Shalmaeser, I am assuming you are questioning how Tidal could sound similar to Bluray (or 24/196 files)? I will try to clarify. Hi Res material generally sounds better from both multichannel Bluray (HDMI) and Hi Res 2 channel FLAC or AIFF formats (USB), but the general overall character of the sound of Redbook (CD/toslink or files/USB) or "HIFI" quality Tidal streaming source material (USB) is closer to Hi Res sources compared to Redbook from CDs via HDMI in my system. Make sense? I find Tidal can sound pretty good. Clearly better than MP4 or Similar, if not quite as good as Redbook from CD of files for the same content.
Picking an amplifier
I have the following speakers:
NHT 2.1 Front LR 200W @ 6ohms
NHT AC1 Center 150W @ 8 ohms
NHT SW2 Subwoofer 200W @ 8 ohms
The rear speakers are inconsequential (and boxed up) they might come out to play when I move to bigger digs.
I’ve been using NHTs 214s and 216s, (think lightbulbs) but the market is drying up. I remain unconvinced they are worth the shipping & costs to repair.
My (current) short list of replacement amps:
Outlaw Audio model 770 7 (7 channels)
Bryston 9B ST (5 channels) (2 years left on warranty)
Parasound 5125 (5 channels)
The budget is $1000, I have located sources for all three at or below $1000.
Any/all discussion of suitability, repair outlook, and peanut shells welcome. From a listening perspective, I've been fine with the NADs, but am priced out of the newer models. Nuts, I might even repair the NADs if I find the right person with the skills & tools.
NHT 2.1 Front LR 200W @ 6ohms
NHT AC1 Center 150W @ 8 ohms
NHT SW2 Subwoofer 200W @ 8 ohms
The rear speakers are inconsequential (and boxed up) they might come out to play when I move to bigger digs.
I’ve been using NHTs 214s and 216s, (think lightbulbs) but the market is drying up. I remain unconvinced they are worth the shipping & costs to repair.
My (current) short list of replacement amps:
Outlaw Audio model 770 7 (7 channels)
Bryston 9B ST (5 channels) (2 years left on warranty)
Parasound 5125 (5 channels)
The budget is $1000, I have located sources for all three at or below $1000.
Any/all discussion of suitability, repair outlook, and peanut shells welcome. From a listening perspective, I've been fine with the NADs, but am priced out of the newer models. Nuts, I might even repair the NADs if I find the right person with the skills & tools.
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Found a better spdif card: http://www.triplemaudioshop.nl/index.php/pink-faun-spdif-bridge.html It's about $350 USD though. lol. |
Must be the special colour dyes. I’d do it if it would replace a good pre/pro. The Sony’s acting terminal. I’m down to between the Anthem AVM 50v and Yamaha Aventage CX-A5000 Thoughts? Comments? Peanut shells from the gallery? Additions? |
I would go for the Yamaha in these two options. The Anthem runs only from a switching power supply. The Yamaha at least uses a linear power supply for analog sections (it still looks like a switching power supply for digital sections, which is very common). To this day, I have only found that Krell and Bryston use purely linear power supplies. Everyone else I have seen (even Classe Audio) used switching power supplies for digital. There could be others. Not sure if you've ready my switching power supply thread above, but it's food for thought. |
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