christianb5s4
Responses from christianb5s4
| Preamp Recommendations For the Parasound JC 5 Amp I currently run an XP22 with my JC5 and love it. Definitely on the neutral end to my ears, and it's a great match. Speakers are Focal Kanta 3s, DAC is Denafrips terminator plus, Lumin U1, good cables, etc. Very detailed, transparent, and never har... | |
| Anthem vs Arcam I've run an Arcam AV40 as my HT receiver for two years now. I also tried various Denon and Marantz models prior. To me, it's one of the better if not best receivers for sound quality both for HT and also for music. The challenge with the AV40 is i... | |
| Streaming – Discovering Similar or New Music Lumin U1 streamer here. I do a lot of my music organization and searching in the native Qobuz app itself but use the Lumin app for listening. Lumin has a function where you long-press a song, album, artist, etc., there's an information button ... | |
| Network optimization for serious streamers @som Always good to go into it with reasonable/rational expectations. I'm not expecting significant improvements, however it can't hurt particularly as the U1 is currently being fed by a cheap, generic router my ISP installed several years ago. ... | |
| Speaker Height Problem Another plus 1 for trying to experiment with the rake of the speakers, aka how they are tilted up or down. In my setup even a tiny adjustment moved the image and Soundstage up or down dramatically. I settled on where I felt the image placement was... | |
| Network optimization for serious streamers I ordered a LHY SW-8 the other day, so will hopefully have another opinion to add soon. It will feed a Lumin U1 with X1 PSU so it should be interesting to see the impact with a higher end streamer already in place. | |
| David Crosby R.I.P. Christine McVie is another. So sad, was just listening to Crosby last night. | |
| Dr, Jekyll and Mr. Hyde When I first got into this hobby, I definitely focused more on the technical aspects of songs. Now, the only time I listen critically is if there's a component change. Not to say I don't like listening critically to spectacular recordings, of cour... | |
| Is there anything better than live recordings? One of the most enjoyable parts of exploring new music is finding well done live recordings of familiar albums or songs. As some mentioned, the recording quality tends to be much more varied with live performances. But the well recorded ones a... | |
| SPDIF Coax cable recommendation? Another vote for DH Labs. | |
| I2s versus AES/EBU to connect an streamer/server to a DAC? I experimented with connecting my Lumin U1 streamer to Denafrips T+ DAC via SPDIF, USB, and AES. I found AES sounded the most natural and full throughout the frequency spectrum, and was best across all types of music for my ears. As with many ... | |
| Qobuz dropping rights to my favorites. A pox on their house. @wsrrsw Thank you, I must have missed that little feature. Will give it a whirl later, that'll be great to know for building playlists and something I wish I knew about sooner! | |
| Qobuz dropping rights to my favorites. A pox on their house. @ronboco I'll have to play around with the native app more. I use the Lumin app for streaming, but for building playlists and organization I use the Qobuz app itself. Just haven't figured out how to change the order of an existing playlist. I'... | |
| Qobuz dropping rights to my favorites. A pox on their house. @wsrrsw I might just be a noob, but how are you able to drag and organize a Playlist on Qobuz? On the native app? | |
| What Could Cause Center Image To Present Lower than Expected Speaker rake is what I'd check first, aka the tilt of the speaker forward or back. On my system, even a fraction of an inch change in rake moves the center image noticeably. Tilt them up until the center image is where you want it to be. |