v-fi
Responses from v-fi
| Ayre CX-5 / CX-7 It's been a long time but if I remember it right, the CX-7 was their "affordable" CD player of that era. I think it sold in the $3-4K range. The C-5 was a universal player if you remember those. That means it played CD and also DVD Audio and Super... | |
| First impressions of new MH-DA006, Musetec flagship Thanks for the write up, this thing looks interesting. I tried a few of the older ones (2nd and 4th gen if I recall correctly) and they were promising. But didn't seem fully baked quite yet. The 6 seems like it might be more fully realized. | |
| How does the Denafrips Artemis HPA compare to other amps? Same, I was interested in their Artemis recently but decided to avoid until I see more stability with the recent changes. Their gear is usually great, but that's not the whole picture when buying something. Interested to see that new Laiv headph... | |
| Has a Power Conditioner Improved Your Sound? It's tough to say whether a power conditioner will make an impact in a different system, and if so how big that impact might be. Over the years I've lived in several homes and each one reacted differently to power conditioners - in some cases it m... | |
| New Router, New Streamer, New Questions In my experience, anything larger than maybe 1 or 2 TB worth of music really needs a dedicated server of some sort. Many of the "streamer" or "network player" devices (which is how Cambridge describes the CXN100) can accept USB drives with a moder... | |
| What’s your opinion about Dali speakers? I've heard a few of the higher up Dali models and they all seemed excellent. The entry level stuff never really excited me but that's about par for the course for that price range. If I was shopping for new speaker I would certainly try to get my ... | |
| Several used sonos faber il cremonese for sale. why? If you are just asking why there might be one or more sets for sale, the answer is pretty straight forward. People constantly buy audio gear, try it out, and move on. Maybe they didn't love it, but maybe they just want to try something new, or mov... | |
| Great network streamers with only USB outputs I think the Singxer is probably the best one mentioned, with the Holo being very close behind. The Bryston and Bel Canto stuff is just mediocre, not great imho. | |
| Great network streamers with only USB outputs Even though there was some push back upthread about USB to SPDIF converters, I would encourage you to look into those. Many pro reviewers have had big success with them and some, like the 6moons guy, state they have yet to find any situation where... | |
| Cable vs fiber for audio quality I wouldn't worry about it. Besides, it's going to be on and in use 24/7 from the moment it is installed, so any theoretical burn-in benefits will take care of themselves pretty quickly. | |
| Innuos Zen vs Pulse I think Innuos is smart in staggering the models so Pulse and Zen don't quite directly compete with one another at the same price point. I have considered going with the Pulsar at some point but that's because I have no need for the features offer... | |
| Back to the DAC The Laiv Harmony discussed earlier looks interesting but I would personally hold off until the brand is more established. If they really go the way of Denafrips then it will be a safe bet down the road. Look back at the Fore Audio Daisy which 6m... | |
| Should we care if a piece of equipment comes from a pet-free, kid-free, smoke-free home? The problem with people who stink - and I would put most smokers in that category - is that they don't know they stink. The same could be said for radicals not knowing how radical they really are, but I'll stick to the topic at hand. I don't ca... | |
| All in one unit for headphones- help me decide @freediver Pathos does make really nice stuff but the original post has more criteria for built in streamer and ability to play files from an SSD, either internal or external via USB. I was about to recommend the T+A HA200 as one of the best solut... | |
| Eversolo DMP -A8 Server,Dac, Streamer,Preamp - best bang for the Buck I upgraded from the Eversolo A6 to the A8 and am really happy so far. I feel like I haven’t even scratched the surface on all the features yet, but really enjoying the parts I have used. Eversolo (and parent company Zidoo) reminds me a little of ... |