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| How does 10+ year old technology compare to modern: Musical Fidelity M1 DAC Yesterday, I just picked up my Schitt Yggi+ OG after it was sent to Colorado for a high-end audio fest. I wanted the people there to compare top end DACs against the Yggi+ and give me some feedback. This was posted on Head-fi. Another Head-Fi’e... | |
| two channel speaker/equipment consultant You do not need to make a considerable investment to get GREAT traditional speakers. I love my Livingroom box speaker it is one of the best ever made, but I recently heard an open baffle speaker, and I am thinking this is the future of speakers. ... | |
| The HARD ROCK & HEAVY METAL Thread Continued "Becoming Led Zeppelin" is coming to IMAX in February 2025. No idea what it is but I want to see it. | |
| Doozy of an amp question Not a MAC fan and heard the Sim 761 the baby brother of the 861. I loved the 761 and found it similar sonically to the Benchmark AHB2 but not as sterile. I love the AHB2 but the 761 was definitely a better version of the AHB2. The 761 is very deta... | |
| How do you decide what to listen to? Same old stuff? @emergingsoul I listen to about 25% new and the rest oldies. I tend to go by genre or time period. I go on benders where I may listen to soul music from the early 70's or alternative from the 90's. Heavy Metal has also made a surprising comeback a... | |
| Benchmark LA4 vs Linear Audio Tube microZOTL Preamplifier (Level 2) "Maybe I will keep the LA4 and switch back and forth." Great choice. Get another preamp for variety. If your power amp has a front facing switch to toggle between RCA and XLR inputs, then you can even have 2 preamps hooked up at the same time. ... | |
| PS Audio BHK signature preamp Congrats on the great purchase. Now you need to not read the forums so that you stay happy wilt your gear. BTW - I spoke with my friend who had my Yggi+ OG for the past month. This guy has incredible hearing, and I am buying his new speaker line... | |
| How do you decide what to listen to? Same old stuff? I listen M-F at least 15 hours a day so this is a tough one for me too. I use ROON so that helps. I also have an incredibly FM radio station out of Santa Monica, KCRW. I have 3 tuners to listen to them for short bursts since they are an NPR stati... | |
| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? @lalitk When I said work perfectly, I am talking about the sonics, the bit transfer is a given. My streaming is working in the fibre domain and everything before the Rendu does not matter from my experience with the other 2 OpticalRendu's I have. ... | |
| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D8Y4RWYS?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title I bought this to stream fibre to my main rig. It will connect to a Sonore OpticalRendu. It is still sitting in my mailbox, and I will test is out on Sat once I get my DAC back... | |
| Benchmark LA4 vs Linear Audio Tube microZOTL Preamplifier (Level 2) Have you considered using a tube DAC with the LA4? That way you can have the best of both worlds, except for your turntable. I also have SACD's and use the GEERFab D.BOB to play the DSD stream on my DACs which are better decoders than the OPPO pl... | |
| Large speakers plus EQ, what have you done? I also have the NS-5000 with a CODA #16 amp and is a really great coherent sound. I do not want to eq anything on this system or add any subs. I have used convolution filters with other systems that were in smaller rooms with different speakers, ... | |
| Benchmark LA4 vs Linear Audio Tube microZOTL Preamplifier (Level 2) @thriftyaudio For all of my 2-channel listening I use the HPA4 (same as the LA4) and the Holo Audio Serene. The Serene is almost a copy of the HPA4, just a tad warmer. The Serene also sounds nice with Class A amps, such as my CODA #16. Though I ke... | |
| What % Of Your System Are Your Cables? 0.1% if you exclude the speaker cables. I like gear where the interconnects do not have to be boutique. With the Audience FrontRow speaker cables it is about 10%. Though in my office system, a Magnepan Mini speaker, I found that the Blue Jean ca... | |
| Streamer question "ROON is flakey" maybe a result of ROON updates and the CORE not being rebooted. Are you able to reboot the CORE? This is not as much of an issue these days as in the distant past. I use a $500 DELL under my bed without a keyboard, mouse, or moni... |