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| Is optical mostly a waste of time versus Ethernet? There was a post regarding these converters, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09P4ZS4QN/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_8?smid=AK4611NBN3D7D&psc=1 I'm thinking about giving them a try and would be interested in hearing what others have to say. | |
| Cheapest way to enhance SQ with digital streaming My streaming quality is pretty bad, so I'm probably most likely to hear an improvement with these devices. At some point I might decide on a switch like the more affordable English Audio. Would a switch like that make a significant improvement and... | |
| Class D Integrated Amplifier Recommendations. I'm no expert on amplifier design, just wondering, why class D? Rega has a Class A/B integrated for under $4,000.00. | |
| Solid state or Tubes preamp phono stage. If you’re having trouble choosing between a tube or solid state phono amp, then what about the ASR Basis Exclusive? https://asraudio.de/files/Test-ToneAudio-USA-HighEnd-Phono-Vorstufe-November2007-EN.pdf | |
| McIntosh Labs delivery issues @farne230 that should sound great, having a tube preamp. I don’t think they make tuners anymore but I do believe they make a digital streamer. Anyway please give us your impressions once everything is running! | |
| McIntosh Labs delivery issues @farne230 a friend of mine is refurbishing a pair of Levinson mono blocks. I'm still waiting to hear them with Quad 57's. | |
| Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life? @jl1ny Thanks for sharing. Just reading up on your speakers, I’m unfamiliar with the Reference 3A Royal Virtuoso’s. They appear to have some range. And I’m sure after they’re positioned they don’t get moved around. Thinking the shape of cabinets a... | |
| McIntosh Labs delivery issues @roxy54 fair enough. I remember certain McIntosh Class A/B amplifiers but as I stated in the beginning, my familiarity with McIntosh goes back to the 60's and 70's. Not to mention I'm beginning to get senile. @farne230 I had an acquaintance wh... | |
| Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life? @jl1ny Unfortunately I've never heard the Apogee's. What speakers are you using now? | |
| Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life? @jl1ny Totally agree about the 57's. My Quad technician, who is also a good friend, has a few pair. I'm hoping that he'll sell me a refurbished pair after he finishes his Stacked 57's endeavor. Or just sell me the Stack! | |
| McIntosh Labs delivery issues @jheppe815 I made the statement that McIntosh equipment sounds sweet. I like the McIntosh sound, especially when I would go to a Grateful Dead or Jerry Garcia Band concert. I think many of us are just offering a different view than focusing totall... | |
| Dvorak Cello Concerto @melm yeah, well you asked me if newer recordings 'always' sound better than earlier recordings so I just answered the best I could. And, my reference to using master tapes means the original tapes from the original recording. Microphone placemen... | |
| McIntosh Labs delivery issues I can recommend the ASR Emitter II Exclusive. It's built to order with available upgrades (i.e. rhodium fuses). It's technically an integrated since everything is in one acrylic glass chassis but it actually operates as separates. The Exclusive ru... | |
| McIntosh Labs delivery issues @roxy54 all-right, McIntosh amp prices aren't inflated. | |
| Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life? I lived in a small apartment so I purchased a pair of Monitor Audio GR 10’s. They sounded good with an NAD integrated amp. Eventually I was able to afford my dream stereo and bought a pair of Quad 2905’s. I now live in a house and have the upstair... |