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| Great Small Room Speakers for $3-5k Buy these and save yourself some $$$… https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisb28a6-joseph-audio-rm7xl-monitors | |
| Amps Here’s a fun anecdote. I always left my McCormack amp on because it didn’t burn a lot of electricity and it was always warmed up and ready to listen to whenever I wanted. Also, I noticed that light bulbs tend to blow out mostly when I turned them ... | |
| diffuser or absorption panels, which would you choose? @lemonhaze Very interesting info. Thank you. @bpoletti Who knew fake ficus trees could be an audiophile tweak? I wonder if real ficus trees sound more natural and provide more air? Heh heh. | |
| World's Best Stereo System ?... I have to say those were two interesting video clips for two very different reasons. The first didn’t give me a lot of technological info but I got some really good demo music material along with the basics of the system. The second clip I found f... | |
| Network optimization for serious streamers When turning the wireless off in the modem/router there was a noticeable jump in performance. How does one turn the wireless off on a modem/router. Apparently we’ve found our newest troll. xaxxon is to digital as kenjit is to speakers. Ug... | |
| need amp recommendations for more separation of instruments It is mostly a matter of the detail in the music getting lost when a lot of things are happening at the same time. Is placement going to help with that? Yes. And it’s free! Again I ask, how far are your speakers out from the back wall? | |
| Looking for a good small subwoofer... Here’s one… https://www.svsound.com/products/sb-1000 | |
| Emotiva or Anthem or Something Else? This Hegel H190 has both excellent detail and soundstage so might be worth a look… https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649941652-hegel-h190/ That said, I don’t think you can go wrong with the Yammy either. | |
| need amp recommendations for more separation of instruments How close are your speakers to the back wall? | |
| How much should I spend on a new DAC @adg101 I’m glad you’re happy with your sound, but I’d suggest trying this R2R DAC, and if it’s not a big improvement just return it. My bet is it’ll be very interesting if nothing else, and my bet is you keep it. Like Wilson speakers it excels at... | |
| How much should I spend on a new DAC I read all the hoopla about the r26 upon its release. Obviously this is Gustard's way to go with the flow as to not miss on any sales. I get it. However, in my system and room, the r2r ultimately did not give me the clarity that I get from my vin... | |
| Network optimization for serious streamers @ghdprentice Have you considered trying a mesh system instead of an extender? Several people here seem to think it sounds better. Just thinking could be something to try, and if there’s any improvement it’d be a very cheap upgrade. Love to hear ... | |
| How much should I spend on a new DAC I’m not up on Roon, but pretty sure the Innuos can be used as a Roon endpoint so there may still be a benefit. Maybe someone else can chime in here? @baylinor I know you like your X26, but with the Ares you’re comparing a lesser R2R DAC so not s... | |
| The problem with absorption panels- it kills the fine details Sounds like you overdid it with the panels. I’d start just treating first-reflection points and see how that works and maybe some diffusion behind the speakers. A careful mix of absorption and diffusion seems to be key. | |
| How much should I spend on a new DAC Your biggest bottleneck is probably using the computer as your source, and adding a good streamer will make a huge improvement and probably more than upgrading your DAC. That said, for around $3k you could add both this Innuos streamer and Gustar... |