soix
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| Dumb question HT bypass Ah, forgot you don’t have pre outs on your AVR. So, are you routing your stereo preamp line outs into your AVR? | |
| Recommendations for a new Basement home theater. Just run an Ethernet cable from the router to the basement, no other amps necessary. I’d recommend reading Earl Geddes “Premium Home Theater” (available online only) before doing any construction. For power conditioner I recommend something with... | |
| Streamer upgrade I’d consider an Innuos Zen Mk3. It’s an excellent streamer, but it’s also got its own CD drive and internal storage so you can load all your discs into it, ditch the transport altogether, and have access to all your music in any order or playlist... | |
| Please suggest a CD/streaming device for ~$2000 You could get an Innuos Zen Mini with the upgraded power supply (highly recommended). It’s got its own drive and internal storage so you can load all your CDs into it, an internal DAC, and it also streams. When funds allow you can buy a better D... | |
| Vimberg Mino D - first impressions @xagwell — check out the Joseph Audio Perspective 2 if you can. | |
| Dumb question HT bypass Just to state the semi obvious, you don’t actually need an HT bypass as any line or tape input on the stereo preamp will work. The main benefit of this is that it opens up tons more stereo pre options. The bad news is you need to manually adjust... | |
| Samsung flat screen TV’s The recent failure occurred quietly and right in front of me, watching a Blu-ray JH in Maui. No storm, no flicker, no pop or smoke. Just went black instantly.We should all go so peacefully. I have a 13yo Panasonic plasma I can’t kill. It’s a goo... | |
| Can I play Tidal on two devices at the same time? I wouldn’t even want Tidal on one device. Now would be a great time to dump it and its MQA BS and switch to Qobuz. I did and am much happier. | |
| Choosing an amp for Totem Sttafs What kind of sound characteristics are you looking for? | |
| Class D amps that are superior to all or most? @georgehifi — Thanks for sharing the Class D Audio link. Wasn’t aware of them. Very interesting. Looks be damned. | |
| CD Transport Repair Did you try kicking it? Just buy an Innuos Zen Mk3 streamer/server and load all your CDs into it through its onboard CD slot — transport problem fixed. And by the way you can now play any of your songs in any order without getting up from your c... | |
| Class D amps that are superior to all or most? Underwood HiFi was launching a 200Wpc GAN amp for $3000 under the LSA brand that was supposed to bow around now so might be worth checking out. Also, although I haven’t heard them from the few reviews I read the D-Sonic amps supposedly punch way ... | |
| Audeze vs. HIFIMan vs. ?? All I know is I have Quad and Stax. I’ve never heard any A or H that sounded better.Begs the question, which Hifiman ‘phones have you heard? Here’s a comparison of the Arya to the Quad planar model by Soundnews.net...Hifiman Arya ($1600) VS Quad ... | |
| Audeze vs. HIFIMan vs. ?? It really depends what sound characteristics you’re looking for, but if neutral is on your radar I’d take a hard look at the Hifiman Arya that more than one reviewer uses as their reference. Hifiman sometimes offers open-box specials that are pri... | |
| Most comfortable headphones I own and would highly recommend the Hifiman HE400S you can get on Amazon (Gramophone - same place I bought mine) for $249. They are very comfortable over long listening sessions and are pretty lightweight (especially for planar ‘phones) that also... |