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| Do I need a stand alone streamer? What’s the rest of the equipment in your system? | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! @abd1 Read the glowing reviews of this Valvet amp. It’s single-ended Class A, but with its low power output it doesn’t get too hot so could be the best of all worlds if it has enough power for your speakers, and apparently it can punch well abov... | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers “Anyone who’s compared a $400 streamer to a $2k+ streamer will tell you there’s a very significant difference between the two.” That's a laughable fallacy—there are numerous counterexamples. Here is one. @lanx0003 Well good for you — you ... | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers @devinplombier Of course the better the DAC can clean/reclock the incoming signal the better, but even the best DACs benefit from a better incoming signal. Nobody is gonna feed a $20k DAC with a $400 streamer or a $100 USB cable uncles they’ve g... | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers I would agree that non-data "noise" such as, say, SMPS noise can affect sound quality if and when allowed to enter the analog realm, if you will (usually meaning your DAC’s output section); but would you say that that noise can affect sound quali... | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers The logical fallacies abound from our friends. “Anyone who’s compared a $400 streamer to a $2k+ streamer…” This is called the “appeal to authority” fallacy, and it’s not even a good authority. @mdalton No, it’s called most of are capable of ... | |
| A good AES cable for Jay’s Audio CD 3 MK3 Transport What DAC are you using? | |
| Magnapan 35r and Hegel C55 Amp Hard to imagine that wouldn’t be fine, but you’d be better off posting this in the “Speaker” forum as you’ll get more thoughts from Maggie owners. | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers As far as streamers, the way I see it is deciding which application to use to send an email. Regardless which one you choose, the message should arrive @johnsmith55 Yeah you would think that, but unfortunately that’s not the way it works in au... | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers I should clarify my interweb signal which, due to my “remote” location and where my listening room is situated is via WiFi only, no hardwired connections. So cleaning the signal with line switches or Ethernet is not possible. I will be relying on... | |
| Looking for an AMP to match JA Pulsar and Lampi It’s really hard to see going wrong pairing something like an AH, ARC. Octave, or LTA preamp with a Coda or Hegel amp. Just pick the combo of flavors that you think would fit best with your tastes in the context of your current equipment. I’ve h... | |
| Best Holographic Speakers ~$7k per pair Stereophonic balloon is the function of how matched your left and Right speakers are, the recording trickery and how well controlled your room RT60 is. @kofibaffour That’s an oversimplification and there’s much more to it than how matched the ... | |
| Best Holographic Speakers ~$7k per pair And holographic in a 2 channel system is an oxymoron. Well that’s just simply not true as you’ve obviously already found — some speakers absolutely produce an effortless, expansive 3D or “holographic” soundstage better than others. Some I’ve f... | |
| Matching a amplifier to speakers Are you looking for new or used? | |
| Looking for an AMP to match JA Pulsar and Lampi They are excellent (I own one) but like ARC they are on the neutral side so if you’re looking for warmth you should take that into account for the amp you choose. One thing is they are not balanced if that’s a consideration. |