zlone
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| 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... | |
| Sub $2,000 Integrated Amp Recommendations Some good choices on your list. I had the M3si briefly and liked it, but it did not enough power for my speakers. Take a look at NAD as well. You might want to aim higher and troll the used market for a while, some great deals to be had on lightl... | |
| Do You Buy Speakers Without Hearing Them? Just did. I bought some KEF Reference 1’s used, without hearing them. These were preceded by LS50’s, so I figured it was low risk. An excellent upgrade. | |
| Cream — Stormy Monday @stuartk my favorite track from those shows as well. Something special happens on that one. | |
| New streamer @audphile1 That is very helpful, thanks. My DAC is due for replacement as well, but trying to spread things out a bit. | |
| New streamer @audphile1 Very clear, thanks for the explanation. It now makes sense why they do not include SPDIF in the lower models, do it right, or not at all. | |
| New streamer Addendum. @ghdprentice Aurender advocate, what interface do you use? I know some of the higher models support other output types. | |
| New streamer I am contemplating a streamer upgrade as well and Innuos and Aurender (N150 as well) are in the mix. I have always used SPDIF, and it seems that these brands tend to limit the user to a USB interface. While my DAC has USB, it is not the latest fro... | |
| Recommendations on integrated amps Any unit must either have USB or HDMI inputs to connect directly to the Nucleus, or have network/Wifi and be Roon ready. Guessing the Wi-Fi/Roon is the best option here. I like NAD, they usually punch above their weight. Maybe give Music Direct a ... | |
| Recommendations on integrated amps How do you plan to connect the nucleus to the amp? If I am reading this right, the amp must have a DAC built in to process the digital out from Roon. | |
| Mid-Fi, Hi-Fi or.....? @johnnotkathi Those jumpers look decent, just make sure to get the directions right when you install them. Pre out -> Main in. It is a super easy update, just pull the metal jumpers out and replace them with the cables. I used the Schiit Freya... | |
| What to ask when buying used speakers? @yyzsantabarbara The chain is a custom Pi/Allo streamer -> Schiit Gumby -> Benchmark LA4 -> Coda #8. I am now looking at upgrades for the streamer and the DAC is probably due. | |
| Mid-Fi, Hi-Fi or.....? I had that very same integrated for a number of years, it is very good. However, I wanted to see if I could do better and added a separate preamp, bypassing the one in the NAD. This was a significant improvement and removed some of the grain in th... | |
| Anyone buy one yet? Thoughts? Reviving this thread as I ran across some comments on the Arce elsewhere, and I have recently started using Roon which makes this an option. Is anyone using one of these? Thoughts? |