yyzsantabarbara
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| Roon isn't stable and they edit their forum to hide it I have been a ROON Lifer even before the product was released, so maybe 10 years now. A few things I have learned. 1) If you are updating the software and things are not running as expected, then reboot the ROON Core. This has become less of an... | |
| Any audiophile use computer (MacBook) as your audio streaming source? @illusionista8 When I had 3 streamers in the house, $2k, $3k, and $15k. I tested them out side by side and found they sounded different, which was surprising. However, I would not say 1 streamer was better than the other. | |
| Any audiophile use computer (MacBook) as your audio streaming source? @yyzsantabarbara Out of curiosity, what dedicated streamers have you compared to your computer? @soix The streamers that I used ALL used my computer so I cannot answer that. These are the streamers I owned. Lumin X1 PlayBack Designs STREAM-... | |
| Any audiophile use computer (MacBook) as your audio streaming source? Use your noisy MacBook Pro, no problem. I use a noisy crappy computer too. However, you need a moat in front of your DAC so that the analog noise before the moat does not travel up the USB cable into the DAC. I use the relatively cheap Sonore Opt... | |
| Yamaha RN-2000a Why not get a cheap vintage tuner and have better sound than from a receiver? I have 3 tuners and use them daily. One is the great Magnum Dynalab 108T and the other 2 are vintage units that have either been modded or updated. The vintage tuners a... | |
| UPGRADE PATH FROM CHORD QUTEST DAC Schiit Yggdrasil is what I also use. I have 2 of them, the recently discontinued Yggi+ OG and the current Yggi+ LIM. The OG is detailed, non-fatiguing, and the very best DAC I have ever owned. I want to buy second Yggi+ OG but cannot find one. Ini... | |
| Separates vs Integrated To my ears the CODA 07x is too warm and noisy. I owned it for a year, | |
| SACD Players GeerFab Audio D.BOB Digital BreakOut Box (OPEN) – Upscale Audio | |
| Separates vs Integrated I had a KRELL Duo 175XD amp (loved it) and the CODA 07x preamp (hated it). I came from the CODA CsiB and the KRELL K-300i (the latest Duo XD model). I currently have the CODA #16 (love it). Separates are better in every case I tried. I tried many... | |
| Thinking of Magnepan ... finally! The LRS+ I had were relatively close to the side wall. The most interesting aspect was that the acoustic panels on the LEFT and RIGHT for the first reflection point were NOT needed. They were needed for all other cone speaker and the Audience 1+1 ... | |
| RAAL 1995 headphones, Magna and Immanis Live Stream With Danny from Raal discussing their new headphones the Imminas and Magna!!! (youtube.com) | |
| Raal Immanis top of the line headphones Live Stream With Danny from Raal discussing their new headphones the Imminas and Magna!!! (youtube.com) | |
| Solid State preamp Brands Classe is pretty good gear though I wonder if they are still the same company I remember back in the day when I lived in Canada. I have used a few SS preamps in the past, they include: Benchmark LA4 + HPA4 (use this now with a Schitt Aegir amp... | |
| Recommend a desktop nearfield speaker for me @atriya The IsoAcoustics Aperta are what I used on my desktop with KEF LS50's. They really helped but putting them on dedicated floor stands was better and then putting them on stands placed BEHIND me was even better. When I avoided all obstructio... | |
| Recommend a desktop nearfield speaker for me @atriya Congrats and are you going to put the speaker on your desk? I just spent $170 buying an open box AudioengineUSA A2+ to be placed on my desk. It sounds exactly like I expected. It does the job to some satisfaction, but it is very hard to p... |