vonhelmholtz
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| Digital add ons-airlens, matrix spdif, Innuous Phoenix net, Phoenix usb I agree that vendors/manufacturers are valued members of these forums. Most make sound arguments as to why their product might be desirable. | |
| Digital add ons-airlens, matrix spdif, Innuous Phoenix net, Phoenix usb Your system does seem to consist of a great set of components. The most important change in my system involved power cords and conditioner. I doubt that the AirLens would be an improvement, but you do have thirty days to return it. Don’t be ove... | |
| Digital add ons-airlens, matrix spdif, Innuous Phoenix net, Phoenix usb @brownsf Please post your virtual system on your profile, so that those answering have some basis for answering. It seems that you only stream and are looking for a new streaming device, such as the Airlens. | |
| Audio / Stereo Rack Looks like a great choice. Congratulations…. | |
| Streamer Selection - Thoughts Requested Please! @norust Whats important to me would be the sound quality, an app with solid integration with Apple and TIDAL. I am leaning to Aurender as their players/transports are "streamers" / no DAC, they seem to integrate well with Apple and the Conduct... | |
| Affordable SS that sound like Tubes @soix Thanks for taking the time to explain. My fault in that I should have read a bit more carefully. Interesting that you mention his Mac mini. When Op states that he use to be 100% vinyl, but is now fully digital, but likely relies on a co... | |
| Affordable SS that sound like Tubes @tonydennison What if you rephrase your original post? When you look at my virtual system, what can I do, short of buying a tube power amplifier, to get more of a tube like musical experience? My budget for such a change is $xxxx. Also, rathe... | |
| What is the science behind audiophile fuses? I’ve seen so many threads, not this one, where an expensive power cord manufacturer claims are declared snake oil because it measures the same as the PC obtained from Amazon. People forget that “science” is not a static thing and with time, our u... | |
| Why Can't Modern Tube Manufacturers Make a Proper Tube? If mastering social media controls was a sign of intelligence, JJ tubes would sound amazing and the world wouldn't be a toilet of moronitude. True .. and in a way, profound. Thanks Thanks | |
| Corner bass traps - most installed wrong? I had a serious issue with my subwoofer output making my tonearm dance. My listening room is suspended over a two car garage and the bass was crazy. I used heavy/thick carpet pad with carpet over the hardwood floors. I spent months trying to reloc... | |
| Good streamer that does not need wi-fi or internet to play local files The NUC runs Roon Rock, which interfaces via Ethernet to the streamer and is controlled by the Roon software running on a computer, phone, or notebook. | |
| Foot Fall If a powered sub, is power cord completely attached? | |
| Good streamer that does not need wi-fi or internet to play local files Does your iFi Zen stream allow Bluetooth control and plays from usb drives? If so, add a great power supply and upgraded cables and call it a day. I use to use such a setup and played locally stored music on usb drives and a NAS, but I used a Roon... | |
| Good streamer that does not need wi-fi or internet to play local files I know that with apple, for example with AirPods, the Bluetooth connection is of slower bandwidth than corded headphones, or possible with WiFi. I recognize that the latest Bluetooth standards are capable of transmitting high resolution audio. Is... | |
| Why Can't Modern Tube Manufacturers Make a Proper Tube? How large is the tube market today compared to the 1950’s and are current manufacturers sufficiently profitable to be able to invest in improvements to their manufacturing processes? |