essrand
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| 750$ Intel NUC vs $6000 Aurender N200: I don't hear the difference @metaldetektor Thanks for the heads up on the plink/nagralink compatibility and sonic expectations. Will keep that in mind. @mdalton I have always preferred and used low power tube amps (Coincident 300b set amp, Nagra 300b push pull amp) with ... | |
| 750$ Intel NUC vs $6000 Aurender N200: I don't hear the difference @mdalton Yes. I have mostly declared victory and moved on, haven't tried/auditioned a streamer in the 2 years since this post first started. Only reason I was more than interested in the Playback Design streamer is that it uses a proprietary P-L... | |
| 750$ Intel NUC vs $6000 Aurender N200: I don't hear the difference @mdalton not buy but try. Buying used would be okay; cause if it didn’t work, I could sell it with not much loss. I am yet to be convinced that streamers don’t work. Keeping an open mind to see if a streamer recommended by a fellow Nagra tube dac... | |
| 750$ Intel NUC vs $6000 Aurender N200: I don't hear the difference @mclinnguy re: edit: or, maybe he could spend more :) after reading the positive results from @metaldetektor using the Playback streamer with the Nagra it would be curious if you could try one and see if it "beats" the Rock? You must be curious ... | |
| 750$ Intel NUC vs $6000 Aurender N200: I don't hear the difference It’s been a few years, I didn’t remember, and read thru the thread, wish the other naysayers did the same. I do wish people would read the thread completely before posting their big fat opinions. Note that a few posts later I mention that both use... | |
| 750$ Intel NUC vs $6000 Aurender N200: I don't hear the difference It’s always YMMV. Firstly, please try a Roon rock on nuc not a Mac mini. Secondly, The delta between an Aurender and a NUC with Roon rock and Quboz should be far greater than delta between tidal and Quboz. Third, it really depends on the DA... | |
| Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"? @woots Have you considered trying Playback Design streamers with your Nagra Tube DAC, it will use the Nagra Link instead of AES or USB. Thanks to @metaldetektor, its top on my list to try out now with my Tube DAC. | |
| Shindo preamp rewire 230v to 240v @imhififan Is this true for shindo amplifiers as well? Can shindo amps also be easily changed to 230/240V. I have been forever looking for a 230/240V Shindo amp in the used market and they are so hard to come by, but 120V American versions come u... | |
| Should I buy an SME 30/12A for 15K? Yes. I am aware of that, and that is why I believe I was offered this price. The street price of an SME 30/12A mk1 is probably something around 30-35K. | |
| Should I buy an SME 30/12A for 15K? @ronboco Please re-read my post :), I was comparing digital and analog on the same rockport/nagra/boulder system. @lalitk Thanks, it does look like we have a similar system. I took a look at your digital, looks like I have a long ways to go be... | |
| Should I buy an SME 30/12A for 15K? @noromance my cartridge is the Nagaoka JT1210 cartridge specially made for this TT, it came with the Technics 1210GAE ( only in europe, in the USA this TT didn't come with a cart). The dealer used a Clearaudio Davinci cart (which costs more than m... | |
| Should I buy an SME 30/12A for 15K? But I am mostly leaning towards your opinion of the situation. @rauliruegas. But I feel like if I can get even close to the sound of what I just heard at the dealers, I would be more than happy to jump into the analog rabbit hole. This is what's k... | |
| Should I buy an SME 30/12A for 15K? Thanks for the responses. Apologies forgot to mention my system: Devore O96. Accuphase E-650, Nagra Tube DAC, Acoustic revive cabling. @dogberry , it includes the V-12 tonearm. My phono is the AD-50 card in the Accuphase E-650 amp. @lewm, the... | |
| Preamp suggestion for Coincedent M300B Frankenstein mk2 @kennyc I have owned the coincident Frankensteins, coincident Dragons, coincident line stage and coincident phono stage. I didn't care much for the coincident phono as a preamp, it sounds sterile like a passive preamp or like going dac-direct. So... | |
| 750$ Intel NUC vs $6000 Aurender N200: I don't hear the difference Check this youtube video where Jay's Audio Lab finds that the Taiko Extreme (a universally acknowledged best music server ever) has no sonic effect when used on his MSB DAC. The lesson I have gotten is that the effect of the server mainly dep... |