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| For all you Bose 901 Haters! No. Just...no. I call foul. I worked for a dealer in the late ‘90s who sold ATC speakers. We happened to have a Bose speaker cone to show to potential customers, and when we showed it to a lead engineer from ATC he laughed out loud and said th... | |
| Cardas Clear Digital SPDIF Ah crap. Sorry. That would be useful information dammit. Here ya go, and I’ve recommended this to several other members and they’re happy with it. John Atkinson from Stereophile used is as his reference digital cable, so it has some cred beyond li... | |
| Cardas Clear Digital SPDIF Uh, I’ll submit this one at 1.5m and $60. I dare u to put this up against pricier cables. Musical, detailed. If u find a better digital cable at or anywhere near the price, go for it. | |
| Will a new Dac improve the sound? +2 on the MHDT DAC recommendations. BTW, what cables/interconnects are you using? | |
| How to turn on Unity Gain on Pre Amp If it has a HT bypass just engage that. | |
| Is a cheaper DAC + Reclocker better than just an expensive DAC? @markkpa — sold the Gustard x26 Pro and kept a cheaper AliExpress DC500 (dual AKM4499EQ’s) because it sounded better. How? How did it sound better? One last thing - do not use any digital attenuation on your DAC! What the hell are you talki... | |
| Will a new Dac improve the sound? i guess i'm wondering what would be a good fit to bring out the best sound possible with a digital source. Holy crap! You’ve now been asked twice what would represent “improvements” to you. Better soundstage, more detail, etc. What are u loo... | |
| Power Amp Question No. Just...no. IME the preamp is more important than the power amp, assuming the power amp is up to the task. Don’t half-ass it. Sell your current stuff and buy a better integrated or separate pre and amp. Preamps are crucial to getting the b... | |
| Ethernet cable for Streaming WiFi extends WiFi, not hard wire.. Bingo! WI-FI wireless connectivity is REALLY good …. The current Wi-Fi range extenders simply plug into the home wall sockets and use the home electrical wiring as the cable conduits Yeah, but home wall wi... | |
| Will a new Dac improve the sound? Totally depends on what kind improvements you’re looking for. | |
| If you’ve heard an iFi Zen stream, anything better under $1k? Not sure what ProJect can provide outside of any other Pi based setup, not sure though From what I read they add a lot of tweaks that we could probably do but likely wouldn’t. Could be wrong, but ProJect knows a helluva lot more than I do so I... | |
| If you’ve heard an iFi Zen stream, anything better under $1k? I don’t know, but I’d think the ProJect Stream Box is also pretty good (Pi based) but also a bit more expensive. Be interesting if anyone’s compared the two. The new Node is supposed to sound better too, ugh. I’m leaning to the iFi for sound quali... | |
| Is a cheaper DAC + Reclocker better than just an expensive DAC? Good question. BTW, I love hearing from women in our hobby — far too rare IMHO. And a Canadian, even better (I’m a hockey player). Anyway, I think I may have a solution for both your questions, and one you didn’t even ask. Agree with others to get... | |
| audible illusions vs supratek, vs holoaudio vs backert @armstrod The MP-3 and MZ2 are two pres high on my list (the MZ2 would also become my headphone amp) and would really love to hear your thoughts on their sonic differences. Thanks! | |
| BEST SUB FOR HT:MUSIC 50-50 with CM9/CMC2/CM5 For music, you’re MUCH better off with two smaller subs than one larger one and will still work fine for movies. In your system and room I’d take a hard look at a pair of SVS SB1000s that you can get for about $1000 for both and I believe will get... |