pcrhkr
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| Let me end the Premp/Amplifier sound debate ... You do not need to spend alot of money to get well designed and well built gear. Example: Many old recievers from the 70s, still work fine and sound for the age. My experience was with Crown home stereo equipment from about 1980. It lasted and sti... | |
| Suggestions for a streamer only (I have a great DAC) I bought a Bluesound node 2i and never looked back. The software, flexibility, steaming options, ease of use cannot be beat. It has been reliable with no problems. I run the digital output to a Shitt Bifrost and it sounds great. I run it to a Pr... | |
| Affordable vs. ultra expensive speakers - what's the difference? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Sound is in the ear of the beholder. Cost has nothing to do with good sound and the enjoyment of music. Factors to consider. Room size, Room acoustics, your ears, more money than you know what to do with? | |
| What a pile of Schiit I think it is one of those little annoyance situations we all run into now and then. It is not going to ruin Shitt as a company. I have a bifrost connected to a bluesound node2. It is completely silent and more fluid sounding, more natural than t... | |
| Products you added to your system in 2021 that made most impact to your music enjoyment 2021 was good to me. I enjoyed the old Crown SL1 / PL1 Pre amp / power amp separates for over 40 years. A real testament to quality. It was time to retire it as the sound was degrading a bit and I needed a change. I looked for quite a while a... | |
| Have you moved away from full range to standmount speakers + subs? The thing about subs. You can have small speakers which get voices and treble well but matching them with a sub can be tricky. I suggest audtioning with several. Just throwing in any sub with any smaller speakers might not work well. With larger... | |
| How long do good speakers last? I had ac pair of JBL Laners go 20yrs before the woofer foam started to go bad | |
| How long do good speakers last? As long as the spider and surround is good so are the woofers which take the most beating. I have witnessed all paper cone woofers last 35 years in a Leslie organ speakers. The HF longer. Mid and high frequency depends on componenent material use... | |
| Is bass the most important frequency band? This is my opinion. Bass is a foundation and what creates excitement to music. It is the guts of the music but without the rest of the body it is lifeless. The way different frequencies blend and form music is in fact an art. Thus, artists were de... | |
| PrimaLuna Evo 200 underwhelming I have an Primaluna EVO 100 intgrated with Bluesound node 2i, innuos mini Mk III. The sound is breathtaking on my 8" 5 cu ft DYI 3 way towers. All with the stock tubes. Not sure what to say other than you have a mismatch somewhere. My speakers ... | |
| Crown vs Vidar Update, bought a Primaluna EVO 100, and not looking back. A new level of audio sound above Shiit Vidar, Crown, and in a higher league. Both sounded good but could not compete against the 30W / channel prima luna with my DIY towers. Absolutely im... | |
| How are most audiophiles going from streamers to DACS Living on a limited budget. Running a Bluesound Node 2i , Audioquest cables to a Shiit Byfrost, , sounds good but not close to the CD sound of the innous mini mk III. Running UDP on direct Ethernet. The details for symbol decay, ring, instruments... | |
| Point to Point vs Circuit Board Six of one, half a dozen of the other. If the circuit board traces are thick there will be less resistance in the trace and therefore will not be energy thermal loss. Depending on design either can have capacitive and inductive reactances that ca... | |
| What Integrated Amp do You use Pimaluna EVO 100 and absolutely love it and could not be happier for the money spent. The sound is amazing on the Bluesound node 2i and better yet on the Innuos mini Mk III. I compared it with another high end integrated amp before deciding to try... | |
| How many of you are digital only systems? I am new to Digital as well. Have a PrimaLuna EVO-100 integrated, Bluesound Node 2i running through a Shiit Bifrost DAC using AudioQuest Cables. Burn CD’s to a Innuos Mini MK III and could not be happier with the sound. I live in a small town home... |