HayesWeighsIn
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Oh good! Glad to hear it’s playing ball for you. I’ve heard of folks streaming say a 96K album, but unless you’ve manually set your DAC to 96, it’ll downsample to whatever you have the hardware set to.
Equipment Recommendations - The Home For New System and Upgrade Advice
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Yeah my DAC dongle just does all the unfolding etc itself, then just gives me an LED to indicate the rough bitrate.
Green: indicates the audio sample rate is 48kHz or less.
Red: indicates hi-res lossless playback.(Hi-res lossless refers to PCM 88.2kHz~384 kHz, or DSD64~DSD256.)
Magenta: indicates the M15 is performing the final unfold of an MQA Core stream.
debianlinux
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Speaking of storing gobs of stuff on ye ole phone; I convert FLAC to Opus. Curious if the hi-res purists can hear the degradation with this codec set at levels that are theoretically beyond transparent? I cannot while I can 8/10 pick out a 320kpbs cbr MP3 from a FLAC. I'll say I avoid 24-bit flacs as much as possible because I see zero value in the additional disk space.
folsom_lives
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@MattHasIdeas not sure where you ended up with considering a new turntable but I will say the Theory has met and exceeded my expectations. If you like the look and feel of the older Orbit then this a great step up. I'm not saying it beats the spec sheet of the StudioDeck, but I have thoroughly enjoyed the sound I'm getting and the flexibility to upgrade to bigger and better carts was a selling point.
I posted this picture in the U-Turn thread as well, but the finish is gorgeous and everything feels very well manufactured.
I posted this picture in the U-Turn thread as well, but the finish is gorgeous and everything feels very well manufactured.
kvetcha
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mmm, knurled metal
HayesWeighsIn
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A small thing that matters IMO that I just noticed by viewing this photo again (thanks for sharing, @folsom_lives!) are the large headshell connectors and little bit of slack on the leads. That will make swapping carts much easier.
folsom_lives
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Oh yeah, there is so much more room to grab those wires. Feels much more secure even when doing it with my fingers rather than needle nose pliers.
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RVRB x U-Turn Turntable
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kvetcha
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Pretty rad, honestly.RVRB x U-Turn Turntable
Shop the Acid Dad - Levitation Sessions Cassette. Collectible colored vinyl, available only from the Levitation Record Shop.levitation.fm
AnthonyI
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It looks cool, but $100 for just the "look", I'd rather put that towards a better cart, lift, etc
I mean, it's the base model with an acrylic platter, no?
folsom_lives
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Yeah. That cartridge is the free one they install.It looks cool, but $100 for just the "look", I'd rather put that towards a better cart, lift, etc
I mean, it's the base model with an acrylic platter, no?
kvetcha
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Collaborations will always come at a premium. I appreciate the aesthetic! At only 50 units of each I have no doubt they'll sell 'em all.It looks cool, but $100 for just the "look", I'd rather put that towards a better cart, lift, etc
I mean, it's the base model with an acrylic platter, no?
AnthonyI
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Oh, for their target market, no doubt
Corycm
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So. Thinking this year I start icing my main system and start on my secondary rig for my office.
First thing being first, looking for a bit of an endgame amp for the main system. Bearing in mind I have no intention on rewiring my house, I want to get into something good but unfussy. Solid state, no need to bring tubes into this. 2-channel stereo, no need for digital/AVS sorta crap. We like simple.
It’s just pushing my table via the Sutherland Insight and long-term wise looking at something that will comfortably push the JBL L100s or equivalent.
Any thoughts on where to start? Looking for favs (or stay-away from this advice).
First thing being first, looking for a bit of an endgame amp for the main system. Bearing in mind I have no intention on rewiring my house, I want to get into something good but unfussy. Solid state, no need to bring tubes into this. 2-channel stereo, no need for digital/AVS sorta crap. We like simple.
It’s just pushing my table via the Sutherland Insight and long-term wise looking at something that will comfortably push the JBL L100s or equivalent.
Any thoughts on where to start? Looking for favs (or stay-away from this advice).
Budget?
Almost anything can drive the L100s, they're pretty efficient. I think recommended is like 50 watts per channel? Maybe? Something along those lines.
AnthonyI
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You said simple, so I'm gonna give props to my Musical Fidelity M2si..........doesn't get more simple than this, but it delivers where it needs to.
Corycm
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That’s a good question, because I know zippity-do-fuck about amps. So part of this will be budgeting I think. I know I don’t need a $5k McIntosh. But I’m not sure what I do need. Maybe in the $2k neighborhood? Am I over- or under- spending given what it’s pairing with (PLX with extra toys/Goldring 1042, Insight) in a room that’s not enormous?
Any thoughts would be welcome.
dansomeone
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How about NAD separates?
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folsom_lives
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NAD C 3050 Stereo Integrated Amplifier
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