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| DAC recommendations I’m liking my Musician Pegasus R2R DAC quite a bit — very neutral and detailed but still very musical. Soundnews.net just did a review of their cheaper Draco and sound wise doesn’t sound like it gives up much to the Pegasus if it has the connecti... | |
| Integrated upgrade recomendations Congrats and enjoy! | |
| Need help choosing a new DAC I highly recommend the Musician Pegasus. | |
| New to hifi... question about Lumin T2 and Roon My speakers sounded like absolute CRAP for the first 100 hours or so, to the point I almost returned them. You’ve got some really nice speaks, so resist all urges to judge them before they’ve matured. Me? I would’ve just got an Innuos Zen Mk3 a... | |
| Integrated upgrade recomendations I’d go with a new amp. Really depends on what sound characteristics and improvements you’re looking for, but I’d put the Belles Aria integrated on your list. Best of luck. | |
| pre-amp processor Anthem. | |
| HDMI audiophile cable You mean, just like any digital cable? Because I’ve heard huge differences between digital cables running between my DAC and preamp. If you don’t hear differences, good for you, but I’d get my hearing checked i I was you. | |
| Acoustic Zen Matrix Reference II vs. Absolute Copper IC's I think you’re right to stick with AZ and just search for the right combo. IME, AZ cables are very natural sounding and actually a Big Bang for the buck. I’d be surprised if a combo of AC and Silver Ref wasn’t the magic bullet. Please let us kn... | |
| Recommendations Wanted IME, and I’ve compared them head to head, Joseph Audio speakers do everything better than B&Ws, and they’re among the best in the business at pulling off the disappearing act. Anything JA will get you there. Best of luck. | |
| Acoustic Zen Matrix Reference II vs. Absolute Copper IC's I did combine Silver Ref (DAC to pre) with Matrix Ref (pre to amp) and it was a really nice combo. Best of both worlds kinda. Mix n match might well be your solution. | |
| Need your streaming expertise! Yeah, Pro-Ject Streambox is at the hop of my list, assuming I need to run something wired from my router, which is a viable option. Anybody compare the iFi to the Pro-Ject? I’m thinking either would be an improvement over what I’m getting now. ... | |
| Looking for a Quality Desktop Solution Well, I can only tell you I bought the Musician Pegasus and am really happy. Some R2R DACs are reputed to have rolled-off highs. Not this one. Plus, the expansion of soundstage is palpable. Have to say though, after reading Soundnews.net review of... | |
| Unfiltered Power Bars I recently bought a used Audience AR1p and plugged my Wiremold strip into it and it generated a much more open and dynamic soundstage. I’d highly recommend stretching your wallet and pursuing this while still using your Wiremold for any other nece... | |
| To extend Ethernet to remote location, are Powerline extenders or Mesh systems better? I have a headache after reading all the contradictory assertions here. @richtruss you seem to have done the most rigorous comparisons between the various options. If I’m reading you right, either WiFi or powerline options are compromised and you... | |
| Looking for a Quality Desktop Solution I highly recommend this headphone amp that’ll beat the snot out of any headphone amp in an integrated — your headphones will thank you for it. I have this driving my Hifiman Arya Stealth ‘phones and it makes them sing. And you can just add a smal... |