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| Is my new amp TOO GOOD? When I was considering a move to the McIntosh MC462, my dealer, who is virtually around the corner from the factory and has been doing this a long time, cautioned me that the MC462 is a departure from older Mac amps. Although not quite as warm so... | |
| Marantz AV10 Glad you are enjoying the AV10. When I ran into issues my friend Google pointed out online discussions/ other forums where current owners with similar problems shared tips for resolving them, and it helped considerably. While waiting for the new... | |
| Sharing front speakers between HT system and listening system. My system is both home theatre and two channel audio, and my tube preamp has HT bypass but requires the preamp to be on to make it work. Rather than burn through expensive tubes while using HT, I sought alternatives. bobwireaudio has an automati... | |
| Console or other surface for amplifier and turntable +1 on Timbernation. | |
| Marantz AV10 I have an AV10, my third Marantz AVR. I previously had the AV8805A, and from a sound perspective, the upgrade to an AV10 was noticeable. Not a quantum leap, but improved. I don’t care to try and make sense of settings on the limited real estate... | |
| Can Qoboz Connect sound better than Qobuz viz Aurender Conductor? After a recent iPad and Conductor upgrade (same day), Conductor developed an annoying issue on the iPad. On the left of the Conductor display, above the queue, there is a progress bar for the current track. Elapsed time is on the left, time rema... | |
| Backert Labs preamp, now a New Power Amp I had the Rhumba Extreme paired with a McIntosh MC152, and was very happy. I have since moved on a few times from that gear, but that pairing worked very well. I also encourage you to try different tubes (sent you a PM), as tube rolling with th... | |
| Quality of surround and ceiling speakers Given your current system and future direction, you are playing at a high level and I think you would be more satisfied with the better quality surround and ceiling speakers. Will the difference be discernible and worth the added expense? That's... | |
| So sad about Netflix sound quality. No one can hear it Ah, the GAT must bring sweet music to your ears. I'm happy with my new ET7-S2, but there's always room for improvement. The ATV-X is more than the power supply. Chris, the engineer, does a number of things within the module itself. Whatever he... | |
| Is it worth upgrading from Denon X8500HA to JBL Synthesis SDP 58? As long as you are comfortable with having professional calibration, and the JBL gets good reviews and exceeds your needs (room for growth, both your system and you), it makes sense. I'm all about easy, and would be leery of investing in a proces... | |
| So sad about Netflix sound quality. No one can hear it @emergingsoul , I have to wonder (afraid to, actually) whether the soon to be released upgrade Apple TV 4K will sufficiently bridge the gap between what's come before and my ATV-X as to make my purchase look silly. The cost of the first Blu-Ray p... | |
| So sad about Netflix sound quality. No one can hear it @toro3 , @emergingsoul ,you both ask fair questions and raise good points about what the ATV-X can squeeze from streaming. The ATV-X affects and improves both video and audio quality, so in fairness it has to be viewed as an overall improvement t... | |
| So sad about Netflix sound quality. No one can hear it Although mentioned last year in this thread, I too have an Apple TV-X. Granted, it is expensive, but considering that streaming is my main form of entertainment and it's important to me, I felt the investment in a potentially better streamer was ... | |
| Mojo Audio Mystique X SE I purchased the new Denafrips Pontus 15 and really liked it. Despite that and, perhaps to my detriment, I felt it was a big-DAC world and even better SQ awaited me with something grander (and more expensive). One of the stops on my DAC merry-go-... | |
| Focal Kanta 2 and CODA 16 amp The "trick" I referred to is the experiment suggested above, replacing my existing after-market power cords one at a time with stock cords to see what impact it has, if any. My guess is the after market cords will be better, but my tweak to clean... |