mdelrossi1

Responses from mdelrossi1

Blue sound Node 2 vs Lumin D1
Which color? ;) 
Blue sound Node 2 vs Lumin D1
Get the Bluesound someplace where they give you a good amount of time to see if you like it. Musicdirect comes to mind.That way you can see if you like digital streaming. You can always get a DAC later if you want.  
Blue sound Node 2 vs Lumin D1
+1 for Kclone advice.Lots of choices in DAC’s for that money.I love my Bluesound node2 beats using a computer for ease of use and its app, tough not perfect woks very well.Up against my Bifrost multibit the Bluesound holds its own fairly well. If ... 
Small living room speaker options.. Totem Arro?
It's a different presentation. The Arros are better with pinpoint imaging. Focal chorus, the 714's that I have, are more full bodied and even across the frequency spectrum. You could get away without using a sub with the focals, they have 2 and la... 
Small living room speaker options.. Totem Arro?
What is your budget? I’ve had the Arros and the Rainmakers.If you don’t mind used, I would look for a pair of Focal 1008be2 ( there’s a pair on another site) blows the Totem away. I got mine for just under 3k, and I’m constantly amazed by them. If... 
Looking for a Phono pre around 1K
Well , I've put the Lehmann black cube se2 into service. Wow!detail, soundstage, transients, bass.It's all there in spades!Too busy listening to it to do an A/B with my other preamps.I'll get to that later this weekend.  
Looking for a Phono pre around 1K
Thanks for all of the suggestions.I came across a used Lehmann black cube SE2 for a good price.Should have it up and running next week. Thanks again. mdr 
Going from computer audio to dedicated streamer
@mofojo I'm running a synology NAS as my music drive. Just point the Node to the folder on the NAS and it indexes the music and plays just fine. the only problem is album art. My collection is a mess that I made in iTunes and doesn't  transfer wel... 
Time for Two Ways !
In my small room definitely 2-waysFocal Electra 1008be2My first expensive speaker and truly amazing. 
Music Streamer Quality
+3 for the Bluesound node2. It's a really well designed unit. The remote works a treat.  I've used it's analog out against the Schiit multibit Bifrost, and found it quite close. @williewonka What c7 plug did you use? I tried the Pangea 14se, and i... 
New or Used Speakers for Simaudio I-3 Integrated
I had the Rainmakers, 11X16 room. I thought they were great, though a bit of a slump in the midrange, and the bass is bumped up to get that low.I was running them with either a Sansui AU-717 or a Yaqin 100b (KT-88 push pull tube).I decided to list... 
Cables for Focal 1008be2
I picked up some Supra 3.4s cables. Sounds pretty good so far. jus letting them burn in. I'll report back. 
Solid core Versus Stranded Speaker cables
I have also noticed that the terminations that some of these manufacturers put on speaker cable really degrade the sound. I have found that, on some cable, chopping off the termination and stripping to bare wire improved the sound tremendously!!!.... 
Looking to build a system for under $5k
A little late to the party, Did you save any money for room treatments?They can make a great deal of difference depending on your room.Enjoy! 
Cables for Focal 1008be2
Chrisr,thanks