patrickcarey

Responses from patrickcarey

High End System Building. How important is the matching, cabling and room? Thoughts ?
Although I didn't realize it at the time I was and have been a cable denier.  for the longest time I would cheap out and get Amazon basics cables and then get mad at my equipment because it didn't sound the way I wanted it to . A couple of months... 
Is there such a thing as a good medium priced music streamer?
Hell yes.   if you separate the streamer from the DAC. blue sound node is super popular for good reason. i also have the WiiM and it is excellent.     no need to spend much on a streamer unless you want a lot of bells and whistles like lcd touc... 
any current integrated amps in market have great dacs?
What a great conversation.  I owned the PS audio gain cell dac and I didn't think it was that good.  I've used the PS audio DL3 which was much better.  And I liked the onboard dac of the he PS Audio strata integrated.  I really like that integrate... 
Class D amplifiers. What's the future look like?
I find that in these forum threats it is helpful for someone to provide feedback on a technology or a particular sound that they have actual experience with. Although there's some real nonsense happening here as people arguing back and forth abou... 
Digital source & management dilema
Can’t say if the OP kletter1mann OP Has found his Nirvana yet, but as a longtime Anthem user I would urge a bit of caution. the newer Anthems have a great feature set, but the sound in 2 channel may not represent the high price tag. For e... 
Adding a Dac and Stresmer
@Silverfox:  you are correct, the Auralic via Upscale only charges shipping.  Nice tip, thanks!  
Adding a Dac and Stresmer
I'm also in the market for a DAC and streamer, and I want to keep them separate components as well.  My pre is a venerable Proceed AVP and a BPA2 dual mono. I don't use the DAC in the BlueSound node as it sounds like fm radio compared to the DAC ... 
The Proverbial "best amp" for Focal Sopra No. 1
Well... i own both the Aria 906 and the 936 for the LR.   I think the pre-amp is the bigger factor, and generally has an outsize impact on sound quality vs a power amp.   I have found Anthem amps to be an excellent pairing with the Aria series. ...