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| Would you rent a $14,000 DAC for $75 per day? Between potential shipping mishaps and a customer mishandling/damaging your equipment the risks may outweigh the rewards. If you have equipment you’re not using I’d just sell it. Think how many times you’d have to rent the Tambaqui to recoup the... | |
| ARE SUPER EXPENSIVE STREAMERS REALLY WORTH IT @audphile1 My understanding is SPDIF/AES/i2S benefit from the streamer/DDC clock and that the clock in the DAC still works but just has a lower jitter signal to deal with. I was also under the impression that USB does not benefit from clocks in ... | |
| Which subwoofer should I get? Many subs can move lots of air. But integration tools (DSP PEQ) to tame room modes can make a less expensive air-mover sound magnitudes better than many very expensive air-mover that operates, more or less, open loop at the mercy of standing wave... | |
| Is Subwoofer Elevation a Viable Option? One thought is that the subs get some help from the floor in reinforcing bass output, which would require them to work less hard and with lower distortion so there may be trade offs in raising them off the floor. That’s all I got, but it’s an int... | |
| ARE SUPER EXPENSIVE STREAMERS REALLY WORTH IT There's nothing magic about I2S, it's simply another interface du jour. @cleeds That’s not correct IME. The i2S sends the bit clock, word clock, and data stream separately to the DAC so it doesn’t have to go through the added step of having t... | |
| Plinius A-150 These Clayton mono amps are superb and a huge value here if still available. Personally I’d take these over the Plinius if they have enough power for your needs. Best of luck. https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650127705-clayton-audio-m-100-c... | |
| Good USB C Cable I and others here have ordered cables from LavriCables, and they consistently offer very high quality and performance/$. This is their top quality USB cable (they offer two less expensive models as well), and it offers 5N silver and physically se... | |
| ARE SUPER EXPENSIVE STREAMERS REALLY WORTH IT The cleaner the incoming signal and the less jitter and noise the DAC has to deal with the better it will sound. Likewise using i2S obviates the need for the DAC to go through the added step of having to parse out the combined data and clock signa... | |
| Thoughts on Speakers for a Small Audio/Video Room I’ll take a look at the Revivals. I think the challenge with any recommendations that can’t be demoed is you just have to take your chances. Agreed, but these speakers are quite popular right now so you’d probably have little downside risk buyi... | |
| Long XLR Interconnects When I look at the cost of a new rack and long interconnects I'm not convinced I will end up with a better end product. I’d 100% agree with that and think using amp stands is an excellent idea and will be doing that myself. @audphile1 thanks ... | |
| Is it fine to connect a power strip with A/V to one input of the power conditioner? If the outlets in your Hydra are isolated it’s probably no problem and may be why Shunyata said it’s not a problem. I’d check that for your specific model, but you can always just try it and see if it results in any degradation in 2-channel perfo... | |
| What were your top musical discoveries of 2024? I have so many discovered on Qobuz I can’t even list them all. The thought that came to mind is how sad it is for those who continue to live in streaming denial as I l wouldn’t have found most of my treasured new discoveries without it. | |
| Thoughts on Speakers for a Small Audio/Video Room Here’s a nice used pair of Revival Atalante 3 monitors at a good discount that’d be well worth a look. Best of luck. https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650169357-revival-audio-atalante-3/ | |
| Help With Streamer - Aurender, Auralic, HIFI Rose, Eversolo A10, etc. Here’s an Innuos Zen at a very good price. You can rip all your CDs right into it, and their Sense app gets the highest marks for being user friendly to the point that some have even dropped Roon — high praise. They also have excellent customer ... | |
| Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing What pre are you using now, what improvements are you looking for over that, and what sound characteristics are most important to you? This info will result in recommendations much more suited to your specific tastes/needs. And don’t worry too m... |