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| Setup Speakers Along Long Wall? Check out the posts that mention AES48. My gear supports this so I use 15 foot Benchmark XLR’s that are low cost and sound excellent with this supporting gear. If If I was able to put a hole through a Livingroom wall I would use 50 foot XLR’s to g... | |
| Are the KEF Blade/Blade 2 Metas a Significant Upgrade from Blade? The following mono amp was one that I wanted to demo last week. Michi M8 Monoblock Power Amplifier - The Music Room (tmraudio.com) The Los Angeles dealer I was close by to only had the integrated amp and not the monos. The integrated amp had a C... | |
| Are the KEF Blade/Blade 2 Metas a Significant Upgrade from Blade? @audiobrian What are you using along with the CODA#16? That is really a great amp. I have the CODA 07x preamp too, but I would use my Benchmark LA4 preamp with any future CODA #16. I loved the LA4 preamp + CODA #8 (now sold). | |
| Are the KEF Blade/Blade 2 Metas a Significant Upgrade from Blade? @steve59 I can save up for that crazy KRELL since I have a KRELL Duo 175XD available for the short term for the Blade 2. I tested this amp with my prior harder to drive Thiel CS3.7 and it was excellent. I would normally never consider such an am... | |
| KEF Blade Two - Unbelieveable I heard the Hegel H360 and then the H30 (I believe). It was their top-of-the-line mono block with the Blade 1. The H30 did sound better, more powerful and exciting. The H30 is now replaced by the H30a. Something to do with a parts issue. I decide... | |
| What is Wrong With HD Radio & Why Aren't HD Tuners Being Made? The thing with streaming is the loss of the human factor in music discover. I am lucky that I have 1 incredible NPR station (for music) locally available and also a classic rock station that I am surprisingly fond off (in short bursts). A great e... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC Thanks for the ROON feedback. My issue could be related to the Benchmark DAC3B and the "inter-sample overs" thing they support. The thought of that was what made try to adjust the ROON headroom management in the first place. Though last month ever... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC The famous ROON fly by on the tunes was something that has happened to me a few times, Usually, when I was setting up a new install. I forgot the reasons why it happened in the past. BTW - I went to the Sonore web site to check out a new LPS for ... | |
| What is Wrong With HD Radio & Why Aren't HD Tuners Being Made? I also have the Sony XDR modified by the XDRguy.com. It is a killer tuner if you use a great RCA interconnect with it. I have 4 tuners from $500 - $8K and I listen to radio a lot. HD radio is awful in the instances I have heard it. I always tune ... | |
| Are the KEF Blade/Blade 2 Metas a Significant Upgrade from Blade? @jrn Thanks to you and your wife. Very useful info for me. Can you tell me what amps the dealer was using? I think I am going to go with the CODA #16 amp for the Blade 2 Meta. I am also very intrigued by the upcoming KRELL KSA 400i amp, but that ... | |
| Etheregen - doesn't seem right that it gets so hot, dangerous? Unpredictable? The EtherRegen does get very hot. It actually was extremely disappointing with my Krell K-300i integrated when used with the built-in RJ45 streaming. The KRELL has the very best ROON READY implementation I have ever used. I was about to ditch the... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC I am without my Musetec 005 for the past few weeks and likely for a few more weeks. I lent it out to someone. I ran into some really messed up streaming issues on ROON the past week with my Benchmark DAC3B. I was getting some smearing of the soun... | |
| How can I add MQA decoding with my current setup? I had a Topping D90SE DAC that does MQA. I sold it and a few years later (last month) bought the $100 less Topping D90LE. Both are great DACs and a used one should be about $500. I also had a PeachTree Nova 150 and the DAC in that is not compara... | |
| The Smiths. The Stone Roses. James. The Charlatans -Melting Pot has been getting regular rotations on my system. | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC Someone I know was home demoing the Weiss. From what he described it seemed like a better Benchmark DAC3B. The 005 is not like the DAC3B. The Musetec 005 sounds more like this one. Resonessence Labs Mirus DAC | Wall of Sound | Audio and Music Re... |