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| Best Way to Upgrade Digital Sell the Node and buy a Vault and just load all your CDs into that. Then, when you can, upgrade your DAC and you should be in good shape. Best of luck. | |
| My first streamer- what spidf cable to use? I prefer my Apogee Wyde Eye to my Stereovox XV2. The XV2 is a bit too hyper detailed while the Apogee has all the detail but with a smoother and more natural sound. And a 1.5m length will only set you back 55 bucks...https://smile.amazon.com/Gei... | |
| I agree with the comments that Zach at ZMF Headphones is the “Rock Star” of the HP world! I had tried several others and the Aeolus just sounded right.Man, that’s the key with finding any audio component. Lots of things sound good or even really good, but when you find the one that just sounds “right” to you it’s a truly great and incr... | |
| Upgrade my CD player or futile effort? Great. One important tip — the Wyde Eye is directional so pay attention to the directional arrows printed on the outer jacket as they are small and can be hard to see. I installed mine backwards once and it was an unpleasant experience until I f... | |
| Upgrade my CD player or futile effort? Congrats on the Ares ll — I’m sure you’ll notice quite an improvement in transparency, soundstage, detail, etc. Just make sure you get a decent digital cable or it can undermine your performance. The Apogee Wyde Eye I recommended earlier is a soli... | |
| Headphone Amp As long as the MZ2 has enough juice to drive them, I’d look to upgrade your DAC looooong before I’d switch that amp, but that’s me. Probably better to post this in the “Headphones” section as well. FWIW, and best of luck with the new ‘phones. | |
| Bowers and Wilkins Nautilus 804 vs 804s I'm listening mostly to house and hip-hop music and I appreciate a little more bassIMHO you’re looking at the wrong speakers. Share your budget and you’ll get several recommendations for speakers that better fit that genre. Again, just my opinio... | |
| Upgrade my CD player or futile effort? As far as streaming, even so it may be the way things are heading now, it isn’t for me...One thing that would be helpful to me is having bluetooth since I use youtube on my cell to check out bands I may be interested in. So hearing them through my... | |
| Streamer/Server to replace Innuos Zenith Wolf Audio servers are reputed to be very good and worth a look, but you’d still need a streamer that I’d defer to the recommendations above. I will say it seems odd that you’re having such an issue with the Zenith. Have you checked the quality ... | |
| Upgrade my CD player or futile effort? If I rate my analog sound a 9, I would rate my digital CD a 7. My question is, would I benefit from a better CD player, even so CD6005 is no slouch, or am I gonna end up in a goose chase?I’d rate your CD sound a generous 4 by today’s standards. My... | |
| Recommendations—2.0 Setup For Music|Film|TV (~$3K-$8K) Here’s a pair of Joseph Audio Pulsars in your budget that are excellent speakers...https://tmraudio.com/speakers/bookshelf-speakers-monitors/joseph-audio-pulsar-bookshelf-speakers-pommele-sapele-pair/ You could pair them with something like a Hege... | |
| What process do you use to purchase cables? As with any audio component, I start by identifying what sound characteristics I’m looking for and read reviews and owner’s accounts of products that have those characteristics. For cables in particular it’s relatively easy to buy them used, try ... | |
| How true is the statement that I'm most likely ending up with a tube amp for my HD600s? how far could I push my HD600 to subjective perfection?This depends wholly on what “perfection” means to you, so what areas would you like to improve upon over what you’re hearing now? This will largely influence what amp to recommend — and DAC a... | |
| Yamaha RX-V4..any experience? I worked for Magnolia for a bit and got to compare the top Marantz, Denon, Arcam, and Yamaha (previous generation) AVRs directly using B&W 804D3s and my best stereo demo recordings. I was surprised, but the Yamaha was the best of the bunch — ... | |
| Need Advise On Upgrading My System Yeah the subs throw a wrinkle in the setup using a stereo integrated if you need to use subs both for HT and critical 2-channel listening. You could use one sub for HT and one for stereo, which might be a worthwhile compromise to consider. Alway... |