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| Do Streamer only devices really impact sound quality? @classdstreamer Interesting. I would’ve thought upgrading to a better power supply would’ve made a bigger absolute difference, not that the improvements you noted are at all insignificant. I might try something like a Teddy Pardo LPS in the futu... | |
| DAC Questions Wow little pricey. Will definitely look into them though. Thanks! @mofojo Yeah, but definitely a worthy and meaningful upgrade to look forward to in the future. Musician gave us a nice i2S input and is a shame not to use it. | |
| Do Streamer only devices really impact sound quality? @classdstreamer Wondering if you’re using an upgraded power supply with your ZS? Also if you ever went hard wired from a switch/router to the ZS? Both are supposed to yield significant improvements. BTW, I also own the ZS with upgraded iFi iPow... | |
| CD Player - Dgital Out on Onkyo C-7030 Yes, but you’ll need an external DAC to plug it into. The good news is you should hear a marked improvement over what you’re getting now. If you need/want recommendations just share what sound characteristics are most important to you and what imp... | |
| Basic Questions Yamaha is my favorite mass market AVR for sound quality and reliability. Bad news it’s it’s still an AVR and thus its 2-channel performance is compromised and greatly holding back what your nice speakers are capable of. And, the only thing worse t... | |
| DAC Questions @mofojo Yes, the Iris/Pisces don’t have SPDIF inputs. You need to step up to the Musician Leo or Denafrips Hermes to get SPDIF, but they also have better clocks so should perform even better. BTW, the Leo is less expensive unless you can find a ... | |
| Subwoofer suggestions for budget system? @grislybutter Yeah, unfortunately two subs solve a lot of issues, but I hope things at least sound better with the one sub. 🤞🤞🤞 Have you noticed improvements in imaging/soundstage along with deeper bass? | |
| DAC Questions @mofojo Congrats on the Aquarius! I’ve got the Musician Pegasus and am also very happy with it. Not sure what connection you’re using into your DAC, but I recently added a Denafrips Iris DDC that let me use the i2S input on my DAC and was a cons... | |
| My first tube integrated: which one to get? If you’re gonna possibly change speakers soon I’d highly recommend at least identifying what they’d be so you can choose an amp that can drive them properly. FWIW. | |
| DAC Questions The Lampi see as like a great choice if its sound qualities are what you’re looking for. I’d highly recommend pairing it with an Acoustic Zen MC2 digital cable that I own and I think very much mirrors the sound of the Lampi 3 and would make a gre... | |
| Do Streamer only devices really impact sound quality? But the Node is not only a streamer/file-player, it’s also a DAC. It can be used for volume-control, too. I’ve seen reports that it’s quite good when used only as a streamer (feeding digital output to a downstream DAC). If that is our baseline, h... | |
| Need your thoughts - LTA 40+ vs Pathos Inpol Integrated amp on 98db speakers. Here’s another highly-regarded hybrid option from Unison Research and probably falls right between the Pathos and LTA sonically and at $2150 is well under your $3k budget. Just trying to confuse you further, heh heh. And again, best of luck in y... | |
| Do Streamer only devices really impact sound quality? I did a quick search for Darko's streamer reviews. Not sure I found the one @soix cited. Anyway, Darko's highest praise seems to go to the Logitech Squeezebox Touch. @tk21 The title of the Darko Squeezebox video is unfortunate and misleadi... | |
| Digital enhancement The BACCH technology from Theoretica seems very interesting and effective, and the base system is under $1000. | |
| Need your thoughts - LTA 40+ vs Pathos Inpol Integrated amp on 98db speakers. Read reputable reviews of both amps and decide which sound signature is better for your tastes/system. I haven’t read all the reviews myself, but from those I’ve read the LTA house sound leans more neutral while Pathos leans a little on the warme... |