dougthebiker
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| COINCIDENT FRANKENSTEIN 300B STEREO I have the 300B Elekit TU 8600S integrated amp paired with the GR Research NX-Oticas. Best sound and soundstage I have ever had. Previously had a $100k + Gryphon system. Still use the silver Gryphon cables which are incredible. Using the new W... | |
| How good does my system have to be to realize an improvement with cables? I generally agree with @coralkong. But I’d say if your speakers are at least about $5k and the rest of your components >$1k, better cables should be pretty evident if your system is set up right in a decent room. I have actually heard a sign... | |
| Did you notice.... It does run hot, but it’s only an issue if you’re plugging or unplugging cables, which seldom happens. I have had it for about 18 months. Couldn’t be more pleased. I used to have Gryphon class A monoblocks which ran much hotter for 25 years wi... | |
| Did you notice.... My CD transport is much more expensive than my streamer/player - Innuos Zen Mark III - and I get more detail, air and a wider soundstage playing Roon on the Zen than with most CD’s. Many/ most streamed tracks are re-engineered for streaming so it... | |
| Best interconnects from preamp to amps, within budget Nobody can tell you what you are going to like best in your vintage system. A good cable choice can dramatically improve the SQ of your system, so choose 3 or 4 brands - there were good ones suggested above - and order complete sets from vendors ... | |
| Sound quality of Roon I’ve found Roon sounds better than the Innuos Sense app on Innuos Zen MkIII. Then I found Roon running on a NUC as a core and using the Zen as only a player sounds better still. | |
| Which wire for internal recabling my speakers? Exactly which model numbers of Neotech are you talking about and what website sells it? | |
| Roon Core Server Player This has been an educational journey! With the investment of about $500 and 8 hours of my life, I built a fanless NUC 10 i3 in an Akasa case (a huge heat sink,) installed Roon ROCK Core software and hooked up my ripped CD library (from the Innuos... | |
| Roon Core Server Player I’m currently building a Nuc to run the Roon Core on. Will be I interested to see whether the Zen Mk III sounds better as an endpoint. Definitely liked Experimental mode better than Sense. May just be the synergy with then rest of my system.... | |
| Nucleus, is there a better alternative? My understanding is that an LPS on a Nucleus or Nuc ONLY makes a difference if you’re going straight from the Nucleus or Nuc into your Roon Endpoint by USB. if you’re connecting to the endpoint through the network, it makes no difference. | |
| Nucleus, is there a better alternative? This video explains the advantages of fiber optics at the 6:40 mark. This guy understands digital really well. | |
| Roon Core Server Player @lalitk Thanks, I got the dealer info. BTW, I also have the EtherRegen. What exactly do you mean when you say play with placement? | |
| Roon Core Server Player Thanks, I highly recommend the GR Research speakers. You have to build them from the kit, but absolutely worth it if you can solder. | |
| Roon Core Server Player Fastfreight, what did you have before? Doug | |
| What cable companies make the best cables and sell them directly? With the quality of gear you have, you're definitely going to benefit from high quality cables. Blue Jeans are a very good value but not anything you'd want to to match up with the extremely high quality amp and preamp you have. Try to get a bun... |