soix
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| Optical vs Ultra Rendu. Another vote for Optical Rendu. Here’s another product I just saw. Interesting that it actually throttles down the speed to reduce noise and not too expensive. Just another option... https://hifiplus.com/articles/adot-mc01-kit-2-fibre-ethernet... | |
| Good cost effective USB cables for digital audio please Check out LavriCable. I’ve got several of their cables in my HeadFi rig and have been very impressed with their sound for the price. Best of luck. | |
| Power Cord recommendations for a First Watt SIT3 If I was you I’d try a Triode Wire Labs PC. They have a great reputation, and you can just return it if it doesn’t provide meaningful benefits, but my bet is on TWL. | |
| Speaker Suggestions If you like the sound of the Pulsars, with good reason IMHO, I think going with a Pulsar for a center speaker would be pretty optimal. I think using Pulsars for surrounds is complete overkill unless you have $$$ to burn. You could use Prisms, bu... | |
| Something is amiss What sound characteristics/improvements are you looking for? | |
| Just got some AudioEngine A5+ speaker and they blow my mind I agree. I’ve seen more Audio Engine posts over the past week than I’ve seen in ten years. Hmmm. | |
| Audiophile Goal Perfect Center Image Music is recorded/mixed in stereo and needs to be reproduced that way with two speakers. That the one Wisdom speaker sounded good, while maybe surprising, is irrelevant — only real question is how much better it would’ve sounded with two line-arr... | |
| Is Tidal messing up for you? Would you Choose Amazon over it? Incidentally, Tidal’s MQA algorithm alters the original content to what “they think” sounds better. No thanks. Also, MQA greatly restricts your choice of DACs. IMHO the ONLY reason to consider Tidal is if you have WiFi data limitations that ca... | |
| McCormack dna-1 upgrade or no @richiekess I feel your pain as I’m in a similar sitch. I had a Bryston SST2 in my system and will say it was comparable to my 0.5 Rev A but not better, so I gotta believe one of Steve’s amps with his latest upgrades should be significantly bette... | |
| Intergrated Amp suggestions for B&W 805d4 Budget? | |
| Just got some AudioEngine A5+ speaker and they blow my mind I went the opposite direction. I have a $25k “big rig” and, due to family/life situations ramped up a good HeadFi system featuring Hifiman Arya Stealths ‘phones, Singxer SA1 amp, Musician Pegasus DAC, Lavri and Acoustic Zen Silver Ref cables, and ... | |
| Fiber Optic Internet...best way to connect to system BTW, I’ve been hearing Fios is really the only service that offers fiber right into the home. Could be wrong, but Consumer Reports ranks Fios higher than most other service providers. Google is a new player and seem to get really good reviews fo... | |
| Is Tidal messing up for you? Would you Choose Amazon over it? So are they implying that America’s streaming service has corrupt files, and I need to VPN to get their service through another country? It’s free to try a Qobuz subscription, so just do that and see what happens. I will say that when I took my... | |
| McCormack dna-1 upgrade or no I don’t know... putting another $2,500 in an already upgraded amp that is around 25 years old probably won’t get you much more. @koestner Not sure I agree. Many people here who’ve done Steve’s latest upgrades have been very happy and I’m sure t... | |
| Warm but holographic & forward vocals. I think Dynaudio is a great suggestion, and I’d also highly recommend ProAc, Usher, and Joseph Audio. BTW, soundstage can be holographic, but midrange is a frequency and tends to be described more by tonality, definition, and dynamics, FWIW. |