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| Wanting to upgrade my streaming sound quality. durangoat - I connected the Roon directly to my DSJ. adasdad- I havent tried the power supply yet but its on my list. Heard good things on the boards about it | |
| Wanting to upgrade my streaming sound quality. ... also the user interface on the Roon is a pleasure | |
| Wanting to upgrade my streaming sound quality. FWIW been down a similar road on streamers. I have a PS DSJ > Rogers Integrated > Wilson Sabrinas Used to used Bluesound Node as streamer. Sound quality good not great. Constant software headaches. Tried a pie mini computer. Sound quality... | |
| Considering getting a CD player (again). Used? New? Criteria? I purchased a used Rega Apollo from TMR a year or so ago for ~$450 and ran the digital out into my PS Audio DS DAC. Really like the sound. It is very notacibly better than my Bluesound Node 2 streamer into the same DAC. The bet I was making was th... | |
| So What Is Real? So I'll give my own personal experience here and my opinion based on that. Starting out in audio I was using an old NAD integrated and some well reviewed $100 Pioneer speakers. Switching from Monster copper to Transparent Audio entry level cables ... | |
| BEST SPEAKERS AT A REASONABLE PRICE I like the idea of active speakers as they will sidestep the issue of amplifier adequacy. While I believe most actives are class D, my understanding is since they are voiced with the specific speaker in mind you get more positives out of that syne... | |
| BEST SPEAKERS AT A REASONABLE PRICE + The Maggies are cheap, but their power amp requirements raises the cost of ownership. | |
| Need a new Hi-Fi rack? I have been happy with the rack i ordered from Timber Nation a couple years ago. Its solid and heavy - 100% maple - and looks nice. https://timbernation.com | |
| BEST SPEAKERS AT A REASONABLE PRICE Ie - the recs here for maggies or your consideration of Kef Q series are both off base given your amp in my limited experience. I have owned both and i didnt think either sounded satisfying unless paired w something orders of magnitude above what ... | |
| BEST SPEAKERS AT A REASONABLE PRICE I have owned Maggie 0.7s, Revel F30s in my primary system and KEF and Elacs in my secondary system. Currently running Devore 9s in my primary driven by a LM tube amp. The lesson I have learned is that efficiency is the key to the “at a reasonable ... | |
| Why a separate DAC? My own view on the seperste DAC issue is that a lot of it comes down to the resolution and character of the set up you have - particularly speakers. When people like the audiophillac say that a pair of $100 pioneer speakers and a nad integrated so... | |
| Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ or Schiit Yggdrasil? I recently went through this process with the Mytek, the Yggy and the PS DSJ and went with the PS which is also upgradeable. The conclusion I came to was that its largely a matter of personal taste and system characteristics - ie are your speakers... |