soix
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| 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... | |
| Soundstage Where are the columns that they prevent you from pulling the speakers out further? I can’t picture what you’re talking about. | |
| Streaming SiriusXM is awful Get Qobuz. | |
| Center Channel Speaker Conundrum It sounds like you have “Phantom Center” configured somewhere, maybe specific to DD+. That’s all I got, but I’m sure someone more familiar with your Marantz will chime in here. Best of luck with this. | |
| Vimberg Mino D - first impressions 26k for a bookshelf with diamond tweeter is absurd. Yeah, let’s not even consider how they’re built or how they sound — not meaningful at all. In fact, let’s not even bother listening to them to make judgement. Price is king!!! | |
| Where is the weakest link? no one has created a nice high end stereo tube fit that is convenient and is a true ht bypass.I believe Rogue, VAC, and Backert make tube pres that may work in bypass mode without tubes glowing so might be worth checking out. Anyway, in my system ... |