vonhelmholtz
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Looking for a good small subwoofer... I agree with REL, but do they have active crossovers? I would think that the quality of the crossover would be key. That would most likely require spending a good bit of money on the subwoofer, or external crossover. The advantage of the REL is... | |
Buyer anxiety If they were unable to contact you through Audiogon then something is strange indeed. That process is pretty straight forward. | |
Best container to move prized records between homes? Thanks! I used standard small heavy duty moving boxes and moved them in a UHaul. 95% of furnishings professionally moved. Then again, I drove 1500 miles without stopping to sleep. | |
Aurender N20 or A15 I love my Holo May DAC KTE, but the new PS Audio’s designer is the real deal and the unit comes with a 30 day trial and all PS Audio gear in this category go on sale once per year. | |
SPDIF Coax cable recommendation? I used a generic Amazon cable and then upgraded to DH Labs and lastly Shunyata Sigma. Each step was a marked improvement. DH labs was the best value. They have a money back trial period. | |
Aurender N20 or A15 What @lalitk said. The DAC 2 might be a competitive $1500 DAC. I believe that looking to get the most out of an Aurender requires a great DAC and attention to all cabling. I started with the MA12000 with the intention of of upgrading my iFi Zen... | |
Subwoofer power conditioner I plug my RELs into an Everest. Supposedly the Everest has six and Denali three independent circuits capable of momentary 30 amp current to power amps. | |
Those singers you enjoy,....that don't really have a great voice? Bob Dylan Louis Armstrong Leonard Cohen All great singers in their own way. | |
the question of changing ethernet cables I purchased a Shunyata Sigma Ethernet cable that goes from the wall to my streamer. It made a positive difference. I purchased an open box, so somebody didn’t keep the cable, so make sure that you have the ability to return the cable. | |
New Cartridge or New Preamp Really, everything is important. For my system the greatest improvement was obtained when I cleaned up my power. Second, a used phono preamplifier. I say this because in my system I went from an integrated with built in preamplifier to a $2400 new... | |
If you had $12k / £10k to upgrade your analogue front-end... I did exactly this in 2022. I went with a Technics 1200G/Hana ML and Sutherland 20/20 with LPS. The turntable cartridge were good, but I can’t say the same for the Sutherland in my system. After 40-50 hours of use I returned the Sutherland and upg... | |
What's up with the Rega Apollo CD player? I don’t know what equipment you have, but if you have a decent streamer and DAC, why not just rip the CDs and play from a hard drive or server? | |
Great Experience with Bliss Hifi Agreed..picked up Aurender N20 and Audionet phono preamp.., | |
Why Purchase A CD Player or Transport ? My system has changed in that I have made major upgrades to both my digital and analog. My CDs now reside on a Aurender N20 and my DAC is the Holo May KTE. All power cables are Shunyata Sigma NR and are plugged into the Everest 8000. A Shunyata Si... | |
Best Basic CD Player (no SACD, USB, etc.) @oldaudiophile There's only so much you can do with digital. I doubt that you meant this as a guiding principle. This statement is true, but I doubt that many of us will come close to the ultimate digital. |