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| Music server recommendations needed. 24/96 sounds worse than 16/44 if the original music was recorded in 16/44, which is nearly always. Upsampling music almost never sounds better than Redbook. | |
| Kirmuss 'In the Groove' Ultrasonic Record Restorer - Upscale Audio Edition Buy a Loricraft 4! | |
| Just upgraded to Fiber Optic feed ( 500Mbps) from Spectrum (250 Mbps) OMG @sfgak Thanks. I'll be having ATT install FO to the house and then an Ethernet port near my equipment rack for my streamer. Likely getting an EtherRegen switch so I can send a signal to my streamer and satellite box. The router will go upstai... | |
| Just upgraded to Fiber Optic feed ( 500Mbps) from Spectrum (250 Mbps) OMG @sfgak Which Router did you buy? I want to do the same to have AT&T route fiber optic to/in my (US) house as I have copper from original house build from 1994. I think I can get Blue Stream FO but their reviews and Customer Service reviews ... | |
| How to set up volume control on a DAC without a preamp If you get a very good DAC with a quality digitally controlled, analog volume control/preamp you do not need a preamp. Connect the DAC to your amp(s) That's how I'm doing it with my Playback Designs DAC. I'll have a phono preamp but my DAC will h... | |
| What do I need? Look into buying a used Classe SSP-800 AV processor. It has an LFE out for a sub and you're good to go. Does your preamp have Home Cinema Pass through? | |
| Next step up on the streaming food chain? Playback Designs Edelweiss Streamer MPS-X. Thew penultimate streamer. You can do no better. | |
| Stack Audio Products Review @jfrmusic I'll likely use the Auva 100's under my speakers. I'm waiting on OCD Hi Fi Guy Mikey to get test samples of the Stack's to compare to the Live Vibe brass decouplers which he believes are the best out there before I go whole hog on the ... | |
| Stack Audio Products Review @jfrmusic I will likely try the Auva 100's under my speakers as they now have S.S. spikes and discs but I'm eventually going with Live Vibe Audio Brass Decouplers under all of my components. Maybe decoupler sets eventually under my speakers as w... | |
| Stack Audio Products Review @jfrmusic That's cool! The Aussie Audiophile Shane loves Stack's under his Vitus amps and Auva's under his Wilson speakers. He put out several videos. | |
| Stack Audio Products Review I've heard that you need to shake up the isolators to distribute the isolation stuff before you place them and then give them time to settle in place. | |
| Streamer/Ripper/Storage Playback Designs MPS-X Edelweiss Streamer. | |
| High end bookshelf speakers for Small room Fischer & Fischer SN 70's all the way. Slate cabinets. Cannot be beat. | |
| Need Opinions for Different Cable Manufacturers/Cable Designs Townshend Audio F-1 Fractal cables are amongst the best. But you probably can't fix the Focal's bright tweeters except for using tube amps is my guess. | |
| DAC options to consider for Innuos streamer Playback Designs MPD-8. |