soix
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| A/V Receiver Recommendation for a newby. Just because “other” people say you need a more powerful AVR doesn’t make it so. If you don’t sense any distortion, strain, or lack of power you’re probably fine where you are. Onkyo makes relatively good sounding AVRs, so if you’re happy I’d re... | |
| Dac for Bel Canto S125 What preamp are you using? I agree with @sandstone that in your price range the BC DAC3 would be a good choice, especially if you need it as a preamp as well. In my system I found its preamp performance to be surprisingly on par with my $2400 Br... | |
| Qobuz or Tidal? Another vote for Qobuz. I switched from Tidal and won’t go back. I prefer the Qobuz experience, and MQA just pisses me off. | |
| preamp choices under $1K ? If you can stretch a bit, I’d highly recommend you take a look at the Linear Tube Audio MZ2 at about $1500 new with remote. You can order it with an extra pair of pre outs to run a sub at no extra cost if you don’t need the speaker output termina... | |
| Integrated Amp $1200 or less I agree with the folks advocating for a new DAC, which is a big part of the reason I recommended the NuPrime. But as the amp could maybe be more of a sideways move, adding a good DAC for around $1200 would definitely be an upward move from the No... | |
| Two Canadians and a Dane walk into a bar.... (bookshelf advice) You’ve got some good recommendations here. I’d shy away from the Totems and Dyns because your amp may not have enough juice to get them to fully open up, and I’ll put in a recommendation for the new LSA-10 Signatures that are on sale here now for... | |
| A/V Receiver Recommendation for a newby. How important is 2-channel performance to you compared to HT? | |
| What to try next? For about $5k you could get a used Innuos Zen Mk3 server/streamer and an AudioMirror Tubadour Mklll SE DAC that should be a considerable upgrade to what you’re using now. Best of luck. | |
| What to replace an Adcom amp with? Anthem. | |
| Integrated Amp $1200 or less There’s a NuPrime IDA-16 on US AudioMart for $1250 that has 200Wpc to drive the Fritz and a DAC that’s probably a step up from the Node DAC. Gets nice reviews but don’t know how it would compare to your Anthem. Best of luck. | |
| want a CD player upgrade Ugh. Sorry to hear about AM lack of responsiveness. I’ve not heard about them going out of business, but regardless that’s not good business practice (have you checked your spam mail as sometimes responses from manufacturers go there?). I’d enc... | |
| Wired Earbuds, with Fabric/Cloth Wrapped Cable The HIFIMAN RE400 is a very good sounding IEM and is available on Amazon for only $29. The cable is nylon wrapped below the y-split. Best of luck in your search. | |
| Innuos Zen Mk3 - Ultra Rendu and MAC mini Ugh. I’m a moron. I do like Jethro Tull though. | |
| Best phone/personal listening device under $500 Does this mean that I am bypassing the internal DAC in the phone and solely using the USB DAC for the digital conversion?Yes, at least it does using the Apple Camera Adapter with the Dragonfly. Can’t speak to the Microstreamer. | |
| How much $ in used gear streaming to beat $5000 CD player I don’t have the Tubadour but given the reviews it’s a solid bet. You can obviously start stock and upgrade to SE later for a significant improvement if that works better for budget reasons. I personally hate dealing with computers and will never ... |