stuartk
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| Newbie Question @stfoth: You mean the Vault requires an ethernet connection for streaming, or to simply play ripped cd files stored on Vault ??? Probably a dumb question, but this is all new to me. | |
| Newbie Question @stfoth: I just took a quick look around Computer Audiophile. . . yikes! Seems to me there's an awful lot of do-it-yourself building and/or modding of gear over there. I'm a music lover, not a hobbyist (let alone, trained,) engineer! I have no de... | |
| Anyone heard the Unison Unico Due cdp ? BTW: the Pavanes I found for sale online turned out to be discontinued models, although they were not identified as such by the dealer, which strikes me as somewhat shady, although Metrum defended this practice. At any rate, the current Pavane pr... | |
| Anyone heard the Unison Unico Due cdp ? @audiotroy: I was told by a friend that the Due does stream. He could be mistaken. In any case, I don't need that feature, anyway. Tubes? I've had tube audio gear and tube guitar amps. I used to believe that was the only way to get a sound I like... | |
| Still looking for a DAC I can demo at home. . . @bander: I'm not at all familiar with Exasound. Will check them out. Thanks. | |
| Newbie Question Hi ghosthose. I checked and it is possible to bypass internal DAC in BlueSound vault2. I've been reading some reviews of various servers and apparently the server does affect the sound fed to an external dac, so I have to decide whether I just wa... | |
| Still looking for a DAC I can demo at home. . . @ghosthouse: Thanks for taking the time to offer a more detailed response re: the Schiit dacs. | |
| Still looking for a DAC I can demo at home. . . @randy-11: I didn't realize Benchmark had a home trial. Thanks! @chayro: The Wells replaced a tubed Jolida integrated-- no contest! At this point, I'm not interested in more Jolida gear, but thanks. @ghosthouse: Just wondering why you chose Gumby... | |
| Best Footers for DAC? Yikes! I didn't mean to facilitate flame wars. @lak: I will place the DAC on its own shelf. One footer material I've yet to try is ceramic. Will do. @randy-11: I read the Barry Diament article. Makes sense. Where does one buy his "Hip Joints"? | |
| Best Footers for DAC? Thanks. I will check out the ISO pucks and DiD's. . . I wory that "Hard ceramic balls coupled with stainless steel or aluminum" is a recipe for fatiguing highs, but of course, there's no way to know except through trial and error. I did try Herbie... | |
| Anyone heard the Unison Unico Due cdp ? I'd really rather not deal with tubes and I don't need a streamer, so I'm going to try something else, alos from Europe (Netherlands): Metrum Pavane. Currently discounted to $3700 and very well reviewed. Sup-posedly more analog-sounding than Yggdr... | |
| Anyone heard the Unison Unico Due cdp ? audiotroy: I'm talking about the Unico Due cdp/dac/streamer:http://www.unisonresearch.com/en/products/unico-series/sources/unico-cd-due.htmlThanks for the comments. Turns out, I'll be able to demo it in my system, next week. Needless to say, I'm v... | |
| Please suggest bookshelf with best bass response under $4000 pr. @audiotroy: Actually, I don't enjoy trying/buying gear over and over, unlike some audiophiles I know! As I don't have a huge budget, but have very "picky" ears, I find the process quite stressful. There are no stores in the Sacramento area that ... | |
| Please suggest bookshelf with best bass response under $4000 pr. Wow-- a lot of suggestions, here. Thanks to all. This is a lot to sort through. The Silverlines use Dynaudio drivers, BTW. @audiotroy : your assertion that I need to go out and hear speakers brings up another point. I haven't bought any gear based... | |
| Please suggest bookshelf with best bass response under $4000 pr. willemj: In fact, the SVS is one I've definitely considered. But as I've said, when I ask salesmen about the fussiness of sub placement, they always hedge their responses, which makes me hesitate. I did read the Harbeth review. . . interesting! Wi... |