zlone
Responses from zlone
| Upgrading to a powerful HP amp, unsure about my power gear. Off subject, but I would recommend trying a dedicated streamer as well. It can be a huge upgrade over a PC. | |
| Cheapest but good cables…. Blue Jeans is your answer. Solid product and well built, super reasonable prices. If you want to experiment later when you have some spare cash, you can, but these will provide a good baseline. | |
| Jazz Fans Only Great album. I was lucky enough to see Cohen and Carter together at the Village Vanguard, great show. I was pretty excited when their run lined up with my travel plans. | |
| Radio Paradise becoming repetitive? I listen frequently and am a contributor. Yes, the playlist is a bit repetitive, especially noticeable to me on the Mellow Mix. William has commented that change is coming, so I will give them some time as they work through some big transitions. ... | |
| Why are so many people spending so much money to build “perfect” streaming system? @jssmith If you understand that then you should also understand that the product of noise and jitter is distortion. And the levels of distortion that are audible can be measured and have been known for many decades. And almost all digital devices... | |
| Improve sound What do you feel is lacking in your current system? Does your gut tell you something is missing? I am not a fan of AVR’s for serious audio, but the specs are better than average on the Anthem and it should drive those speakers. Still, the Parasoun... | |
| Why are so many people spending so much money to build “perfect” streaming system? @jssmith The sound quality of streamers only depends upon the analog conversion, which at this point is standardized and audibly perfected. And as a former software engineer, I understand that the rest of the hype is just marketing nonsense sold... | |
| Is a highly discerning system enjoyable? @erik_squires On the other hand, some recordings are not salvageable on high resolution systems. Can't we argue though that the high resolution system in some cases IS what makes a recording sound a lot worse? Yes, we can agree on that. I... | |
| What internet stations do you listen to enrich your musical mind? Jazz Radio Schwarzenstein and XJazz are both good in different ways, and decent quality. | |
| Is a highly discerning system enjoyable? Like others have commented, I think you can have highly discerning without engaging, in which case some recordings may be unpleasant. I have found that some equipment plays all the notes well, but the music not so much. On the other hand, some rec... | |
| Opinions on A/C Noise Meter EMI Testers I have found mine useful, it is a low cost RFI and EMI detector I bought on Amazon. I used it when building a custom streamer to test the shielding. I also use it to test components and power cables. They all emit something, but it is useful in fi... | |
| Soundstage drastically worsened when I replaced a solid state AV amp with tubes. If the MC275 is new, you need to give it some time. I experienced the same thing with a new solid state amp, it took a couple weeks of continuous play to establish the soundstage. | |
| Ethernet patch cable 5e with cat 6e As noted, the main thing you are losing is shielding. If you have a highly resolving system and streamer that is sensitive to noise, it could make a difference. Trying a full length Cat 6 will give you your answer. Blue Jeans will make you any len... | |
| What can I do between the wall and my streamer/DAC? With a run that long you would benefit from fiber and a good Ethernet cable on the streamer end. I recently replaced my 30 foot Cat 6 with fiber and Cat 8 cable, it was a significant upgrade in sound. And cheap to try, around $120 on Amazon. There... | |
| Too much power? @zlone yes, thanks for checking the details, I have EC 220, and used to have 2 as mono blocks.. long story short was trying the EC AW 180.. but my question really was if any of these crazy powerful amps are even necessary when listening at any hu... |