1graber2
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| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? Cost for adding a proper preamp? depends demands of the system.1. A low-end system with no PreAmp would benefit from a $300-500 preamp. (eg. Schitt Lyr 2, tubed)2. Mid-end system: $500-1500 (several on the market)3. Hi end: $1500 on up, the ski... | |
| Dylan - TROUBLE NO MORE BOOTLEG #13 Released Nov 2017 @snackeyp maybe you got a presale deal?!Although my LP box set is on the way, I will probably pick up a used copy of the CD set, just to hear all the demos and outtakes that are not on the LP. | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report 1975Dylan with the Rolling Thunder Review —-Bootleg Series #5 | |
| Pure Audio Project Loudspeaker with Voxativ driver option I heard the PAPs Trio 3 Voxativs at the CAS/ California Audio Show last year. I voted them the Best Bang for Buck of the show, and also my favorite piece of the show. Really impressive. Unfortunately they are too big for my listening space,... | |
| Can a power cord increase the resolution of an Class D (SMPS) amp by more than 5% ? To the OPi am now trying a Triode Wire Labs (TWLs) Digital American power cord. It is designed specifically for Class D powered devices, from DAC to Amp. it runs $500, and YES, I can hear more than %5 difference. I am running a Class D Bel Canto D... | |
| Captain Crunch decoder ring for findind audiophile quality CD recordings @dldennisthx for adding the link for loudness wars, I forgot to.also, I didn’t know there was a Loudness Wars rating system for Digi recordings (24/...) as well. Interesting. I have the Audio Tools App, wonder if I can determine my own distortion ... | |
| Can a power cord increase the resolution of an Class D (SMPS) amp by more than 5% ? When we sit listening to our stereos, we can’t literally see photons or electricity, but we can hear differences. But, to the OP, I have a Triode Wire Labs “Digital American” power cable on order to arrive this week. It is designed specifically fo... | |
| Captain Crunch decoder ring for findind audiophile quality CD recordings Although the prima Luna CD player is high razz, it is also tubed and should offer some forgiveness of bad recordings.The trouble with finding good clean recordings… Is trouble finding good clean recordings.The CDs offer a scarcity of information ... | |
| Dylan - TROUBLE NO MORE BOOTLEG #13 Released Nov 2017 Thx @slaw i went to Soundstage direct and they are offering the Euro box set 4 LPs + 2 disc set for $100 instead of $150 plus I get the 2 CDs. Plus 20% off. I usually buy buy at my local record store, but this was too good to pass up. Now I just n... | |
| Tidal does not post the cost to buy a song or an album on their site I’ve used Tidal about 3 months. The convenience and SQ is worth the $20/mo to me.I did not know you could download albums for use online until recently. This is the way to go, because: When I was streaming Tidal hires on my phone, I exceeded the c... | |
| Need Help with Ethernet Renderer/Mac/DAC Thank you @AMG56 and @audioengr AMG, this Renderer was cutting edge in 2012, Bel Canto was ahead of the game (sorry Sonore). My unit is #16, so produced in 2012/13. As such, it was not Mac compatible back then, so unfortunately there is no MAC add... | |
| Need Help with Ethernet Renderer/Mac/DAC @amg thx! how do I check if they are all on the same IP address?How do I ping the Bel Canto Renderer r?I would assume the renderer has drive and also I have a Mac computer so I should not need to download another driver like on a PC computer. | |
| Bel Canto Dac 3.7 in 2018? all good info ... - Jred, this is not hyperbole, but when I went from the 2.5 DAC to the 3.7, I went up 2-3 stages of improvements: From the 2.5 to the 3.5 to the 3.7. Like I said, Everything sounded better. After having the 2.5 DAC for 4 years, I... | |
| Bel Canto Dac 3.7 in 2018? @jrd - I got my 3.7 used from the Agon classifieds about $3000-listening to it now :)- everything is better in the upgrade from 2.5 to 3.7: much more full bodied sound, maybe a little richer, but more accurate and realistic sounding music. great b... | |
| Ethernet Cables, do they make a difference? I hear you @acepilot71, but then what would account for the differences in SQ that many people are reporting when they A/B different ethernet cables? or the difference many people report b/w USB and Ethernet cables on the final SQ? |