tk21
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| spend on the streamer or on the DAC ? To me it can make sense to combine streamer, DAC, and preamp in a single box (then just add a power amp and speakers ... or active speakers). That way you're paying for just one chassis and you reduce the number of interconnects. This "integrate... | |
| Wall mounting on studs You might want to consider using a french cleat (or a pair of them) to attach your shelving. Some people use this approach to hang kitchen cabinets. You'd avoid opening the wall this way. Plus, this would allow you to experiment more easily with ... | |
| Lumin X1 latest Review like we have been saying @Maxwave"The Lumin X1 has a digital USB input. The USB port is bidirectional."My understanding ... somebody please correct me if I'm wrong ... is that the X1 can accept USB input from an attached thumb drive or hard drive, but not from an upstrea... | |
| Basement listing room For less than the cost of finishing a basement plus setting up a second audio/video system, you might be able to find a different set of towers with a higher Wife Acceptance Factor and even better SQ than the ones you have. Then you wouldn't have ... | |
| What other hobby... The world of single-malt Scotch whisky flavors, in 2 variables:https://www.forwhiskeylovers.com/user/20168/photo/scotch-flavor-chart | |
| What makes a DAC so expensive? Whether it's a DAC or speakers, when comparing two good alternatives, I doubt most of a big price difference is in the parts.Many high-end products are built more or less to order in small numbers, for affluent customers willing to pay a big premi... | |
| What other hobby... What do you mean by an "infinite number of variables"?Are you referring for instance to all the factors involved in choosing "what is the best [X]?" (where "X" = speaker/amp/cable etc)?So for example in choosing speakers, one might want to conside... | |
| Analog or Digital and why? "I was happy with digital too, when all I listened to was digital."Well, I was unhappy with analog when all I listened to was analog (because that's all there was). I don't mean I was unhappy with the recording quality, per se. But I don't miss de... | |
| Floor standing speaker recommendations new or used, $10,000 and under I'd like to hear more about the JansZen hybrid electrostatic speakers especially the P8 or A8 models. Some of the others mentioned above would be a little easier to audition. The JansZens are only sold directly from the company and the design is ... | |
| My pet peeve: "revealing" speakers There seem to be two extremes w.r.t room interactions.One extreme would be the Bose "direct/reflecting" strategy, which deliberately exploits room interactions. Another is the magneplanar/electrostatic strategy, which typically aims for a more fo... | |
| ~$15K floorstanders: opinions sought JansZen Valentina A8 (active) or P8 (passive).https://janszenaudio.com/These are hybrid electrostatics. New ones are built to order, sold only from the company direct, with a 30 day return policy. Used may be very hard to find. | |
| USB sucks "why is there a significant market for USB clean up and reclocking devices by Uptone, Intona,IFi, Schiit, Berkeley Alpha, InnuOs, Aqua, DCS et al?Are they all selling snake oil?"I cannot say what others are hearing (or think they are hearing) by a... | |
| Why high-end cable manufacturers don't post measurements? 1. Because, under carefully controlled conditions, the measurements wouldn't consistently reveal significant differences ...OR 2. ... even if measurements could reveal ~significant differences, it would be too hard to agree on and consistently re... | |
| Why are there so many wooden speakers? MDF isn't exactly "wood". It is an engineered wood product.AFAIK, violins and other string instruments continue to be made (exclusively?) with "real" wood such as maple. But which if any company offers HiFi speakers with "real" wood cabinets? The... | |
| Is integrated the future for 2 channel audiophiles? I bought my first integrated amp in about 1984, an HK PM645vxi. It still sells for about what I paid for it (or more) on Ebay, and I still use mine for a bedroom system. I've never had a separate preamp or power amp. However, lately I do have sep... |