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| VPI Scout upgades? Mass won't help on a suspended hardwood floor, you need some form of decoupling at very low frequencies. Simplest thing to try would be putting some racketball balls under your massive oak base. You can use something like these to sit the balls ... | |
| Got a Node 2i, what's next? Frankly, I get a laugh from the guys who buy low bucks for digital because it couldn't be as good, and then of course it isn't because they bought entry level stuff and hooked it up with whatever they had left over lying around, because they did... | |
| Got a Node 2i, what's next? IMHO, I wouldn't limit yourself to balanced outputs. I think for this application it's not going to make THAT significant a difference. I'm looking for balanced because the difference it would make is purely placement. Currently, my analog gea... | |
| Got a Node 2i, what's next? A lot to process since last night. I want to make a few points/clarifications.I am only using Amazon HD for a streaming service. I am not currently planning to expand to other services. The BluOS phone/tablet app works just fine for this, and my t... | |
| Got a Node 2i, what's next? Wow, lots of great suggestions. On my short list so far is the Denafrips Ares II, the Musical Paradise MP-D2, and the Cambridge Audio DacMagic 200M.I'm slightly hesitant on the Denafrips only because of having to ship overseas for ant waranty wor... | |
| Got a Node 2i, what's next? @bigkidz ,Thanks for the explanation. I think given my tastes, the R2R sounds attractive. Great information. | |
| Got a Node 2i, what's next? @fuzztone1,I listen to vinyl all the time, very little digital except background music and in the car, none on my 2 channel system until I got the Node 2i.I have a full featured preamp (soon to be replaced with a better one) that takes care of the... | |
| Got a Node 2i, what's next? Multibit is just a propriety filter on Schitt DACs.They don’t do DSD. Isn't DSD Mostly for computer interfaces? If so I don't need it.I'm not really interested in a headphone amp, or signal processing on the dac. Not that I would rule the fea... | |
| Got a Node 2i, what's next? Might want to check out RME. Can likely find a demo ADI-2 demo with full warranty right around 1k. Great sound and TONS of features which you may or may not use. I find the EQ and loudness function useful at times. Just curious what is you vinyl s... | |
| Got a Node 2i, what's next? Thanks for those. Unfortunately, most aren't balanced, at least the ones in my preferred price range.The Musical Paradise looks interesting but I'd have no idea which dac to choose and what it would mean for the sound. | |
| What is the actual percentage of people exclusively listening to vinyl vs digital? I use Amazon HD digital in the car, and used to use it on headphones at work, but I work at home since covid and listen almost exclusively to vinyl. I occasionally use digital to check out new music, and sometimes for background music thru the li... | |
| Herron VTPH-2A Phono Preamp....anyone familiar? I have a backup table with an MM cart I use to check vinyl purchases before I’ll play them on my main table. I have it hooked to the MM inputs on the Herron, and my main table is hooked to the MC inputs and I switch back and forth with no issues a... | |
| Looking for a turntable around $1k... The VPI Cliffwood would be on my short list for 1K turntables. I don't know if they're still being made but some dealers may still have new stock. Comes with a competent tonearm and cartridge. | |
| Magnepans and cats, do they mix? I had Apogees and cats for 15 years. I never let the cats into the listening room. | |
| Supex SDX-1100r Phono Cartridge @rauliruegas You are 100% right. I own one, I bought it as an impulse buy, NOS, at a record show back in the late 90's. It absolutely beat the Lyra Lydian Beta that was my primary cartridge at the time. I believe from my research at the time tha... |