kstirman
Responses from kstirman
| are NET Switches worth considering? Yeah, as described, I have fiber between my router and the Etherregen. I have also experimented with different SFP modules, which certainly to my ears have a more subtle effect than cat6a vs fiber. As I said, Ethernet sounds better to me than fibe... | |
| are NET Switches worth considering? It's a long thread, but lots of interesting discussion in the original etherregen design thread. The designer doesn't think many of these things should matter (master clock, LPS, fiber, etc). I think we are still learning. The Tempus looks great... | |
| are NET Switches worth considering? It is all pretty counterintuitive. As the thinking goes, this is not about packets and the ethernet protocol, which is "perfect" by design. Instead it is about noise elimination. In my experience, a change like a better network switch, fiber isola... | |
| STREAMER - WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE? I have come to believe that the streamer and network ahead of the DAC matter more than the DAC. Can't believe I'm saying that, but after hundreds of hours of experimentation that's where I'm at. Starting with Tambaqui connected over Ethernet,... | |
| Audio Note DAC Owners- please share your thoughts @designsfx currently the modified Orchid described above. | |
| Audio Note DAC Owners- please share your thoughts OP - you have an excellent DAC. I don't think you'll find anything dramatically better. I do think the AN DACs sound pretty different. Something in the ballpark that is modern and very affordable is the MDHT Orchid. NOS, R2R, tube buffered outpu... | |
| The time has come and I request advice... If I were going to spend 2500, I would spend it on the DAC over the streamer. Roon was already acquired by the largest audio brand out there, Harmon, which itself is owned by Samsung. We can speculate on why, of course, but the idea that the futu... | |
| SEEKING ADVICE: Which component would you upgrade first? Within your budget ... If you're keeping those speakers, you should check for dry rot on the surrounds of the drivers. Fixing those could be the best money you spend. I would also look at how you have your speakers installed: location/posittion, ... | |
| What to expect if I import an amp and preamp from a Japan seller via US eBay +1 for “you won’t hear the difference w/ a step down transformer,” assuming you have a transformer rated for the needs of the equipment at hand. If we think about it, every device plugs into the wall and converts the wall voltage to the voltages ... | |
| Big speakers in small room at moderate volume levels Typically small room means positioning the speakers near the walls. Most speakers are not designed for this sort of placement. I can think of one exception, Audio Note, which are designed for corner placement and, can sound wonderful, and are easy... | |
| Racks - what’s awesome without impacting my kids college plans? I think the large Mapeshade with 4" shelves is excellent. The 45" wide three shelf was around $2K. http://www.mapleshadestore.com/samsonracks.phpI have this for my turntable and all other gear. | |
| Living Voice mods? Thanks! | |
| Sonos Connect Wyred4Sound Mod Any Good? @psickerson you said "the latest Sonos update was awesome" - which update do you mean? |