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| Would There be a Significant Difference So, my question is, if I spend the money for one of these preamps, ranging from about $2500 to $5500, will I notice a significant improvement in the sound quality? Secondarily, would folks recommend I stay with a tube model Yes and yes. Preamps... | |
| Need suggestions on efficient book shelf speakers for a Pass Labs XA3.5 Really depends on what sound characteristics and improvements (besides sensitivity) you’re looking for. That info would help a lot in making better recommendations. | |
| Are there any more good multi format disc players out there? Maybe go to Hifi Shark and see if you can find one used. Doubt there’s anything new like that available. | |
| A rookie with 10K, seeking advise The adamant "wires are wires and bits are bits" trolls who claim that investing in cable and power component upgrades is "nuts" are simply highlighting their complete lack of understanding as to how actual MUSIC (sound) is transmitted to the huma... | |
| Sound quality of Roon If you get the Zen Mini it’s pretty much mandatory you get their upgraded LPS as it significantly increases performance. The DAC in the Mini is nothing special so plan to upgrade that asap. The thing is, once you add the LPS to the Mini you’re kno... | |
| Lumin U2 Mini Maybe give Innuos a call, tell them you’re interested in their streamers and ask them how you can most effectively get your stored music into their server. Best to go right to the source, and their customer service has a good rep. | |
| Lumin U2 Mini In this case I wouldn’t worry about a lateral move — it’s a solid bet either the Lumin or Innuos will provide significant sonic benefits you’ll hear immediately. Did you load any CDs into the Vault? I’ve got a lot of CDs I love that will likely ... | |
| musician aquarius r2r dac any good? @viethluu Thanks for the heads up. If the Mercury can provide performance closer to the Phoenix at a price closer to the SU-6 I’m all in. Hey, it’s nice being able to look forward to adding a DDC in the future knowing you’re gonna get a signific... | |
| Power isolator versus need for a better Power supply If I plug the wall wart into the power isolator, does this precluding need to replace the wall wart for a better Power supply Short answer, no. In addition to reducing noise a better power supply will usually improve the performance of the comp... | |
| Lumin U2 Mini I’d recommend taking a look at the Innuos Zen Mk3 that’s about the same price as the Lumin, but like the Vault it has an onboard disk drive and server. Also, their Sense app by all accounts sounds fantastic and they provide very good customer supp... | |
| Sound quality of Roon +1 @audphile1 If I were you I’d strongly consider upgrading to an Innuos Zen Mk3. Not only is it a much better streamer than the Node, you can load any CDs you have directly into it and have all your music in one place. To your question, by all ac... | |
| Help fine-tune my speaker search The Joseph Audio Prisms capture a lot of the performance of the acclaimed Pulsars at a much lower price… https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/joseph-audio-prism There’s also a used pair of JA Profile floorstanders at only $2500 — a steal IMH... | |
| musician aquarius r2r dac any good? @viethluu I kinda hate to bring this up because it involves spending more $$$, but just saw this review and the Musician Phoenix DDC seems to take the Aquarius (and Pegasus) to a much higher level of performance. Just fyi… https://soundnews.net/a... | |
| Advice on Improving a Wifi-Mesh -> Ethernet Setup? nothing exotic, Blue Jeans CAT6 I’ve read the Ethernet cable can make a significant difference, so I got a Wireworld Starlight 8 to go from my extender to my Zen Stream. Haven’t had a chance to hook it up yet, but I’ll report back with finding... | |
| Streamer creates a Wow experience You can’t really assess streaming seriously with Spotify. Report back after you get Qobuz. |