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| Will I see a big difference from my ifi zen blue to a denafrips ares 2 “Better” is a relative and very personal proposition in this hobby, so hard to say. Read reviews and see if the Elacs may offer significant advantages over your speakers. You should share what improvements you’re looking for with a new DAC and wh... | |
| Suggestions for a digital cable. Chris Sommovigo (RIP) designed your D60, and later when he started Stereovox he designed the XV2 that I bought. It is a very good and highly detailed digital cable, but I actually prefer my Apogee Wyde Eye cable as it preserves the detail but adds... | |
| Sound quality of Roon @cleeds Thanks, you’re probably right and if so is a ridiculous limitation no audiophile should accept given all the other viable alternatives with no such handicap. I think I confused Air Play with the lightning connection. | |
| Sound quality of Roon @zgas-music I think you’re leaving a lot of performance potential on the table using a computer and Air Play. I just bought a relatively affordable iFi Zen Stream for only $399 (along with their iPowerX power supply to further suppress noise) and ... | |
| What Digital to Digital Converter Do You Use? Why? I’ve got the Zen Stream too and am planning on getting the Singxer SU-6 as per reviews it offers a lot of performance/$. If you’re willing to spend more there are other great options from Denafrips, Musician, Matrix, etc. I’d suggest reading revie... | |
| Sonus Faber speakers - what's your experience? I didn’t find them difficult to place at all, but be aware that their sound signature can vary pretty significantly between their lines so keep that in mind. | |
| Down sizing Is your cartridge MM or MC? | |
| tube pre & ss amp integrated If I was you I’d seriously consider this hybrid Pathos Classic One Mklll. It has that nice warm tube sound and puts out 70Wpc, which is plenty for the Forte. And it’s also drop-dead gorgeous to look at. Plus, at $3200 it’s less than half the pric... | |
| Power isolator versus need for a better Power supply If you have a good “power isolator,” whatever that is, not sure the refrigerator should make much difference. What power conditioner are you using BTW? | |
| In-Store (Best Buy) KEF R3 vs B&W 705 S2 Comparison I worked for Magnolia for a short while and am very familiar with their speakers. In short, the B&W 700 series is ok but certainly nothing special. Personally I’d take the new LSA Signature 80 over the 705s any day, and they’re only $1300. Alt... | |
| Opinions on speaker upgrade choices Not sure I’d choose any of those speakers if you’re looking for something that leans slightly to the warm side. My recommendations for that sound signature would be: Verity Audio Lakme Sonus Faber Olympica Nova ll (review makes interesting compa... | |
| Zen Stream - How to limit Qobuz streaming to 96Khz You can go to the Qobuz website and go to settings>streaming and you can set the resolution there. I started with Tidal, but once I tried Qobuz there was no going back — more hi-res music, better user interface, and none of the silly unfolding... | |
| Which Ethernet filter? @lollipopguild Congrats on the SCM 40s — great speakers. Best of luck with the streaming and interested in hearing what you find with the various options. It really is a wonderful, awful hobby, isn’t it? | |
| tube pre & ss amp integrated Yeah, but that’s a $15K tube amp! @jasonbourne52 That wasn’t the point. The point was that the speakers can thrive on 20 Watts of power and 200 Watts is complete overkill. | |
| Down sizing You can probably count the number of preamplifiers with really good phono stages on one hand, so you’ll be greatly limiting your options. Honestly, how much space are you really saving by eliminating a separate phono pre? |