vicweast
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| What speaker is the most musical, one you never want to sell? Years ago I acquired a pair of Avalon Acoustics Eidolon speakers. They are just remarkable in the holographic sound, clarity and nice bass. I drive those with an Ayon Audio Triton III KT88 tube amp. Ahem. You might think that was enough, but... | |
| Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed? @millercarbon I know it has been 5 years since this thread and your posts -- But thank you for your posts on this topic! I have had the Raven Blackhawk LE since Summer 2019, I recently changed speakers to Legacy Studio HDs with a single Lyngdo... | |
| Pls help me find a network streamer w/ I2S output (not a DAC) Does anyone have experience with this potential combination: PS Audio PMG 512 DAC and Matrix Audio NT-1 network/digital transport? Like the OP, I'm also looking for a network or "digital" transport that does not include a DAC. I tried the Hifi R... | |
| Legacy Audio Studio HD Bookshelf Speakers vs ProAc Tablette Last week I received my Legacy Studio HD pair... the best sound I have yet heard out of my Raven Blackhawk LE (2019) tube amp. (Background: I have done extensive listening with a respectable number of bookshelf speakers as well as a pair of Avalo... | |
| Raven Stereo Tube Amplifier Customer Service @millercarbon Those were a couple of posts I align with...thanks. | |
| Raven Nighthawk tube rolling. Hiya @tf4900 ...who wrote: "if you are already a Nighthawk/Blackhawk owner and want to take your amplifier to the next level, drop Dave a line and ask about his tube upgrade kits." ha ha... I met Dave at the Rockville MD audio fest (I think that'... | |
| Anyone hear the new PS Audio PMG Signature 512 DAC at AXPONA or otherwise? I have had various mid-level DACs, and currently have a Hifi Rose RD160 which is exceptional. However, I have that device paired with the Hifi Rose RS130 streamer which --while also sounding great-- has one of the worst user interfaces I have suf... | |
| Wifi vs hardwired for streaming @nigeltheflash | |
| Wifi vs hardwired for streaming @nigeltheflash Thanks for explaining the idea of inserting a switch there. I’m an engineer, software developer, system architect, audiophile, woodworker, etc... In each of those areas of endeavor -- I skew towards the most simple, unencumbered an... | |
| Wifi vs hardwired for streaming @nigeltheflash said: "Fiber kills all conducted noise, conversion back to electrical adds some back in. Switches kill various amounts of noise, audio grade ones kill more. It’s entirely logical and easily demonstrated." Yes: Fiber is a relative... | |
| Wifi vs hardwired for streaming @pcolvin yes it is expensive, and yes I have 5 in my house an additional 2 "all weather" outside and one in my workshop (woodworker etc hobbies). ...But the Eero's aren't the point, I previously used 3 multi-antenna routers in my previous home.... | |
| Wifi vs hardwired for streaming @pcolvin I agree that a wired connection is preferable, but this is not an ABSOLUTE statement. It depends entirely on your gear and your environment. I get EXACTLY the same low error rate and retransmission rate with both my eero mesh network (6... | |
| Wifi vs hardwired for streaming @nigeltheflash well then that's entirely your choice, but I am absolutely certain about this for more reasons than I can go into beyond those I have listed. My explanation was deliberately complete. I'm curious as to your technical or experienc... | |
| Wifi vs hardwired for streaming @akg_ca I enjoy his channel, but he clearly is in a steep curve learning process between the first of his videos on this topic and the most recent one. What audiophiles "hear" when they make changes is due to multiple interacting factors, and "de... | |
| Wifi vs hardwired for streaming I need to address one additional point that is really separate from my earlier posts about "noise"... The PROTOCOLS used for audio streaming are different for different services. TCP-based protocols are error detecting and error correcting or r... |