andrewkelley

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Amp recommendation to drive Thiel 3.6 speakers
Sanders Magtech Monoblocks should do the job easy. I auditioned vs T+A and couldn’t tell the difference. These amps are unstoppable, have a free trial (shipping included) and a LIFETIME warranty.  
$1000 bookshelf speakers with "recessed", "laid back" or "flat" mid-range?
Ascend acoustics Sierra2ex  
Recommendations for fast sounding cables
Tempoelectric.com 
Question For Those In The Know About Audio Research Power Amps
Arc is sold by dealers who love the smell of their own farts. They are just overpriced traps.  
Mid Range Streamer DAC recommendation help requested!
SimAudio Moon 280d is niiice lumin t2 nice  
What's the best non-DAC streamer?
I like my Metrum Ambre with aes out.  
Buying a new TT today
Schiit Sol.  
Subwoofer Causing Amp to Stay On
Try connecting the high level input to the amp instead of to the speakers binding posts. Also, are you using LFE out from any processor to the subs, this can cause issues. If none of that works try grounding the subs to the audio note w any extra ... 
Integrated Amp (Gryphon, T+A, etc) or DAC + Stereo Amp for B&W 802d3
@fan118 I use the t+a DAC 8 dsd remote to control my HV for that exact reason. The HV remote is like a weapon it’s so big and heavy  
Integrated Amp (Gryphon, T+A, etc) or DAC + Stereo Amp for B&W 802d3
Sanders Magtech will drive those B&W like you wouldn’t believe. I auditioned a t+a a3000 hv amp cs the magtech and couldn’t tell the difference, except the magtech is $15,000 less 
Switch from AB to D
A. The schiit Vidar is not class DB. Your Onkyo is not really 140w, it’s probably only rated that way When clippingc. The Vidar won’t save you on electricity. Almost any real stand alone amp is going to be better than the amp inside your Onkyo. Th... 
Where do you go after a BlueSound Node 2i?
@b_limo i I have the nodi 2i with a gungnir MB. Use a blackcat silverstar cable BNC for the connection. It has an adapter for the the node2i coax out. Also get a better power cord for the node2i. It’s great  
Chord Dave - Missing soundstage width
Wide soundstage..SRV tin pan alley ( the roughest place in town)all of Santana Abraxas  
How long could it take
11 days  
Streaming from Bluesound Node2i
Skip tidal. Turn off MQA in roon. Use Qobuz, as it is truly uncompressed. MQA is just another form of compression, and the bluesound cannot output mqa to another DAC. I have a noDe2i going coax to my DAC. I use roon. I use Qobuz. It’s perfect.