zlone
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| What to ask when buying used speakers? @soix I have avoided posting any budget or brand names to prevent the discussion from devolving into specific speaker recommendations. The feedback here has been very useful and I would say mostly in favor of used purchases with proper due diligen... | |
| Class A, A/B vs Class D amp Soundstage Actually you changed two things, maybe three. The amp is new, so is the streamer and I am guessing you are using the built in DAC. Any or all of those things together could be affecting your soundstage. | |
| What to ask when buying used speakers? @ghdprentice You are familiar with the house sound of the speakers you want and speaker you don’t want? So, you have a short list of speakers that you know you will like if received in good working order? In this case yes, while I do not have a... | |
| Higher-End Class A/B vs. Class A Integrateds The Kinki integrated is rated at 215 W rms (8 ohms) 290 W rms (4 ohms) both channel driven. The answer is in the quoted specs, unfortunately this amp is fairly gutless. Look for an amp that doubles the wattage going from 8 to 4 ohms, or at lea... | |
| Ayre AX-7e with KEF Reference 1s or LS50 Metas What are your listening habits? Genre? Volume? The Ayre can deliver good current, but may run out of gas if you push it hard. | |
| I'm at a digital loss or getting over UI mountain I agree with others that the music collection concept is fading with the availability of high quality streaming services for a monthly pittance. Look for a good dedicated streamer that has an interface touted by the folks in this forum. Aurender, ... | |
| If Conrad Johnson still made a DAC it would sound like?? Juicy and deceptive. This made me think of Herb’s review of the Border Patrol DAC. He liked the natural sound, but JA said the measurements were terrible. Some people seem to like it. | |
| A little deeper on amp power please.... As a low volume listener with hard to drive speakers, I think total wattage is less important than how the amp handles changes in impedance. It is a good sign if the wattage doubles as the impedance halves. To use the race car analogy, I think of ... | |
| Babylon sisters Favorite! | |
| Relationship between Ethernet Switch and SQ I also had a 30’ Ethernet cable to my streamer. CAT 6a from Blue Jeans, so a little step up from your CAT 5. I swapped it out for fiber to isolate my streamer and it was an improvement. Bonus feature is that the fiber is so thin that it conceals w... | |
| Recommend a non-polite sounding amp / integrated Maybe https://avahifi.com/products/vision-set-120-power-amplifier | |
| Do I Need a Dedicated Streamer? What @ghdprentice said. | |
| Do I Need a Dedicated Streamer? @deep_333 A PC will also give full flexibility for all kinds of software tweaks, etc. You won't be locked in with some crappy glitchy software on some thieving vulture's 20k "streamer". Granted some of these streaming servers are overpriced. Ho... | |
| Do I Need a Dedicated Streamer? @rick_n +1 I didn’t do my homework and realize he already has streaming capability. Follow ricks advice for a no cost way to trial a better streamer. I expect you will like the results, then you can dive down the rabbit hole. | |
| REL owners, how many clicks on your gain and crossover It took me quite some time to get mine dialed in, keep at it. In the end, my settings were pretty low, but I like the results and cannot tell that I have a sub. |