vthokie83
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| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? MMCGill, (1) Decide what type of system they want: separate components (easy to upgrade), integrated amplifier and speakers (simpler but more expensive to upgrade), or even all in one speaker systems (Buchardt Audio A10, Dutch and Dutch 8C, KEF L... | |
| new to streaming- help! OP, Keep at it, for the average person even an entry level dedicated streamer will best a computer based system.....though some techie types have figured out how to do it well. The BlueSound OS is excellent, and the Node X is a talented streamer.... | |
| USB Cable OP, You've got enough recommendations to add a dedicated streamer, so I'll echo that.....your system deserves a component in the same league......base recommendation would be an Aurender N200. Entry level cable would be a Supra Excalibur for abou... | |
| Significant steps? (DAC) TVRgeek, I don't see your virtual system, so not sure what your remaining system is. IMO I'd start at step 4 and something like a Denafrips Pontus II 12th at $1,850. The Musician Pegasus is also good, though I do prefer the Pontus. I've not done ... | |
| New R2R DAC Gareents, I have never heard the AudtioNote or Lampi, but I have heard the Holo Audio May DAC KTE ($5,600) model and the Denafrips Terminator Plus 12th ($7,500) are truly amazing DACs. I did prefer the Terminator Plus, but I'd be happy with eithe... | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? OP, You didn't mention a price range, that could certainly define any recommendations in the upgrade path. If the budget is $4,000, then a $2,000 DAC wouldn't be a good choice. | |
| USB Cable What is your outboard DAC? | |
| Tube Rollers! Which has more impact to your sound- Rectifier or Power (and why)? desingnsfx, As others have suggested, when in doubt, reach out to Brent Jessee.....he is simply the best resource for information and tubes. Tube rolling power tubes is a no go for me, as I have 4 output tubes, I currently have Tung Sol KT88s an... | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing Deep_333, Not sure where the snarky comment came from, maybe you're not a fan of Jay's or in ChiFi at all. I gave a short impression/opinion of the unit tested in my system, with my ears, in my house....nothing more. My system tends to be more "l... | |
| Specific i2s cable for use with Sonnet Morpheus DAC & 3rd party DDC Carlsbad2, While yes I2S can be carried via an ethernet "like" connection, it is much more common using an HDMI "like" connection. The problem with both, is that I2S has no industry standard pin configuration; but many transports, DDCs and DACs h... | |
| How do you add color? Call it what you will, but certain components can "mold" a sound that can be more enjoyable to some people. and less enjoyable to others. Tube pre-amps, specific pre-amp tubes, R2R ladder DACs, cables, and speakers are all going to "mold" the sou... | |
| New to Streaming My 2 cents (since you asked): You did not mention if you have an outboard DAC, so I'm going to assume that you do not. (1) IF you decide to go with BlueSound, make sure to buy the Node 130 (third generation) or the Node X. Both have superior DACs... | |
| Let's Talk DAC's I forgot to mention my current set up for you: BlueSound Node 130 with LHY LPS, Denafrips Iris DDC, Denafrips Pontus II DAC, several amps I can use, and Buchardt Audio S400 MKII speakers. The BlueSound is not long for this world, I'll be upgrading... | |
| Let's Talk DAC's Desperado915, If you are only interested in DACs that you can buy from a local source and test drive, then you can ignore both Musician and Denafrips. They are sold direct without a dealer network (and thus the associated 50% markup)....IMO that ... | |
| Full range stand mounted speakers Cakids, A price range would be nice, I can recommend speakers from $2,000 to $20,000.....but useless if it's not in your comfort level |