soix
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| Making speakers sound tonally similar with an equalizer Bad idea. You won’t get there, and inserting another piece of equipment in the signal chain is also not optimal. Save up for the real thing rather than throwing $$$ down the drain on an equalizer. My $0.02 FWIW. | |
| Which amp to use with Linear Tube Audio pre? Bryston has a good rep driving Maggies and are transparent enough that they likely won’t mess with the LTA goodness. | |
| Power Cable Suggestions - Budget Take a look at Cullen Cable Power Box and power cables. | |
| Adding headphone amp with no fixed out (preamp) Would help a lot if you’d just tell us what preamp you bought so we can see the available connections. Usually hooking up a headphone amp isn’t a problem, especially if the manufacturer makes both preamps and headphone amps. | |
| Stand Mount Speakers The LSA-10 Signatures will blow away your 602s on every level, and they’re much more sensitive so will sound much better at lower volume levels. Spend more on Focals or Dyns if you want, but I think the LSAs will make you’re very happy for a lot ... | |
| Is an audio media transport really better than PC? Dave at @audiotroy makes coherent, if biased, posts. My theory is that sometimes Troy sneaks on to the computer and it’s a total mess. My advice to Dave, change the password so the nut job doesn’t do any further harm to what seems like a fairly ... | |
| Would my system benefit from cable upgrades? Try these interconnects between your DAC and amp. They are excellent and I think you’ll be very impressed with the results, but if not you can sell them with little/no loss. In any event, it’s a great and near risk-free place to start experimenti... | |
| Playing CDs sounds better than Qobuz — dammit @kletter1mann I’d be interested in your findings in the performance differences between the Lumin and Node. Lumin is on my radar too. | |
| Playing CDs sounds better than Qobuz — dammit @yage No, no AirPlay. @kletter1mann Well, I upgraded the Lightening cable from the Apple Camera Adapter and it improved the sound significantly so thought I was ok until I brought my CD transport up from my big rig. I think it’s pretty clear fr... | |
| China built tube amps I think the dealer is misleading you and maybe pushing his own agenda. Prima Luna, Line Magnetic, and Cayin have all garnered positive comments on both sound and build quality. I’m actually looking at a Black Ice integrated now. FWIW, and best ... | |
| What do you guys think of adding a subwoofer to this system? Definitely get two subs — the difference will be substantial. | |
| Playing CDs sounds better than Qobuz — dammit Getting all kinds of specific advice on streamers, routers etc is, IMHO, pointless without knowing the rest of the chain. @kletter1mann Yeah, good point. My bad. Audience AR1p, Musician Pegasus, Singxer SA1, Hifiman Arya Stealth, LavriCable ba... | |
| Would my system benefit from cable upgrades? I’d try some interconnects first. Lots of direct sellers offer generous trial periods so it’s relatively painless to give some a shot. I think your equipment is well able to benefit from upgrading all manner of cables. | |
| Suggestions for an integrated upgrade please Octave v70SE | |
| Playing CDs sounds better than Qobuz — dammit So, let’s drill down a bit here. I realize I need to go hard-wired to a good streamer, and it also makes sense I should upgrade my switch. Can’t do both right now, so I’m guessing I should go with hardwired streamer first and then upgrade switch... |