zlone
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| Anyone using Weiss 501/502 De-esser to tame sibilance? Sorry, I have not used the Weiss products, but FWIW, if sibilance is a significant enough issue in your system, I would examine the whole chain to see if it is being caused by a specific component. I have no detectable sibilance in my system, but ... | |
| Maximize Mini with Roon to match my system -- or new component? @jbuhl @sns Thanks for your commentary and experience regarding Roon core on a mini, very helpful. | |
| Maximize Mini with Roon to match my system -- or new component? Well, now that we have loosened the purse strings, the options improve. But I have a question for the forum, why not keep the Mac Mini as the Roon core and invest in a lower cost streamer that can act as a Roon endpoint? This separates all the noi... | |
| Revisiting Chinese Knockoff Cables @996turbo911 Agreed. In the end it can be a perfect replica, but the wire could be junk copper with a tin coating. | |
| Revisiting Chinese Knockoff Cables @996turbo911 I experimented with these cables, specifically the Nordost knockoffs for power and interconnects. There are quite a few suppliers of the Nordost type cables, or were when I was looking, so some are surely pure fakes. I spent a lot of ... | |
| Revisiting Chinese Knockoff Cables @996turbo911 I experimented with these cables, specifically the Nordost knockoffs for power and interconnects. There are quite a few suppliers of the Nordost type cables, or were when I was looking, so some are surely pure fakes. I spent a lot of ... | |
| Maximize Mini with Roon to match my system -- or new component? Ideally get a Roon endpoint dedicated streamer, buy used. Optionally, put a Singxer SU-6 DDC in between the Mac and DAC, and add a good SPDIF cable to your DAC, it will be a very significant upgrade to your sound. Also, debatable, but free, upgra... | |
| "Wireless" Speakers for Living Room and Kitchen set up. I wouldn’t force it myself. Go with a good Sonos setup for living room and kitchen, throw in their soundbar and a sub, he will have a very good system to play Spotify. | |
| What do folks do with old SMPSs? Our regional waste facility takes them, presumably the copper gets recycled. Inquire locally to see if you have a similar program. | |
| Looking for a more up-to-date streamer USB can bring problems of its own. It is highly dependent on the devices on either end and the cable in between. Not to go down a rabbit hole here, but what digital RCA cable are you using now? | |
| Experience with SoulNote Dac2? @bluethinker I have not tried the Innuos USB DDC, however for some other reasons I picked up a Singxer SU-6 and this has been a significant improvement. The low bass on the QLN’s really improves. Cables do matter as mentioned. FWIW, I spoke to an... | |
| Experience with SoulNote Dac2? @bluethinker Close. I have the Merason Reuss with QLN 3 speakers. Still owe a review on the speakers, but they are keepers, but I wonder about the 5’s. 😃 On paper that certainly looks like a “warm” system alright. It will be interesting to hear h... | |
| Cable agnostic to convert (within budget) If you go to the power cable page in the TODN store, they show a fancy Nordost like cable with a not saying it is currently unavailable. Guessing that is the one. | |
| Experience with SoulNote Dac2? Following with interest as we have very similar systems. | |
| Cable agnostic to convert (within budget) I am a big believer in cables and can hear the differences with each change in interconnects, digital and speaker cables. I have yet to have a system changing moment when adding a new power cable. I have had a couple that were like blankets on the... |