zlone
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| DAC vs Music Server This has been my experience as well. I have had four different streamers in my system, all with the same DAC, each one has been an improvement. The latest is an Aurender N10, which has been a quantum leap forward. Finally time to upgrade the DAC. | |
| Dedicated 20 amp circuit. 10/2 or 10/3? Some of the comments suggest running 10 or 12-3 and getting two dedicated circuits that would have to share a neutral. This is not ideal and if done wrong I believe can be dangerous. Best research shared neutral if you doing the work yourself. | |
| Help me pair the KEF R11 Metas...? Nice buy on the speakers. While the specs on the Technics are decent power-wise, a bit more might make the KEFS happy. However as a simple first step, you might try a separate preamp and bypass the one in your integrated using Main In. I think the... | |
| Comparing streamer/DACs between $5-10k @ghdprentice Thanks! As for the DAC, I am going to let things soak for awhile, having upgraded preamp, speakers and streamer in the last six months. It is tempting to just go with an Yggdrasil or Pontus, but I will exercise some restraint, unless ... | |
| Comparing streamer/DACs between $5-10k FWIW, I just bought a used Aurender N10 and am using the OXCO clocked SPDIF output. It is amazing. I am using a Schiit Gumby for a DAC, probably looking at an upgrade there as well. | |
| Furman Elite 20 PFi - Hummmmm Thanks Erik, just the man I wanted to hear from. I have on of these https://emotiva.com/products/cmx2 laying around, I will put it before the Forman and see if it cleans up the hum from potential DC. Will also test the neutral/ground. | |
| Bananas rule, spades drool. End of discussion. I agree with Erik having found a loose spade or two. I will second locking bananas as the best solution and one that I believe bumps up the surface area in contact with the speaker. The spade issue has always stuck me as something fairly easy to f... | |
| KEF Reference 1s v LS50 Metas Got it. Keep the References. You can always buy a new pair of LS50’s if you experience regret, Refs are a bigger loss. | |
| help! no sound Based on the setup, I assume your speakers are active/powered. The most likely thing to fail in this scenario is the tube. Turn off the power and remove the tube, power up and try again, the Lyr will the switch to solid state according to the site... | |
| KEF Reference 1s v LS50 Metas Having just upgraded from the original LS50's to the Reference 1 (non-meta), the answer is easy, go with the Reference if it is in your budget. Some caveats, the Reference need more space than the LS50, so if you are in a very small room, the LS... | |
| Cable Break In for the Naysayers I have tried several sets of speaker cables in my system, and with few exceptions, they all sound different after some usage. My expectation bias always leans towards revelatory, and my hopes are generally dashed out of the gate and I must wait fo... | |
| Some Cables Thoughts Good move! | |
| Confused with size of speaker to get when placed along long wall in large room Shooting from the hip here, but you may want to check out Larsen. https://www.larsenhifi.com/en/larsen9.htm | |
| Streaming upgrade from Cambridge Audio cxn v2 +1 on getting separates. | |
| Some Cables Thoughts Nice system. I used a pair of Kimber 8TC’s with my Coda amp and KEF speakers, meh. I am going to start sounding like @soix , but he recommended these for me and they were transformational: https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisb4fbe-acoustic-zen... |