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| Cambridge Audio Azur 851N I have not tried. To my knowledge there has not been a firmware upgrade for Tidal, but of course there may be other ways to get it. I keep thinking Spotify will add a high Rez service, and haven't really explored Tidal or other services. Been buyi... | |
| Cambridge Audio Azur 851N I have an 851N. And am completely happy with it. I also use it as a preamp-- I had a Nuforce mcp 18a but could not tell the difference. I have Bel Canto 500m mono blocks with Dali Mentor 6 speakers. Also use a Marantz SA 8004 as cd transport. ... | |
| What to upgrade next? A vote for power cables.I've gone through all kinds of upgrades--though always in a solid state mode. in upgrading components, clearly the biggest improvement was going from 80 watts to 200 watts, and again to 500 watt mono blocks. bigger impact t... | |
| Brightest but shortest artistic bursts in the sky Agree on Procol Harem. I would addRoninella and the CC String Band. | |
| Looking at sub $200 power cables. I found a big improvement over stock cables with the Nordost Shiva cables, which you can find used for less than$200. More improvement with my CD player and preamp than my amp. Have since upgraded to Nordost Vishnu, whimproved even more. Power c... | |
| Any comments on DAC going direct to power amplifier or to pre-ampliifer? I have have a buddy who has a system similar to mine. We put a preamp in his system and wow, more natural, musical, fuller sound. Put it in my system, no discernible difference. His: Cambridge magic streamer into a Nuforce mcp 18a analog pre to ... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Dali Epicon 6 driven by Simaudio and Nordost Cables. I was dumbfounded. Absolutely Holographic. | |
| Which Floor standing speakers with the NAD C356 Int. Amplifier In a similar setting (nad352, 15inches from wall) I got great sound and massive bass from definitive technology bipolar towers--I used 8080ST, but the smaller 8060st might work better in a smaller room. | |
| Absolute Sound - do we really need another review like this? It does amaze me that, in a hobby like this with so many obsessives and sticklers for details upon details, publications like Stereophile and TAS continue to exist. It's not like there is a continuous wave of new people coming in to the hobby tha... | |
| interconnects vs speaker cables vs power cords - which make the biggest difference? It makes no sense to me, but power cables have made the most difference in my system. Easily. Inner connects next, then speaker cables. This is the exact opposite of what I would expect, but there you are. And, power cables made much more differe... | |
| I am in the market for a $ 5-6 k monoblock amplif I absolutely love my Bel Canto ref 500Ms. I have had them for four years or so, having graduated from powerful older solid state amps (b&k and adcom) . I've always been happier with more, rather than less power. Anyway, the class d bel canto... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Chico Hamilton Quintet: A Different Kind of Journey. Love Gabor Szabo's guitar. Before that it was King Crimson: In the Court of the Crimson King. What a contrast! | |
| Tune of the Day Thomasz Stanko Quintet "So Nice" from Dark Eyes. 2009 ECM. This is like a theme from a movie that captures your life. You can’t quite recall the film (because it doesn’t exist) but the feeling comes over you that this is it. This captures it all. ... | |
| Recently re-discovered or newly discovered music in your current "heavy rotation" Rashaan Roland Kirk-Prepare Thyself to Deal with a MiracleGabor Szabo-Jazz RagaRobbie Robertson-self titledSequentia-Vox Iberica I: Donnersohne (Sons of Thunder) | |
| Upgrading power cord.. proven upgrade? or crap? like many who have responded, i didn't use to believe, now i do, but don't know how a power cord could possibly make a difference. But it does, more than speaker cables or interconnects. In my system, my CD player (Marantz SA8005) and my then prea... |