tomcy6
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| Another streaming newbie You may have to start a new thread to get responses for that. This is an older thread not dealing with the M10 or the B&Ws. | |
| Another streaming newbie The Node 2i is from Bluesound, the budget line from NAD. It is a streamer/DAC, no integrated amp. I think the streamer and DAC in the M10 are probably better than the Node 2i. If you want to start shopping again, you could look for an integrate... | |
| Considering to move to a Devialet system. That would be a pretty radical change in sound. I advise against it without hearing the Devialet. You may end up with a Devialet, but there are a lot of other smallish integrateds to consider. Start a thread asking for the opinions of people who ... | |
| Martin Logan ESL 11A or ESL 9 with 60w integrated tube amp? I had a pair of ML Summit Xs (powered woofers) that I first drove with a Pass XA 30.8 which puts out about 90 watts in class B into 8 ohms. I thought they sounded fine until I decided to try a muscle amp with them. I got a 300 watt into 8 ohms am... | |
| My Music Format Odyssey To me streaming is valuable for allowing me to discover new music or to listen to music once or twice that I find interesting but don’t want to own.It also makes music easier to enjoy when you don’t have to spend $10 to $50 to hear new music. It t... | |
| Beryllium Tweets Don't be angry at beryllium tweeters. give them a listen and if you like the speakers, buy them. If you don't, move on. | |
| Wisdom of buying high priced digital gear (given new advancements underway) Digital sound quality has advanced pretty rapidly over the last decade or two, and less expensive newer models have often closed the SQ gap with more expensive older models. So it is kind of difficult to pay the extra bucks for the more expensive ... | |
| Streamer + Preamp + Amp ... setup You’re welcome. There’s plenty of reading about this available.Let me add that the streamer is controlled by an app downloaded to your phone or tablet. Some work better with Apple or Android devices. The Lumin app works much better with Apple devi... | |
| to my ears digital audio does not sound natural? something is wrong! to my ears digital audio does not sound natural? something is wrong! Then you should listen to whatever format sounds natural to you and stay away from digital. | |
| Streamer + Preamp + Amp ... setup A streamer takes the info from your wifi router either wirelessly or wired (ethernet cable) and sends it to your DAC through a digital out and digital interconnect (coax, optical, AES/EBU, etc.) into the DAC’s digital in. Your DAC then converts th... | |
| My thoughts on my new Esoteric k03xd CD player. My K series player sounds fine with Cds. Some Cds sound unpleasant, but it’s not the player’s fault. | |
| My thoughts on my new Esoteric k03xd CD player. Thanks for the review. I own a plain old K series Esoteric and I like it a lot. Maybe one of these days I'll make it up to the K XD series. | |
| The meaning of “Remastered” I know lots of people have their favorite versions of various albums, but is there a resource that tracks the versions and comments on what changes have been made?I don’t think there’s a simple way to find the best versions of particular albums. N... | |
| Newb Tube question There is generally not a sonic advantage to a particular plate design. Plate design can be used to differentiate a specific tube in a manufacturer’s line that some people consider superior, though. For example, Telefunken smooth plates are thought... | |
| No Direction Home, Dylan documentary by Martin Scorsese. I’m with Bob and bdp24. I prefer keeping politics and music separate. Another side of Bob Dylan - My Back Pages |