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| recommendation of amps I have the LA4 preamp and I had someone over yesterday to buy a DAC. He loved the LA4 and CODA #16 combo so much that he went home and ordered the LA4. He has a Pass Labs amp (maybe the 250.8). The CODA #8 is $6K new and I also owned it and liste... | |
| Network optimization for serious streamers My error. I was beeching about the EtherRegen getting hot and likely failing. The cause was not the eR. It was ROON + Lumin X1 + eR. I have put back the eR but this time I am using the Lumin app and not using fibre, just Ethernet. This is a basel... | |
| Lumin P1 or Pre / Streamer / DAC separates? @mm1tt77 Your Krell Duo 300XD is amazing. I sold my Duo 175XD with the plan of buying the CODA #16 or the new KRELL KSA i400. I got an offer on the CODA #16 so I went with that. Love the KRELL Duo sound too. I recently bought a Lumin X1 DAC/stre... | |
| Considering A New Streaming DAC (Pick 1 of 4) I was considering the Bricasti M12 but the lack of fibre input and the desire for less streamer boxes made me go with the Lumin instead. It has to be fibre for me. I was going to use the X1 direct-to-amp (CODA #16), but I found out I liked my Benc... | |
| Considering A New Streaming DAC (Pick 1 of 4) I have a Lumin X1 streamer with fibre. I would use the DAC's mentioned in the OPs choices with fibre converted to USB. I find it interesting that GTT (distributor of Mola Mola) used to demo the Tambaqui with an external streamer and not the built-... | |
| Peachtree GaN 1 Beta When Ricevs competes the mods on the GAN1 I will have it up against some really severe competition. CODA #16 | Benchmark LA4 preamp | Audience AU24SX speaker cable | RAAL SR1a earphone | Lumin X1 with streamer built-in OR Musetec 005 DAC with S... | |
| Network optimization for serious streamers My EtherRegen is starting to fail on me now after 2 years. I was using this as an FMC. I think this is the 3rd FMC that has failed on me. So, from now on I am going to use simplicity for streaming. A network switch with SPF into a Sonore OpticaRen... | |
| Tube Preamp --> Solid State Amp I think you throwing away money if you use a preamp with an integrated. A preamp with an amp is smart but an integrated is a waste of the preamp in the Michi X5. I have demoed that Michi X5 with B&W and I thought it was a pretty good integrat... | |
| XLR cables from preamp to powered bass amp in speaker? (Legacy Focus XD.) I use a 15-foot length of the below cable for my preamp to amp. Both of those are not particularly fussy about XLR. I need to buy a 25-foot length for my second system which will use the same preamp. Good cables and cheap. Benchmark Studio&St... | |
| I feel bad for Generation X and The Millennial's I am glad I am alive now to listen to almost anything at any time on gear that is likely better than any time in history. Though I do find I am discovering more older music than new, such as Jeff Beck (I even saw him open for Santana but never lik... | |
| What DDC to use with Sonnet Morpheus for i2s? I recently used a Sonore UltraDigital for i2s. The way this works is that it takes USB output from a streamer, such as a SOnore OpticalRendu (or anything that can output USB). The USB cable provides power to the unit. There are 2 outputs on the U... | |
| Thiel Owners @lloydviii I had my CS3.7 in a room that was 12x 11 x 9. I added 4 extra feet by taking out a closet door and put my desk in the closet. I was able to make the CS3.7 get about 80% of its ability via 2 ways. I was never able to get 100% because the... | |
| Anyone tried fiber into EtherRegen SFP? @chilli42 EtherRegen in reverse order like I use with my X1. The Sonore OpticalModule Deluxe, and a lot of other lower cost FMC’s. But these are not streamers. I tend to think that the Ethernet input on a DAC is not good as USB. I have not bother... | |
| Anyone tried fiber into EtherRegen SFP? Not sure if this paper has Swensons explanation of why a FMC in front of fibre is a good idea. It could have been in a thread post on some site. However, this paper may aid in understanding in this thread. Some people are posting that this is pseu... | |
| Great Small Room Speakers for $3-5k KEF LS50 Meta + KEF KC62 sub (with wireless adapter is nice). I have these in my small room. I was looking to buy a $10K Yamaha NS3000 monitor from Canada for this room. However, after I got the KEF combo, I said to myself it would be crazy to spe... |