soix
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| Purifi v Gan amps? @jcarcopo I’d love to hear your thoughts on the BAACH system. | |
| Power cords: Anticable vs Mad Scientist So when researching PCs, is it all based on faith from reviews? I never hear anyone talking about the design principles of the cables. @boostedis Well, actually, yeah. To me, if two or three reviewers you feel are reputable converge on the soni... | |
| Gustard R26 I have no interest in spending my time doing an apples to apples comparison of the X26 vs the R26. @pinwa Gotcha. Makes total sense. Can’t even believe I had the nerve to even suggest such a silly thing. I have no idea why you feel you c... | |
| Thought I’d share: Nicely done and practical DAC review @wolf_garcia I suppose they coulda just spelled it backwards as Spirfaned. Would that be better? Sounds like a decongestant to me. How about Fanispred? (Not that there’s anything wrong with that). Full disclosure — not a fan of Dena….. eithe... | |
| System building advice needed There’s a nice Anthem MRX1120 available here for $1750 that’ll do everything you’re looking for. Alternatively there’s an MRX720 that’s even cheaper at $1250 if you think it has sufficient power. Both feature Anthem’s excellent ARC room correcti... | |
| Gustard R26 The Iris connects to the X26 through AES or Coax. I2S doesn’t work. @pinwa Then why not connect the Iris to the R26 via AES/EBU or SPDIF? The Raspberry Pi endpoint might be the weak point in my streaming setup so directly connecting the LAN t... | |
| Thought I’d share: Nicely done and practical DAC review @wolf_garcia Soooo, Denafrips bothers you but Schiit seems more acceptable? Also, fyi from the Denafrips website… ”Fun fact:The name, Denafrips, stand for D-ynamic, E-xquisite, N-atural, A-ttractive, F-idelity, R-efined, I-ntoxicating, P-ure, S-o... | |
| What am I missing? If "cd quality" continues to be a quality standard by which we judge streaming services -which it appears to be- why exactly do we hold cds in such disfavor? I understand the convenience and storage issues with cds but I also understand that with... | |
| LSA 20 Signature Loudspeaker These Silverline Preludes might be a better fit if the speakers need to be closer to the wall as they’d be less likely to overwhelm the room with bass. Just another option… http://www.silverlineaudio.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&vie... | |
| Budget friendly receiver choice The reason for my comment was that Onkyo has a poor track record for reliability but hope you got a good one. | |
| Okay to use RCA adapter on a fully balanced amp? @soix You are assuming there is an inherent benefit to balanced cables. Many, if not most, do not agree with that assumption. Having multiple inputs=good. Having ability to accomodate both xlr and rca=good. @carlsbad No, I’m not assuming tha... | |
| LSA 20 Signature Loudspeaker I think those speakers will be too bass heavy placed close to a wall. I’d look to these LSA 10 Signatures and buy these Monoprice stands and fill them with sand, lead shot, etc. probably a better fit given your room. https://tmraudio.com/speake... | |
| Budget friendly receiver choice Best of luck with that and hope it doesn’t give you problems down the road. 🤞🤞🤞. Sometimes it’s pay me now or pay me later, but I wish you the best of luck with your choice. | |
| Gustard R26 @pinwa I find it hard to believe the Iris works with the X26 but not with the R26. That makes no sense to me, nor does it make any sense that the i2S connection makes little difference over USB. What HDMI cable are you using for i2S and how long i... | |
| A simple tweak for WiFi streaming only. This may be nuts, but I also wonder if the cardboard box may have also dampened vibrations kind of like when people place racquet balls and such under their components. Or maybe a combo of both distance and vibration dampening? I dunno, but this... |