sworksone
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| B&W 802 S2 & MAC 4100? Based on my experience with other B&W speakers, you definitely won’t take advantage of what the 802 S2’s can do with that receiver. | |
| Any Advice for those Listening to Youtube Reviewers? @lanx0003 nice list. One reviewer and Jay I personally would include is Jay’s iyagi with 84.1k subscribers. | |
| Parasound vs Coda I found the Trafomatic on the used market after the brand was recommended to me by a dealer I trust and who I’ve purchased Innuos products from. This is the model but I don’t believe it’s still produced: https://soundfactor.fi/trafomatic-audio-... | |
| Parasound vs Coda I run a Coda no8 with a Trafomatic Reference Line One tube pre and the sound is sublime. I recently tried with the Holo Serene (which I preferred over a Benchmark LA4 with the Coda) but it didn’t have the same magic without the tubes. I also was... | |
| Signalyst HQPlayer - Is it worth the upgrade? @hgeifman I can upsample from 44.1 to 192kHz PCM to DSD256 with most HQPlayer modulator / filter combinations and to DSD512 with some, but I personally prefer DSD256 with some of the more demanding ones. This is with an 8GB M1 MacBook Air. The H... | |
| Signalyst HQPlayer - Is it worth the upgrade? I run HQPlayer and Roon on an M1 Mac Air laptop to an Innuos Zenith as NAA. The sound quality of Innuos Sense is better than Roon (most seem to agree with this), and HQPlayer from Roon is a step up again. I do find HQPlayer sound quality is even... | |
| Recommendation for sub with high level inputs Why not a Sonus Faber Gravis ii? Same lineage as REL. Buy one now and a second later. https://hometheaterhifi.com/reviews/speaker/floor-standing/sonus-faber-sonetto-iii-speakers-with-gravis-ii-subwoofer-review/ | |
| Will increasing speaker cable AWG make a difference in sound quality? @thespeakerdude I am in no way angry. I never get involved in the frequent audiophile forum disputes but I was put off by your comments and felt the need to say something. I’m not sensitive, but for someone to call an area “middle of no where Ca... | |
| Will increasing speaker cable AWG make a difference in sound quality? thespeakerdude You may want to think long and hard on that statement. How did I know it was a little farmhouse in the middle of no where, unless I found it on a map? Not sure where farmer's came into the conversation. Do you go the the loca... | |
| Will increasing speaker cable AWG make a difference in sound quality? thespeakerdude 456 posts 03-14-2023 at 03:23pm Never heard of Zavfino before today, and I see many mentioning it. A company with USA in their name, apparently based out of little farmhouse in the middle of no where in Canada, and made som... | |
| Musical Fidelity or Michi for B&W 702 I had a Musical Fidelity M8s-500s power amp with 702 S2’s and I didn’t like the pairing - too bright and not engaging. I’m currently running a Coda no8 with the S2’s which I greatly prefer. I’d switch the speakers before the amp. | |
| Occasional Sound Imbalance Issue As per my earlier post of experiencing something very similar - I also have somewhat difficult to drive B&W speakers (702 S2 driven by a Coda no8 amp) and an Innuos Zenith Mk3. This can’t be just a coincidence? | |
| Occasional Sound Imbalance Issue I’m reading this post with shock and amazement. I have the same issue…. The imbalance typically is to the left. I switched the left and right speaker cables on my amp a couple of weeks ago and it shifted to the right. This proved it wasn’t ... | |
| Innuos Zen Mk2 Upgrade As an owner of a Zenith Mk3 (which I love), I don’t see how an upgrade of a Mk2 Zen to an outdated Mk2 Zenith can possibly be worth $2500. The Mk4 can’t be that far off given the Mk3 came out something like two years ago? I’d save your money unt... | |
| Too Much Gain the Issue ? (preamp and amp) I use Rothwell 10db XLR attenuators and they work wonders between my tube pre and power amp.. I bought them new from Analogue Seduction on EBay and received them from the UK in less than a week. |