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| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? @brianlucey Thank you for sharing your thoughts/experience here. Are you saying the original master, if it’s in 16/44.1, sounds better than an upsampled version? Just wanted to clarify as that’s interesting. Also, on Qobuz I have no problem he... | |
| questions about Innuos Pulse Mini streamer usage The Pulse Mini I don’t believe has an LPS so should benefit significantly from an upgrade there. No need to buy the outrageously expensive $1100 Innuos LPS — I’d look at Teddy Pardo, SBooster, or LHY as all of these get stellar reviews from owner... | |
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? I mention these pieces of hardware because they are good solid equipment which lift the level of my vinyl albums far above digital. Analogue on my system is more immediate and detailed. audio-b-dog What streamer were you using before the 280... | |
| Hermes added, question @curiousjim I started with this HDMI cable because it’s cheap and in case the Iris didn’t do much and wanted to sell it I wouldn’t be out much, plus it’s available in 6” length which is what I got. It sounds so good as is I haven’t bothered to u... | |
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? Assuming a certain percentage of streamed music would appeal to me, I would need to have a way to select, organize and categorize an online library for future listening as I do not always remember the artist, album, music by name and would want t... | |
| Hermes added, question I’ve been thinking about getting a DDC to go with my Pontus ll and I was wondering what will I need to connect a Hermes to my system? @curiousjim When buying an HDMI cable for i2S it should be as short as possible as the i2S signal degrades qu... | |
| Room setting: new amp or new speakers? Sounds like Audio Note is really striking a chord with you — that’s a good sign. Their speakers are very placement friendly and work well near walls, which may be a benefit in your situation I’m guessing. They also make excellent DACs if/when you... | |
| Balanced wiring for Sennhesier 800 S You can try LavriCables as I think I’ve read they can do custom cables so worth a shot just to see. | |
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? I don’t need unlimited access to all music. @condosound Yes you do, you just don’t know it yet. Once you get to explore limitless amounts of awesome new music (and much of it in hi res BTW), playing familiar stuff over and over again becomes a... | |
| Krell Moves to new location It’s a master class in exactly how not to handle a corporate crisis situation. | |
| Room setting: new amp or new speakers? If I upgrade the amp first, I might squeeze more out of my current speakers - which are not as bad —but will their awkward placement limit the improvement? I reviewed Venere 2.5 and you should upgrade your speakers and do that first and then... | |
| Recommendation for ATC SCM150 Amp/Pre Yeah, I got to hear an Electocompaniet amp and I can definitely understand why you’d like their amps given your sonic goals. | |
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? I have a friend who told me the same thing cd sounds better than streaming. I ask him why ? He said too much upsampling on the streaming because of that the music no longer sound natural. I don’t know if this true? @jayctoy That’s just bogus a... | |
| Recommendation for ATC SCM150 Amp/Pre Congrats on your awesome new speakers! I sold ATC speakers for a bit, and if it was me I’d get a Class A amp from the likes of Boulder, Pass, etc. and pair it with a tube pre that would be the Spatial Audio Raven, but the Aric Audio Motherload XL... | |
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? However, I still find CD’s to have a bit more depth, detail, and just a tiny bit extra level of air @kingbr If you add an Iris or Hermes DDC before your Pontus and take advantage of the i2S connection it will up your streaming performance sign... |