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| Anyone else feel like it’s the Wild Wild West? @jjss49 Yup. I feel like I’ve learned more about improving the audio experience in the past couple years due to navigating the ins and outs of streaming than I had in a decade or more before. There’s nothing like striving to improve the streaming ... | |
| can i get a significant dac upgrade over my Lumin d2 for 2k? @vthokie83 Makes total sense to keep Vodka as a constant, and I’d be very interested to hear your thoughts. I’ll be getting my Iris on Sunday now (shipping delay), and since it’s used it won’t take too long to settle in and get a take on what it’s... | |
| Anyone else feel like it’s the Wild Wild West? @alpha100 — I’d recommend taking the Jitterbug out and see what you find. When I first built my HeadFi rig I was using a Dragonfly Red and was happy, so I thought adding a Jitterbug would be a no-brainer improvement — wrong! It ruined the transp... | |
| Ideal power cord lengths? @ghdprentice Well said. You’re a good example of someone benefitting from keeping an open mind and letting your ears being the final arbiter versus just sticking head in sand and calling it a day. Ignorance is bliss, to each his/her own, etc. | |
| New power service Very interesting, and congrats on the improvements. Just goes to show that in audio everything really does matter. My panel sounds just like your old one — time to call the electrician. | |
| Ideal power cord lengths? OK, so how about this: you bought a great amp from a reputable company and they sent you a power cord with it... HOW ABOUT just use THAT one? Would Marantz send an inferior cord with the Ruby? I don’t think so. @curtdr The answer is yes, they w... | |
| can i get a significant dac upgrade over my Lumin d2 for 2k? I’m also a little over a week into testing a Denafrips Iris DDC feeding the Pontus, and yes does it make a very noticeable difference @vthokie83 Glad to hear your Iris is working out although I’ll say I’m not really surprised given the reviews ... | |
| Weak Link in chain as I upgrade from mid-fi? Don’t run out and buy B&W 800s or Wilsons. Not only will they not pair well with your current amp, they will highly limit your amplifier choices going forward. The flip side of this is that going with high-efficiency speakers will greatly l... | |
| Anyone else feel like it’s the Wild Wild West? +2 @fastfreight Great perspective on how/why to get started with streaming and highlighting how you can start cheap/simple and upgrade piece by piece and get to your nirvana at your own pace and also in emphasizing that EVERYTHING matters. | |
| Warming up digital in my setup Time for a new DAC and do a free trial of Qobuz. As for the DAC, given your issue I’d highly recommend an R2R DAC as they tend to have a less sharp/hard type of sound, and the new Gustard R26 just hit the market that looks like a very good option…... | |
| Looking for Speaker Recommendations With the additional info you provided I’d highly recommend stretching a bit for the Joseph Audio Perspectives and a Hegel integrated — with the $$$ you save by not buying the Mac that should make the stretch a lot easier. I heard the Perspectives ... | |
| recommended speakers for Raven Blackhawk 3.1 Well, by choosing this amp you’ve severely limited your choice in speakers that I’m sure your finding out now, so I really hope you love that amp. Zu and Ref 3a are solid choices, but I think the sound signature of the 3a would better produce the... | |
| Magico Titan 15 $32,000 active subwoofer overview EEEEEEEEK! 32 grand? Let’s see, should I get one subwoofer or a 2022 Mazda Miata and a pair of Rhytmiks? Hmmmm. | |
| Best sounding Johnny Cash CD(s)? Thanks guys. I’ve got a lot to go on now. I noticed The Man in Black didn’t get any mentions. Is it the standard compressed mass-market recording made for radio and Alexa? | |
| can i get a significant dac upgrade over my Lumin d2 for 2k? For those of you saying you need to spend more to get a meaningful improvement I’d encourage you to read the review of the Gustard R26 on soundnews.net. The thing is built to a very high standard from the power supplies to the resistor ladder, and... |