zlone
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| KEF Meta speakers vs non meta I have KEF Reference 1’s and am wondering the same thing about the meta version. I have seen some reviews stating it is a whole new speaker, but that seemed a bit over the top. I am interested to hear if anyone has made the upgrade. | |
| Audiophile Surge Suppressor (and nothing else) I have installed a whole house suppressor, however it is my first understanding that these may not be sufficient to save your gear. I do not live in a high risk area, so it might be overkill to worry about it. What if I revised the questio... | |
| New Speakers under consideration - but I’m afraid +1 for a trip to hear some different speakers. While not ideal listening, attending a show is also a good way to sample a lot of brands and narrow your search. | |
| Power cord upgrade Thanks @audphile1 , you just saved me the time. If you can't hear the difference, you need a better system, or better ears. The only point I can agree on with the naysayers is that science cannot yet explain it. | |
| Music server recommendations needed. I have an Innuos Zenith Mk III that is well regarded and has excellent user software. It also has a CD slot for ripping, but not playing, CD's to the internal drive. My suggestion however is to keep your CD player, get the best Innuos unit that y... | |
| Aurender and native DSD output I believe that AES which is SPDIF, does not support anything over 192 KHz, and so DSD will not work on that interface. | |
| Comparing Powerline Ethernet to WiFi for streaming audio @boulder_bob You might try a repeater, it is a cheap experiment: TP-Link AC1200 WiFi Extender,... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RHD97QY?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share | |
| Comparing Powerline Ethernet to WiFi for streaming audio @boulder_bob I recently moved to a new room where it was not convenient to use a wired Ethernet connection, and it was recommended that I use a wireless extender instead. I did this and everything worked fine. One day I decided to see if a hard wi... | |
| Power cord upgrade @mclinnguy Thanks, Audio Sensibility is on my list.Very fair prices and it looks like decent gear. | |
| Power cord upgrade @megabyte No problem, there are so many choices it is easy to mix up the specs. I have never noticed much difference with power cables until I tried this Shunyata on my Furman PFi 20, and the Puritan that replaced it. A profound difference, no... | |
| Power cord upgrade @megabyte Voodoo cables Vision. 8 gauge OCC copper This caught my eye, as I have had good luck with OCC copper cables. I could not find any reference to OCC for the Vision cables. That would be a good price if they were OCC, did I miss something? | |
| Power cord upgrade @mclinnguy Interesting. I just removed the ultimate cord and inserted the classic back into the PSM156 because I thought this comment was quite odd. I certainly don’t get any etched highs, if anything it is smoother and easier to listen to than t... | |
| Power cord upgrade Try a WireWorld Silver Electra on your streamer, they are well liked for that purpose. I just received a Puritan PSM156 last week and have been breaking it in with the Classic+ cord that came with it. I know the Puritans take about two weeks to b... | |
| Separates vs Integrated I know how it goes finding the right preamp, I have spent a couple years looking for the right fit for my system. I have Coda #8 and have tried Schiit, Ayre, Coda, Benchmark and now Pass. The Pass has been the best so far, by a good margin, the Be... | |
| Solid State preamp Brands Oops, forgot that I also had the Benchmark LA4, which I liked, but it was a bit on the sterile side. The Pass was a very nice upgrade. |