What should I upgrade next in my system?


Would a music streamer be the best place to spend money?

(2) MartinLogan  Renaissance ESL 15A electrostatic speakers for front channels.

https://www.audioadvice.com/renaissance-esl-15a-speaker

https://www.martinlogan.com/en/product/renaissance-esl-15a

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00vU9u-mAgc&t=1027s

 

(1) MartinLogan Illusion ESL C34A Center Channel Electrostatic Speaker

https://www.martinlogan.com/en/product/illusion-esl-c34a

 

(2) REL Carbon Special Subwoofers set up to run stereo.

https://rel.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/REL_Carbon_SPECIAL_Manual_04-20-Web.pdf

Sony - VPL-XW5000ES 4K SXRD Laser Projector    5995

https://helpguide.sony.net/vpl/xw5000/v1/en/contents/TP1000557903.html

Anthem AVM 60 11.2 Channel Preamplifier and Processor.  2995

https://www.anthemav.com/downloads/avm-mrx-english-manual.pdf

 

Mark Levinson Number 532H Power Amplifier for front two channels (300 watts x 2 channels)

https://www.marklevinson.com/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-ML-US-NCOM-Library/default/dw263f2f7b/glp/support/downloads/No532H/Mark-Levinson-No532H-Manual.pdf

 

https://www.stereophile.com/content/mark-levinson-no532h-power-amplifier

 

 

Krell KAV-3250 Amplifier for center channel and back two channels (250 watts x 3 channels).  6000

https://www.krellhifi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Krell_KAV2250_3250_Owners_Reference.pdf

 

Oppo UDP-203 Blu-ray Player

https://www.oppodigital.com/blu-ray-udp-203/

 

Screen Innovations 120” Fixed Projection Screen

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_9543F120SG/Screen-Innovations-3-Series-120.html?tp=166
 

Savant Pro Remote X2

https://www.savant.com/pro-remote-x2

 

Netgear NightHawk X4S Model C7800 AC3200 WiFi Cable Modem Router

https://www.netgear.com/home/wifi/modem-routers/c7800/

 

Cox Contour Cable Box (1) in the rack in the equipment closet for Media Room and (1) on the closet shelf for the (2) outdoor TV’s

https://www.cox.com/residential/tv/learn/learn-about-contour2.html

 

Panamax M5300-PM Power Conditioner/Filter

https://www.panamax.com/product/max-5300-power-management-2ru-11-outlets/

 

Lutron Caseta Wireless Light System L-BDGPRO2

https://www.casetawireless.com/proproducts

 

Headphones:

 

 

Focal Clear Mg  Open-Back Headphones with 55 Ohms Sensitivity 104dB SPL / 1mW @ 1kHzTHD0,25% @ 1kHz / 100dB SPL Frequency response5Hz-28kHzLoudspeaker1.6" (40mm) Aluminum/Magnesium 'M'-shape dome

 

https://www.focal.com/headphones/pdf/clear_specification-sheet.pdf

 

Sennheiser HD800S-Reference closed back Headphones

https://en-us.sennheiser.com/high-resolution-headphones-3d-audio-hd-800-s

 

Sennheiser HDVD800-Headphone Amp

https://en-us.sennheiser.com/headphone-audio-amplification-hdvd-800-acoustic

 

Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless Headphones

 

Sennheiser Momentum 1 Wireless Headphones

 

Master & Dynamic MW65 Active Noise-Cancelling (Anc) Wireless Headphones - Bluetooth Over-Ear Headphones with Mic, Silver Metal/ Brown Leather

 

https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwjkiIqwz6juAhW6OLMAHQLwCzcYABAJGgJ5bQ&ae=2&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAASE-Ro2myFDVoCjcansNlPV7X7umk&sig=AOD64_03lp-46FByV0s9BSVc32ArD_sHdg&q&adurl&ved=2ahUKEwifuoCwz6juAhUHS60KHUlEDQ8Q0Qx6BAg4EAE&dct=1

 

Apple Pro Earbuds

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MWP22AM/A/airpods-pro

Rick Guild

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Definitely check out a streamer if none already. I can recommend Cambridge audio +Roon as a good place to start. 

Apple has the largest catalog of atmos and spatial mixes. None of it will be getting to you through a hifirose.

You are trying to mix stereo equipment with multichannel equipment...it doesn’t quite work that way. Choice of gear for moving up the ladder for each type of application is different. So, decide on what you want. There are some gear lists on my profile for stereo and multichannel in a couple of different rooms (that might serve as a data point).

Here are a couple of vids on how to set things up with apple tv.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0i52I79NaU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMKyqwULAMQ&t=208s

For moving up the multichannel domain, there’s other types of equipment, Storm Audio, Trinnov, etc. depending on how deep your pockets are.

 

Here are the Apple TV specs I use for Qobuz, Tidal and YouTube music videos. What improvements should I expect with a 5K streamer and DAC like the HiFi Rose RS151?

HE-AAC (V1), AAC (up to 320 Kbps), protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (up to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Apple Lossless, FLAC, AIFF, and WAV; AC-3 (Dolby Digital 5.1), E-AC-3 (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 surround sound), and Dolby Atmos.

Here are the Apple TV video specs. Should I expect any improvements with the HiFi Rose RS151?

https://www.audioadvice.com/products/hifi-rose-rs151-high-performance-network-streamer-gen-2#overview

SDR video with AVC/HEVC (Main/Main 10 profile) up to 2160p, 60 fps

Dolby Vision (Profile 5) up to 2160p, 60 fps

HDR10+/HDR10/HLG with HEVC (Main 10 Profile) up to 2160p, 60 fps

H.264 Baseline Profile level 3.0 or lower with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 fps, Simple profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

HDMI Quick Media Switching (QMS) for seamless format transitions

Support for 21:9 and other cinematic aspect ratios when playing movies and shows on compatible projectors and displays

 

The 11k MBL Network Player C41 seems like a sonic bargain.  Another is the Linn Klimax DSM/2 with Organik DAC upgrade which I own.