Andy,
Thank you for your post. It seems I am on the same journey of exploration. I have a Harman Kardon AVR 3700 as my “preamp”. I have a PS Audio S300 amp, bi-wired to JBL Studio 590s. No center channel (my wife enjoys very full sound). The surrounds are Infinity R152. Source is Apple TV TIdal. So we are very similar in our approach.
I too feel strongly that the DAC in the AVR is letting the side down. I auditioned a streaming integrated with Hime Theater Bypass, but I could not justify the incremental increase.
My next stop is the Bluesound. There is a good review of it from yesterday which you no doubt have seen. BTW. The version of Beethoven’s 5th mentioned in that review is sublime. After all, it is about the music.
Looking ahead, I likely will try the PS Audio Stellar Gain Cell DAC with the Bluesound as the source.
Regarding speaker placement, sadly I am able to pull them 5 ft away from the wall and it makes a huge difference. They sit on 90 year old hard wood planks.
Thanks again for starting this thread as it is very helpful.
Working from home alone, music has been my salvation. Having most of the world’s music at my finger tips is priceless.
Keep safe everyone.
Thank you for your post. It seems I am on the same journey of exploration. I have a Harman Kardon AVR 3700 as my “preamp”. I have a PS Audio S300 amp, bi-wired to JBL Studio 590s. No center channel (my wife enjoys very full sound). The surrounds are Infinity R152. Source is Apple TV TIdal. So we are very similar in our approach.
I too feel strongly that the DAC in the AVR is letting the side down. I auditioned a streaming integrated with Hime Theater Bypass, but I could not justify the incremental increase.
My next stop is the Bluesound. There is a good review of it from yesterday which you no doubt have seen. BTW. The version of Beethoven’s 5th mentioned in that review is sublime. After all, it is about the music.
Looking ahead, I likely will try the PS Audio Stellar Gain Cell DAC with the Bluesound as the source.
Regarding speaker placement, sadly I am able to pull them 5 ft away from the wall and it makes a huge difference. They sit on 90 year old hard wood planks.
Thanks again for starting this thread as it is very helpful.
Working from home alone, music has been my salvation. Having most of the world’s music at my finger tips is priceless.
Keep safe everyone.