck to much better sound. Not sure why you’re against an... |