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| ROON Radio I have been thinking about using Spotify for exactly the same reasons you have provided. Though adding another subscription service to my already overloaded subscriptions is holding me back. I am trying to trim these in 2024. In 2023, I had 2 big... | |
| Lumin x1 vs P1 vs U2 as a STREAMER ONLY I had the X1 and loved it especially the streamer. It is in the same league as the Sonore Optical Rendu and PlayBack Designs Streamer-IF that I still own, interestingly they all sound different, which surprised me. I used fibre optic on the X1 and... | |
| ROON Radio @toro3 Thanks for the feedback. So it is just a randomized list tied to the original album. Going forward, I think it would be more interesting if/when ROON incorporates the LATEST AI into the playback selection process. The AI should be able to... | |
| Speakers - Your "Safest" Choice @davetheoilguy Your post was very interesting, can you expand a bit more on that? Where do you find the speakers? Are you referring to baseball players buying gear for 6 weeks of use? I’m a fan of buying barely used equipment after spring t... | |
| Speakers - Your "Safest" Choice I use my NS5000 (they are superb) with a CODA #16 amp and Holo Serene preamp. The amp is rated at 150 | 300 | 600. It is great with the NS5000 and I think the most powerful amp I have tried with it. I also have a Sanders Magtech that is 500 | 900... | |
| Assistance in selecting new speakers… I love KEF. I like companies that have a big research budget and make their own drivers. Not just buy drivers and put it in a box. I wanted to buy the KEF Blade 2 Meta. But did not due to concerns that they would not be safe in my Livingroom (no ... | |
| Anyone listen to Music on a FM tuner anymore? I listen every workday at least until 12PM. I am lucky that one of the worlds best stations is local to me, KCRW.com. The amount of music discovery for me from this station is amazing. My latest KRCW discovery are: Island in the Storm - Mia Do... | |
| What to ask when buying used speakers? I had a nightmare used speaker experience with a Thiel CS3.7. It turned out to be fun in the end because I made the speaker perfect, but it took 2 months to fix it all. 1) Find out if the drivers were ever replaced. If so, by whom. 2) Are replac... | |
| Floor to Bookshelf Magnepan LRS+ for $999. I have them in a treated room (office) that is 12 x 11 x 9 (+4 feet extra where I stuffed a desk in a closet). You need 2.5 to 3 feet away from the front wall. You also need a powerful amp Way more than 100 watts even in a... | |
| DAC RECOMMENDATIONS PLEASE @jfmerk Almost any new DAC is going to do a decent job. It will come down to your personal preference in the sound you like best. Another huge factor is the sound of your system minus the DAC. Is it warm, bright, neutral, etc. When you see comment... | |
| Speaker and amp advice needed Acoustic treatments and room measurements should be done before you spend money on gear. If you need help GIK Acoustics will remotely help with the room treatments. They did some great work on my small office. Another option is this one. I know ... | |
| Aurender or Lumin streamer only? The Lumin streamer is great. The Leedh volume control on the streamer is almost as good as the volume control on my Benchmark LA4 preamp. The Leedh is not perfect at very low volume. Lumin has a new $9k streamer that seems like the internals of t... | |
| Opinions about Daniel Hertz The review I linked to was a bit confusing to me. I am under the impression that the Maria amp is a Class D amp (maybe GAN) with the digital conversion done in a chip. The chip does more than a standard DAC chip I am thinking the Maria is somethi... | |
| Opinions about Daniel Hertz First Impressions on Daniel Hertz Maria 350 Integrated Amplifier and Eva Speakers (youtube.com) | |
| Robert Plant Now that I have some excellent gear in dialed in rooms, I am listening to a lot of known music and realizing I have never really heard these songs before. I was also quick to realize about 35 years ago that Classic Rock radio is the death of rock... |