soix
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| A DAC for the Oppo 105 The new Denafrips Ares 15th DAC is said by the company to perform at the level of its Pontus 12th at a lower price and I’d think would yield a significant improvement from your Oppo. As an R2R DAC it will likely sound fuller and more organic/anal... | |
| Upgrade Interconnects/Cables or…? I’d still try pulling the speakers a few feet into the room and see if it yields any improvement in the areas you’re interested in. You didn’t say if you’ve tried that. | |
| A DAC for the Oppo 105 What to you is affordable for a DAC? Can you not find the majority of your CD content on Qobuz? | |
| Subwoofers and Seating Position for Klipsch Forte iv's From your options I’d go with two Rhythmik F12Gs. For placement and to excite room modes the least put one of the subs close to the walls at the midpoint of each of the front and back walls or the two side walls. If that’s not practical, put the... | |
| Least expensive plug-in power conditioner that works Didn’t realize you didn’t necessarily need surge protection. These Puron filters have been getting consistently very positive reviews for improving sound quality and definitely worth a try. https://www.underwoodhifi.com/products/puron | |
| Solo streamer a hard wired connection is not feasible for me and Aurender does not have WiFi connectivity. As others have said, all is not lost! Get Mesh or a Wi-Fi extender and go hardwired from that to the Aurender. @ghdprentice uses a Wi-Fi extender wit... | |
| Heavy difficult to move speakers- how do you deal? Many people here have spoken highly of these Herbies Gliders. Not only do they make it easy to move speakers, several have experienced significant performance improvements and they’re relatively cheap. Win win win. Hope this helps. https://her... | |
| Upgrade Interconnects/Cables or…? I want to fill my room more, so around me…my primary objective is to open my front to back soundstage and possibly improve upon what I’ve already have. I don’t think it’s possible to achieve what you’re looking for with your speakers placed a... | |
| Upgrade Interconnects/Cables or…? That’s a lot of great information, but what’s really needed is what specific type of improvements you’re looking for. I’ll just say off the top that Cardas makes some really fine cables, but I tried the Cross in my system years ago and from what ... | |
| Looking for a true upgrade in sound quality You may have others who agree here, but your statements are contrary to the knowledge of a massive majority of network engineers, physicists, and other scientists, etc. @jji666 Classic denial. And yeah, there are tons of people here who agree... | |
| Looking for a true upgrade in sound quality What I said about streamers was that they weren't something to "match" with analog components as tone controls @jji666 No, in that other thread you literally said word for word that streamers have no sound just like you did about switches and n... | |
| Preamp suggestions for Atma-Sphere Class D Monoblocks As I wait for the Atma-Sphere MP-3, I am using a Bel Canto Dac2.8 as a preamp and the sound is nothing short of spectacular - without a doubt the best my system has ever sounded. Funny you say that. I demoed a DAC3.5VB in my system (great DAC ... | |
| Solo streamer @mdalton If the OP doesn’t hear a difference I’ll completely believe him as I said, but as he has good ears and a good system I highly doubt that will be the case. And yes, if someone can’t hear differences between streamers, like yourself, I do a... | |
| Looking for a true upgrade in sound quality Many people who actually understand networking are very skeptical of network tweaks. Switches and network cables don’t have a sound, except silence when not working. @jji666 Many people who understand networking refuse to just use their ears be... | |
| LAIV Harmony @kclone. Great to hear and thanks for the update. |