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| Lumin U2 vs Aurender N200 Besides the whopping cost difference note that the Lumin works with Roon and Aurender does not. (Roon done right needs some other goodies,FYI) Great DAC and Streamers will cost with the desired better audible results. Here’s a Lumin X1 Ster... | |
| List some of your favorite live Jazz recordings “Whisper Not” Jarrett Peacock deJohnette “Time Outtakes” Dave Brubeck Quartet “Mingus plays Piano” Charles Mingus | |
| AI and the future of music AI used to complete Beatles song. Good and no good will comr from AI. And the no good will be very bad. | |
| What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first? I’d very seriously consider upgrading the bluesound and steaming supporting components first/too. You could be amazed. | |
| What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first? There are different types of speakers. Horn, electrostatic, powered, regular and menthol to name a few. If I was to buy with no prior hearing I would at least know what flavour I prefered. Naturally the room will color a great deal. Big Magicos, ... | |
| When Will the DAC Singularity Be Reached? Given the slurry of related comments, your ears, the room and the winning hard of synergy it’s hard to know for sure about what’s definitive about a lot of gear. Is that hot new 8k DAC paired with an old 2k streamer? Given the certain proclivity o... | |
| Happen to you? Gear chasing because the fundamentals were wrong. @hilde45 “knowing the curve of one’s hearing can help guide anyone adjusting the curve of their room.” This is so true. It’s likely that many here are ladies and gentlemen of a certain age. A quick web search reports almost 1 in 3 adults exper... | |
| Happen to you? Gear chasing because the fundamentals were wrong. In a word. Room. | |
| When Will the DAC Singularity Be Reached? I once saw a sign that said “Price, Quality, Speed. Pick Two.” This was in relation to commissioned work (at an ad agency) but works for so many things. Sure in Audio there’s overlap but often you get what you pay for. | |
| Digitally recorded vinyl vs streaming @upshift Yup Lumin's do. I'm sure other bands must too. Obviously check photo's of the back and specs. | |
| Is simpler better? KISS yes! Except if steaming. Router, switch, cabeling, PSU and filtering fall under you get what you pay for. I yarded out a massive integrated amp and have streamer going into amp using leedh volume control. That’s a thrilling KISS. Oh momma. S... | |
| Digitally recorded vinyl vs streaming @mojo771 New issue of Sterophile (Aug) has a well written, detailed, and very favourable write up on the new ifi Audio NEO stream. It’s only $1299 and “punches way above it’s weight.” Get your Mojo working. | |
| Digitally recorded vinyl vs streaming Find a used Lumin T3 or X1 for one box. You will get a LOT of recommendations and all will be good as long as the rest of the peripherals are good. Power, cables, et all. X1 has PSU. Check out Muon too. Or get a great phononstage, etc. | |
| Digitally recorded vinyl vs streaming To knock digital out of the park or to put it another way to have it sound as good as as a fancy vinyl set up it takes a lot more than an entry streamer. All sorts of info you can dive into here. Just search. With a service like Qobuz the volumin... | |
| Recommendations for against the wall high efficiency speakers Klipsch |