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| Playback Edelweiss in the house @goose i have four SACDs on the way. Will let you know once they arrive. @rsf507 My understanding is that this is the same module that is Roon ready being used in the Dream series. All the work is done and testing is complete, it is a matte... | |
| Playback Edelweiss in the house The DAC is $15k. The SACD feature adds $3k. The StreamX adds an additional $3K. It is in process of getting approved to be Roon Ready. I am expecting approval to be Roon Ready any day. Regarding look, it looks better in person than it d... | |
| Speaker Variety / Interim Recommendation Given your tastes and affinity for Focal and Kef, why not look at the Kef Q and R series. They are very good speakers for the money. You could also consider the Focal Arias. Neither is quite in the same league as the Kantas in terms of sound qu... | |
| Are there speakers that disappear regardless of the recording? I am not sure it is possible with a traditional cone and dome type speaker. As many have pointed out, mono recordings, etc... are going to simply radiate. They are directional. A speaker that reflects off the room and uses the room to create ... | |
| Axpona Worthwhile is always a debate. It is like going to a showroom to listen to gear. Every room is trying to put its best foot forward and it may or may not work the same way in your space. That said, it is hard to find a place where you can list... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend I take that back, there have been two exceptions. Obviously I did not use ICs with the internal DAC on the integrated amp and the Vu Jade did not have a USB in so we used a Jorma Digital Coax in that test. | |
| NAS/Streamer or server/player? The difference here is in how the devices handle their jobs. The digital front end needs to do a few things. It needs to access your local files, deal with a very volatile internet and the decompress/unfold your files as it serves data to the DA... | |
| Emm Labs DV2 versus Tambaqui I have not heard the Sonnet. With Playback - There has always been the option of the MPS-8 which is the Dream DAC plus player/streamer at $30K. This is a full dream DAC with SACD Player and Stream X module. The MPD-6 is a lower end model ca... | |
| Emm Labs DV2 versus Tambaqui This is a brutal thread. @laoman here are three thoughts beyond Holo May and Denafrips. I have not heard the EMM or the Mola Mola. I am 100% certain both are brilliant but they just haven't made it through my space yet. I am exploring expand... | |
| Streamer/DAC Depends on budget. Lumin U1 would be what I would look at. There software is good and it has the right feature set. | |
| Streamer/DAC There are a million different options and yes, an upgrade to your digital front end will improve things. There are two approaches. 1. Streamer - like the Bluesound and usually relies on its own software platform. Lumin and several others tak... | |
| Rogue Pharaoh II vs Naim Supernait 3 for Revels The Supernait is wonderful and is all about current, just not absolute wattage. 2 ohms will not cause a strain. That said, same goes for the Pharoah. Don't like the stock tubes in the Paroah. Get some NOS Mullards or Cifte's and you will be su... | |
| AGD Tempo in the house I will loan my amp out for demo. Depending on relationship with me will dictate terms. If I don’t know you, I will require a deposit or at least a CC for my security. You pay return shipping if you don’t buy one. If you do, all shipping costs ... | |
| Suggestions for a streamer only (I have a great DAC) @antigrunge2 I have not spent much time with any Innuos products and have not heard their server playing their software. Last I heard one was a statement running Roon. The only thing I know about their software is that it is supposed to sound grea... | |
| Suggestions for a streamer only (I have a great DAC) For your budget and best sound I would get a Roon Nucleus and a Bricasti M5. The Roon Nucleus is a computer that runs one piece of software. Roon Core. Nothing else. It has a power button and a couple setting that anyone can walk you through when ... |