vthokie83
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| Pontus ii and Hi Res Chocoholic, Now if you really want to up the ante, use Ethernet directly to the Node from your switch and only use BlueOS for control…..or leave it the hell alone if you’re happy. Unfortunately I don’t understand that philosophy | |
| Pontus ii and Hi Res chocaholic, That wouldn't be my choice, I'd switch to Qobuz and keep what you have in place. The Node will pass up to 24/192 via USB The DAC in the Node is fine, and much improved in the Node 130, but NOWHERE near the quality of the Pontus II an... | |
| Pontus ii and Hi Res I think rockrider and dinosore are going in the correct direction.....I however only use Qobuz, so I can't confirm. My equipment Node 130 USB to Denafrrips Iris DDC, I2S to Pontus II DAC. Here is an excerpt I found: "The way MQA describes their c... | |
| DAC league table lousisejpp, What is your price point? There are great options from $1,000 to $20,000 depending on your equipment and budgest | |
| Power conditioner vs use of a audio grade outlet? + 1 Audiophile1 Furutech GTX-D Oyaide and PS Audio make some very good ones as well, but I've settled on the Furutech for now | |
| Thought I’d share: Nicely done and practical DAC review As a Denafrips Pontus II owner, his review is pretty darn close to my experience.....though adding a DDC (Denafrips Iris) took the soundstage and texture to an extra level | |
| Denafrips 12 anniversary oddofyl, Which Denafrips DAC do you own that micro skips? | |
| LS50 + Sub Or Floorstander? If you like the sonic signature, why not demo the LS60 and see if they are to your liking? They are stunning to look at, and are getting some pretty great reviews | |
| Do Streamer only devices really impact sound quality? I have (and love) a BlueSound Node 130. It has a great interface, and is easy and intuitive to use. For a while I thought about upgrading, but instead went with a DDC (Denafrips Iris DDC). It isolates the signal galvanically and optically, so the ... | |
| Newbie want to improve what I have Wow, I wish that was my starter system.....but many people are correct, system matching is critical but I don't know your components Only 2 suggestions: (1) Get some room treatments, others know way more about that than I do. But, a heavy area ru... | |
| Zavfino Majestic USB Cable Supra Audio Excalibur USB cable $140 for 1 meter, best I have.......the other $1,000 of cables are in a drawer | |
| Power conditions for Integrated Amps Originally tried using my Denafrips Thallo amp plugged into my Panamax M5300 and was initially happy (because I had no comparison). Followed a thread here that recommended a dedicated circuit.....had 2 20AMP dedicated lines installed with new Furu... | |
| Is it worth upgrading a CD player? Fleschler, At $500 the Audiolab is a great unit, and I am completely happy with it in my $15,000 system.....but from the sound of it, your system is higher end. For the money it can't be beat. It's easy to find on sale, you could try it and see i... | |
| Is it worth upgrading a CD player? OP, Since you only asked about CD, I’ll limit my comments to that: You did not list a price range for an upgrade, but here are some: (1) Under $1,000 Audiolab 6000 CDT (2) Under $2,500 Jay’s Audio CDT2-MkIII (3) Under $5,000 Jays Audio CDT3-M... | |
| Best sounding CD player Charles1dad, Good point, and that's where we all come in recommending products across a whole landscape of price points. Maybe what we don't ask frequently enough is "what's your price range or budget?" to an OP. Take care |