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2022 Audio System Wish List and thoughts about streaming

I've been doing this at the end of December for years for a number of years now- so here goes one more time-

What is on your audio wish list for the coming year? 

For several years I anticipated the need to replace an aging (close to 20 year old) phono cartridge- I finally did that in 2021. I also changed the power supply for my turntable. I'm extremely pleased with my turntable. A friend gave me a slightly damaged but fully functional McIntosh subwoofer as well. All other gear is unchanged and with no desire to change anything.

I also bought a Bluesound Node which I am enjoying quite a bit. My ultimate goal is to use the Node in a bedroom system and go for a different streaming transport in my main listening area. I'm looking at the "usual suspects" - Aurender, Auralic, Lumin, etc. 

As far as adding new music, getting into streaming (I use Qobuz) has caused a musical explosion! Since getting the Node in September I've built a library of about 90 new to me albums. 

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willgolf
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Lampizator Horizon Dac

Room acoustics to a small degree.  

Upgrade the Drivers and Capacitors in my Viking Acoustic Grande Voix Speakers. 

 

Happy New Year!  

 

mitch2
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Working through my list from below, b4 work and life and bikes start to get in the way again.  Made one set of balanced cables yesterday using some bulk Furutech u-P2.1 balanced cable I have had laying around here for years.  I usually use their 601M/602F plugs but used DH Labs Ultimate XLR connectors, which are much less expensive and are said to have copper pins.  IMO, the u-P2.1 is one of the better bulk IC cables available (19awg OCC connectors, foamed PE insulation, and internal cotton damping).  I tried them out and they sounded great from pre to amps so they are back on the cooker getting ready for a permanent spot.

Also signed up for the Qobuz trial on Friday and am streaming that along with Tidal through Roon - very easy set up and integration with Roon.  I have not yet discerned a difference in sound quality between Tidal (which I have been using for years) and Qobuz, but it is nice having the additional content to play so I will probably do the year subscription when the trial runs out.

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slaw
21,602 posts
 

Well I finally did it. Ordered a set of Townshend Podiums and 2 sets of Pods!

lucky_doggg7
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I’d love to get my mitts on a pair of these…

These are Pass’s previous generation of XA-160.5 mono amps.  Related to this, the fella from Reno Hifi proposed a selling price for his astounding XA-200.5 monos, but he wanted something like $20+ large, which for me is a wee bit too rich…

Highly unlikely, but just for the sake of S and G, one of these beautiies, an Esoteric C-02X preamp…

🙂

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coach67
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I've got a pair of Salk Song3 Encore's coming this year. I'm in the "hurry up and wait" stage right now.

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