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| JL Audio hifi subwoofer match for my system Lower-tier JL Audio subs have known reliability problems so I’d avoid them. Get a couple Rhythmik F12G subs for better performance and less than half the price. https://www.rythmikaudio.com/F12G.html | |
| Qobuz A little while back a Tidal user inadvertently deleted his playlists and contacted Tidal and they were able to restore them much to his relief. May be worth reaching out to Qobuz if you haven’t already to see if they can restore them for you. | |
| Time For a CD Player Upgrade I’d use the Rega as a transport and get a Denafrips Hermes DDC and run i2S from it into a Denafrips Pontus 15th DAC — both would only set you back $3200 and be a big improvement in the direction you’re looking to go. Just one idea, and best of lu... | |
| Streamer, Dac,with Pre Amp Agree to go with separates. I’d go with a Denafrips Ares 15th and a Bluesound Node with an external linear power supply from Teddy Pardo, Sbooster, LHY, etc. A little north of $2k but worth the stretch IMO. Down the road you could add a Denafri... | |
| Streamer, Dac,with Pre Amp Why would you get an integrated if you’re planning on using the A8 as a preamp? I’d think using the preamp of a $4500 integrated would be preferred to using a $1980 streamer as a pre. | |
| LAIV Harmony @sns Yeah, I think a trial of the LTA DAC would be a great idea in your case and no i2S option to fret over. If I’m you I’d buy a used Denafrips Iris and a cheap HDMI cable (that’s what I did) just to see what happens — I have a feeling it’d take... | |
| CD player upgrade This thread is 20 years old so might wanna just start a new one. That said, what’s your budget and are you looking for new or used? | |
| Upgrade speakers or DAC When upgrading I tend to go with whatever the weakest link is at the time, and in your case I think the streamer is your weakest link by a good margin. I’d encourage you to look at Aurender, Grimm, and Innuos as well. Best of luck. | |
| Best low budget speakers for a Levinson 383 Integrated amp Without sharing what sound characteristics you’re looking for this is just shooting darts blindfolded. | |
| Used speaker suggestion for Levinson 383 Integrated amp What sound characteristics are you looking for, and what did you not like about the Revels? | |
| Denafrips Pontus *15th* ? For those of you using an Iris, Hermes, or Gaia DDC, are you using those DDCs with a computer or with a streamer? I'm wondering if the benefits of using a DDC are audible when used with a streamer that inherently has less noise. @calvinandhobbe... | |
| Shout out to Revival Audio Atalante 3 speakers They hired a well respected design studio in France to come up with the looks and it’s a combination of an old world speaker look with a Japanese flourish. I’m interested in Revival speakers and hope to hear them sometime soon but not a fan of ... | |
| Looking for a new Subwoofer Rhythmik/ REL /ML >> << KEF/ Polk @grislybutter What the hell does this even mean??? Making up your own little language might be fun for you in your own strange world, but to the rest of us it’s just meaningless and helpful to no ... | |
| Upgrade speakers or DAC What’s the rest of the equipment in your system? Preamp? Amp? | |
| Denafrips Pontus *15th* ? @pgoodfield Congrats! I’ve got an Iris too and found it to provide significant improvements over running USB directly into my DAC (using the Iris’ i2S output). Are you using i2S into your Pontus? |