toyman
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| Why is there no love for Prima Luna? This year I am upgrading all my equipment.I am trying to buy from North America and support the smaller audio companies.I just received a Raven Blackhawk Mk.3.1 Integrated (2020 update) which I am using to power some Ascend Acoustics Sierra Towers... | |
| Streaming for beginner I also have a Roon server I built to stream to the PS Audio DSD as it an endpoint for Roon, Spotify and... if you have the Bridge card. You can pick a used one up and save money.Added a PS Audio DMP disc player because it connects to DSD. Mainly l... | |
| Streaming for beginner I used Spotify on my Directstream Dac w/Bridge without issue.As far as sounding good, Spotify sounds find when I don't already own it. We have a family Spotify membership.I also have a Peachtree nova 300 which is designed to remove any device nois... | |
| Think fast: What would you take? My USB external drive with all my music. Everything else can be replaced. | |
| Sub $1k Power Conditioners? Any Assistance Appreciated... I have a Brickwall Audiophile conditioner I would sell you at a good price.I put a Entech Wideband Powerline Noise Analyzer on it and it has almost no noise. I also have a Adcom ACE-515 very cheap, however it is not as quiet.I've replaced both wit... | |
| What’s really hurting the audio hobby? I had a trip planned to southern California and so I thought I would visit a speaker manufacturer and a stereo dealer which had a lot or unlimited amount of speakers I wanted to hear.Spent around 3 hours at the speaker manufacturer listening to th... | |
| Best mid priced Amp-Preamp I had an Adcom GFA555 and GTP500. Needed work...Replace them with current tech (digital included). I found a deal on the Peachtree nova300 for $1800. Bought some Ascend Acoustics CBM170S,$330 (and a used 8" sub). They will work till I can go aroun... | |
| What equipment have you bought this year so far ? Peachtree Nova300Optical and digital coax cablesBuilding a pair of speaker cables | |
| Should I update my Adcom GFA555 amp or buy something more modern? Thanks for your input. I did listen to everybody, I decided to apply the money to something more modern, that can handle the current devices like my OPPO 203.Looked at Parasound, Rotel, Luxman, etc.Going with a Peachtree Nova 300. Thanks! |