overthemoon
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| Looking for Speaker Recommendations Listen to as many speakers as possible. I prefer silk dome tweeters - B&W, Focal and others can irritate my ears after long listening sessions. Devore Super Nines are speakers that really impressed me when hearing a Boulder integrated amp. ... | |
| Listening after your entire system was powered off cold for a week+ I do notice better sound when system is on as well as when it’s ‘up to temperature’. Though it could also be I warm up into listening too! | |
| Best Way To Connect A Bluesound Node I used to have a Node2 and C2600 preamp. I found my best experience was ethernet cable to Node and I tried both optical and coaxial to the preamp and didn't notice a difference - I used optical. I preferred the DAC in the preamp over the DAC in ... | |
| Transients hurting my ears on hifi solid state amps I don't have the challenge you have. I would encourage you to give Moon a listen. I had McIntosh tube pre and SS amp. I upgraded to Moon 390 pre-amp/network player and M400 monoblocks. I notice I feel like I'm listening to music at lower vol... | |
| Turntables I have a P8 - it is an excellent turntable for the money and as with all Rega's isn't something you can upgrade as easily as other brands (VTI, Linn, etc.). I expect the P10 is an upgrade specifically because of the tone arm. I chose the P8 over... | |
| What’s your latest high-end audio purchase? I purchased HRS Isolation platform for my Rega P8 (It may not be the same as installing a shelf on the wall) | |
| Simaudio P8/W8 or Latest 740P/860A???? Interested party - I have Moon’s 390 and M400 monoblocks. I’ve heard brand new 740P with 860v2. The 860v2 is impressive in the dynamics, control and detail without being analytical. | |
| How good does my system have to be to realize an improvement with cables? @lanx0003 Absolutely agree with you! The only reason I even tried another Kimber Kable item was because customer service was very good. | |
| Recommendations for HiFi Listening Room I like your goal and vision. My suggestion is to listen to as many different types of systems as you can. My rationale is there are different sonic characteristics and the goal is for you to find what you like the best. For example, I have a fr... | |
| How good does my system have to be to realize an improvement with cables? @bjp9738 I had C2600/MC302. For XLRs I used Mogami and upgraded to Kimber Kable Silver Streak then KCTG. I purchased them used through Kimber on ebay. Speaker cables I compared Blue Jean Cables to Audio Quest Rocket 33 and Kimber Kable 12TC. I... | |
| How good does my system have to be to realize an improvement with cables? Cables can make a difference and your selection of cables and systems must be synergistic. There are quality manufacturers of cables that are economical. I used Blue Jean Cables and I preferred them to Audioquest Rocket 33s. I didn't explore hi... | |
| Which Cable Makes the Biggest Impact? Absolutely agree with folks saying cables are complimentary not the key driver for the sound of the system. My upgrade experience includes upgrading speakers significantly above the grade of my electronics then upgrading my sources, then ampli... | |
| NODE as just a streamer / Airplay device I'm not familiar with Benchmark DAC3 but I have owned a NODE and I do the the Bluesound interface. When I upgraded from the Node, I selected a Moon Streamer/DAC. Moon's makes numerous streamer/DACs and the streamer module in the 280D for ~$3k is... | |
| Looking for a streamer/DAC I'd suggest listening to the BlueSound Node as it's a great entry point. If you are looking for a higher end unit - I'd explore Moon 280D streamer/DAC... I prefer a streamer/DAC versus separates due to convenience and space. | |
| Which Cable Makes the Biggest Impact? Unfortunately - my impression of biggest impact is clouded because the order I experimented. I think the answer might be 'where ever you start'. I started with speakers, ICs and power cables. In each case they made an impact resulting in me con... |