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| RCA Interconnect recommendations Here’s a pair of Acoustic Zen Matrix II interconnects for $300 that cost $920 new, and they should strike a nice balance as they’re very natural sounding and neither bright nor veiled. If they don’t work out for some reason you could easily sell t... | |
| XLR cable placement I’ve found putting my best/most resolving interconnect between my DAC and pre to be by far the best way to go, but YMMV so try both ways. | |
| RCA Interconnect recommendations What’s your budget? | |
| Help streaming Qobuz through Macbook Pro So would a dedicated streamer enable me to use the phone as a remote? I would like to be able to have a remote. Yes. A dedicated streamer like the one I mentioned above solves all your problems and then some. | |
| Black Ice F159 or Gold Note PH-10 ? What’s your price range? | |
| Help streaming Qobuz through Macbook Pro If you’re at all serious about sound quality just ditch the Mac and get a dedicated streamer that you can control with your iPhone using Qobuz at full high res. It’s easier, more convenient, and it’ll sound better. You can get a new Bluesound No... | |
| Looking for specifications headphone output specs Yamaha CX-A5000 If you’re planning on buying decent headphones don’t drive them with this. Headphone sections in preamps/prepros are almost always an afterthought, and that Yammy doesn’t even give the specs on it tells you all you need to know — it sucks. Bette... | |
| RCA Interconnect recommendations What’s your budget, and are you looking for new or used? | |
| Cd transports with AT&T glass output This Shanling CD transport has gotten some positive comments and isn’t overly expensive… https://www.amazon.com/Shanling-ET3-Digital-Transport-Black/dp/B0CRYCYNH7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=C07QDY77D0WI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.00Cxt_lN5wJVje31VZ-hDHtakCHT2eIBV... | |
| Should I buy a seperate dac? It’s a good bet the Bitfrost would provide a meaningful improvement, but don’t skimp on the digital interconnect as that can be a significant bottleneck to performance if you go cheap. Another DAC to consider would be the new Denafrips Ares 15th a... | |
| Thinking about buying new Grado Headphones That’s why I mentioned Amazon where you can try at home risk free. Why not? | |
| Help needed with mixed use media/listening room Of the speakers I mentioned I’ve only heard the Ushers, and if you’re looking for musicality and excellent imaging and 3D soundstage they are excellent and a huge value for the build quality and performance on offer (and also great looking if that... | |
| Thinking about buying new Grado Headphones These Hifiman Arya Organic open-backed, planar ‘phones are excellent, easy to drive, are at half your budget, and can be returned risk and hassle free through Amazon and I’d highly encourage you to give them a try. I’ve got the prior Arya Stealth... | |
| Help needed with mixed use media/listening room For the towers I’d recommend these Revival Atalante 4 speakers, and it looks like this dealer offers a trial period… https://fidelisav.com/products/speakers/atalante-4 These Usher towers are also excellent and have a 30-day return policy… https... | |
| Ethernet Some members here have spoken positively about this Cat8 cable that’s not too pricey… https://www.amazon.com/LINKUP-Ethernet-Screened-2000Mhz-Structure/dp/B07VVFC1XZ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BTUAX0FMOQMY&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.XExxXZQoUu9xE-QQYDHCIwCqJOAC8c... |