painter24
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| Why do we demand so much from our systems? Personally, the Hifi pursuit, after picking up the Hifi hobby again after some 25 yes out of the loop, has turned to one of exploration to find out what sound qualities and characteristics I now like. Back in the early 90s, after hearing an frien... | |
| Upgrade from Innuos Zen Mini Mkiii to Innuos Pulse Hi guys, I posted this back in August originally; now the Innuos Pulse line-up has had more time out in the wild, I'm looking to anyone who has made the move from Zen mini mkiii W/Innuos LPS, to the Pulse? Was the upgrade worth it, in terms of S... | |
| DH Labs Just another shout out for DH Labs. I recently purchased the Air Matrix Cryo RCA ICs, and Reunion Ethernet cable. The Cryo’s replaced my Lavri Grand silver ICs, which great cables, I’ve had them for around 2 years I think, but with a new DAC and ... | |
| Cen. Grand DSDAC 1.0 (vs Pontus II) @doni I can't help you there I'm afraid; never heard the PS Audio. There is a good, sober review of the Cen Grand Super Clock which I have, by The British Audiophile. He mentions a hum, but mine is deathly quiet however, all my electronics are fe... | |
| Network/Ethernet Improvements Suggestions Thanks for all the advice guys, much appreciated 👍 Streamer it is, I'm convinced after removing the media converters | |
| Network/Ethernet Improvements Suggestions @audphile1 @marco1 I've tried cutting out the media converters and going ethernet straight into the regular switch, which feeds the NA ENO; got to admit, I find music pops more/a better 3D presentation/greater depth - I feel like the media conve... | |
| Network/Ethernet Improvements Suggestions @creativepart Thanks for this. I've also read somewhere that using an optic "firebreak" in the chain can bring it's own issues, can't remember what that was now. DAC is a Cen Grand DSDAC 1.0 Super Clock -> Marantz Model 30 -> ATC SCM40's... | |
| Recommend a non-polite sounding amp / integrated @cdc here's the link to Stoll's site, and the current version of the IN80 Signature. You may have to use Google Translate as the site is in French; https://www.atoll-electronique.com/produits/ampli-preampli-integres/integre-in80-signature/ | |
| Recommend a non-polite sounding amp / integrated @cdc I took the opposite journey to your good self; I started off with the qualities you're looking for, but wanted more "polite". I re-started my HiFi life after 20+ years with Naim, which is where I ended my first hifi journey. Didn't really e... | |
| Lifting the Christmas veil Congratulations; what a lovely uplifting story 😊. A wonderful present indeed, from your very loving wife and friend 🥰 | |
| Cen. Grand DSDAC 1.0 (vs Pontus II) @ja_kub_sz I'm glad to know your dealer is working with you on this; it can be nerve-racking buying gear from a relatively unknown manufacturer (unknown in the West anyway). I know my dealer spoke to Cen Grand about this, as he's taken a gamble to... | |
| Happy Holidays to All A Very Merry Christmas to all Audiogoners. Wishing you and your families, Good Health, Good Cheer, and Good Fortune ❤️ Season's Greetings from the UK Lyndon ❤️ | |
| Cen. Grand DSDAC 1.0 (vs Pontus II) @ja_kub_sz I was gutted with the first unit, the Standard version, as I took a punt on Cen Grand over the Pontus. I tried various things, while on the phone to my distributor here in the UK, but nope, definitely a fault with the unit. I asked m... | |
| Cen. Grand DSDAC 1.0 (vs Pontus II) Hi @ja_kub_sz thanks for your post. I'm glad you're enjoying your Cen Grand. Can't believe mu OP was over a year ago; boy how the time flies Anyway, thanks for your post; your observations certainly match my own. I did however have issues with m... | |
| Innuos Sense cannot connect to Qobuz Update: I still couldn't get in to Qobuz via Sense but emailed Innuos Support yesterday afternoon, and received a reply this afternoon. The solution was to find my Zen Mini interface on my home network, via web address, then try and login to Qobu... |