AnthonyI
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Ain't it the truth, lol
Audio Hardware Deals: Speakers, Headphones, Turntables, Etc.
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Yep, I ended up with a whole different sound solution for my tele just to keep it out of the music system
Plus @Matt M can keep that amp for years and years and change dacs if he wants as technology changes.
apholden
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I gave my Xbox an input to my DAC. It's might be overkill to play Hitman using a tube amp and Zu speakers, but damn, does the game's swirly kill sound good!Yep, I ended up with a whole different sound solution for my tele just to keep it out of the music system
Matt M
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I'll get it up and going. Gonna try and get out of the house today, but this might keep me in!
He also loaned me a Sonos, so I'll give that a shot with it too. I've used them before, nice ease of use device.
Matt M
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That's where I'm heading. I don't watch much TV anyway.Yep, I ended up with a whole different sound solution for my tele just to keep it out of the music system
MikeH
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Sonos is great especially with airplay. The ikea sonos speakers are a good fairly cheap alternative to add more speakers and multi-zone too.
Sonos is actually the way I go with my tv. I have one of those bases under the tele and a couple of 1s as the surrounds. It’s expensive for what it is but it is just so easy for the odd film and the sports I watch in surround. My tele has 5.1 pass through on the optical and I control the volume on it with the usual remote for the tele. It can be cheaper than what I paid too as the smaller beam and the IKEA sonos lamps which can be used as surrounds have come out in the meantime.
As a streamer for the stereo they’re a lot more expensive than what they should be but the app is very user friendly and if you’re a Spotify streamer the lack of proper hi res support isn’t going to be an issue so much for you either.
I’ll be really interested to see what you make of that Black Ice amp, they’ve been getting really press and they do sound like a really interesting prospect.
I had a much earlier version of that amp for years. It sounded great, and is designed well, If an output tube goes, it’ll blow the line fuse. Replace the tube and the fuse and you are good again. No tech needed.
You also don’t have to buy matched quads or replace all 4 output tubes at once. Each tube had its own bias adjustment.
Matt M
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That looks sharp! And I’ll bet the Black Ice/Darlington/2m Blue is a nice combo.
Matt M
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So far so great! Much fuller than the Marantz. Warming them up and gonna spin a bunch of different types of tunes today, feel it out. I think it's an easy yes on picking this one up.
Yep. I’d buy that over any Marantz.
Matt M
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Guess I'm going to see how much money I can spend today. I need to buy a fridge, couch and a kitchen table.
I need a certain size fridge. Ordered one last May. It was supposed to deliver in September. Then they said May 2021. I switched the order to a new washer and dryer.Guess I'm going to see how much money I can spend today. I need to buy a fridge, couch and a kitchen table.
Guess I'm going to see how much money I can spend today. I need to buy a fridge, couch and a kitchen table.
Defintely stick with this then! If you’ve gotta spend big in a bunch of boring shite there’s gotta be at least one proper treat in there for yourself
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What are you storing in there...
AnthonyI
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Don't ask, lol
It’s the hole size and where the kitchen door that goes outside that are causing me fits. Need a certain size and a certain kind of door hinges. Pain in the ass speciality shit.
