lanx0003
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| Time of Day for best Sound Nope. It really depends on the mood in TOD, not the electricity. I live in the 10 mile range of power plant in a SF home and the electricity is relatively clean already. I do have power conditioner (by Monster) installed but, honestly, with it ... | |
| Pathetic range of Topping remote Aside from SQ, Topping's (even the higher end model like D90 variation) menu and operation is primitive / inconvenient and the remote is notorious. One needs to point directly to the unit within, say, 6-7 ft in order to activate it. Almost all t... | |
| Generalized attributes of amplifier technologies It is less meaningful to talk about advances in class D design nowadays without mentioning GaNfet technology. Relative to Mosfet, aside from faster switching, higher efficiency, and being able to operate in higher voltage/temp environment, the GaN... | |
| Recommend me a DAC under 3k I am not sure if DSD matters to you. If so, Schiit and ANK might not be for you. You need to down sample each time to the highest rate PCM that can be read. Also, the output impedance of the Denafrips especially from XLR is quite high. Make su... | |
| Focal Aria 948 The Focal Aria 948, with 92.5 dB sensitivity, gives up almost an octave of bass potential for that sensitivity. if were re-engineered to give up 3dB of sensitivity it could probably reclaim bass down to near 40 Hz. The statement is inacurate. ... | |
| Budget preamp recommendation...besides Schiit. Suggestions from a previous a thread on the relevant topic... | |
| Best way to clean glossy finish on speakers? This sounds like more a commercial ad than a discussion thread. One can potentially avoid these hassle by just using covers. This is how I baby my upright piano. Of couse, be careful with the fabric of the cover that may "rub" the surface of the s... | |
| Best way to clean glossy finish on speakers? I guess she must be more than happy doing so. Make sure though whatever the gadget she is using won’t microscopically scratch the surface please. Someone in this thread even worries about the cover fabric "rubs" the surface more so than abrasive, ... | |
| Gustard R26 - good but not the one This is probably the 1st time that I observed a used Qutest dropped below $1k. Grab it while you can if the quality is that gooooooood. Personally, I think the Chord DACs are overpriced for what they are but maybe they are worth every penny given ... | |
| Best way to clean glossy finish on speakers? +1 @yyzsantabarbara Cover-up is probably the best way to keep dust and moisture out. If you maintain a good habbit covering the speakers up you will find the huge difference after a few years' use. | |
| Good streamer that does not need wi-fi or internet to play local files Got it. Almost make a mistake. What brand do you use? | |
| Good streamer that does not need wi-fi or internet to play local files Power over ethernet or ethernet over power? Confused again but who cares as long as it works. Thank you @ghdprentice. I like awesome tech like this... | |
| Good streamer that does not need wi-fi or internet to play local files Also, based on my limited knowledge, Aurender does not have a Wi-fi or BT components built in (see below) but you could add an optional wi-fi adapter to enables WLAN. The Conductor app works on LAN in either hard-wired or wireless form but defini... | |
| Good streamer that does not need wi-fi or internet to play local files I was confused. Wi-fi is a type of "internet" or "LAN (Local Area Network" too that is shared between mobile devices via hotspots and radio wave transmission. The difference in terms of communication standard is that Ethernet is IEEE 802.3 based a... | |
| Good streamer that does not need wi-fi or internet to play local files Thanks and I figure that is similar to the USB port housed in some CD players that can be hooked with memory stick or storage for playing digital files sequentially. To that end, I think FiiO R7 provides a better music streaming / playback experie... |