ericrhodes1

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Converting Vinyl to Digital
I saw a turntable with an ADC built in on youtube somewhere.   
Streamers rabbit hole
@mark6088 I agree. I too have owned and used a variety of streamers. They all sounded roughly the same to me. It wasn't until I bought the RS130 that I was satisfied. Definitely another level. It even took a jump when I ran a ground from it to my ... 
My impressions of the much Hyped LAIV Harmony DAC (I ordered one and Listened to it.)
@sns I agree. i2S is notably better. People really need to ditch the printer cables.   
God, I hate to ask this…
I’ve also wondered the same things. Some have mentioned TMR. But I have seen some local or semi-local independant dealers/sellers discuss how they’ve gone to a person’s house and offered some amount for the whole lot. Depending on where you live (... 
$500 used power cord for Lumin power supply
@baylinor, they don't hear it because of three things, hearing damage, they haven't bothered trying, or the equipment (of course any combination of the three) oh, also expectation bias works both ways, oh... And ego.. Shall I go on?   
T+A Class D Amps ( M200 or A200)?
Yeah well, it sure won't cost you anything to insert your m33 into the Revel room right now. Start there. But I'm worried that what you find lacking may just be the characteristics of D amps in general. Perhaps you could consider improving the dac... 
T+A Class D Amps ( M200 or A200)?
Ooph, they’re both Eigentakt amps? And you’re hoping the monoblocks together with a better power supply and implementation will make an appreciable difference? Your ears are better than mine my friend. Spec wise, you may be right. But that sounds ... 
Linear power supply
If I were a manufacturer, I’d like to say SMPS’s are great too. Shipping costs must be far less. Hat tip to Benchmark.   
Qobuz Connect
It's still new.  They I'll work it out.   
Speaker recommendations welcomed
Smashing close out deal  Typhon (Priced Per Pair) - Walnut and Matte Black https://share.google/kiWETkJqtCNzyi5en  
Jay’s Audio Lab is shutting down
He's just moving to Texas. He'll be up and running again. But in a larger space.   
Old Vs New ..... Transport and dac.
So it's an upsampled Burr-Brown PCM1704U. For what it's worth. The Pontus will sound better.   
I'm a little perplexed/surprised by TMR and who sells to them.....
Overhead? What's overhead? Smdh  
"I Trust My Ears"
I don't know. I just buy my gear according to what Amir says and look at its measurements all night. That's fine with me. Also, my doctor says I'm half deaf but my engineering degree says otherwise. So there's that....   
Streamer upgrade advice.
Point 1&2 just killed you. Get off of computers and Mac in particular (if you're serious). Also, forget any improvements unless you're willing to shell out $5K or better.  This is all assuming the rest of your gear is above par.