Recent content by aneveu

I just discovered that the speaker wire does not match between my left and right speakers. The left has the louder hum and the wire is a higher gauge (thinner wire) and probably not as well shielded. I may try swapping the wires and see if that makes any difference. If it does, I may try buying...

I just purchased my Rega Brio-r, along with a Rega DAC, a couple of weeks ago. Love the sound now that it is broken in, but I also have this buzz/hum. Mine is at 60Hz since I am in the USA. It is a smidgen lower then a concert "b". Some good info.. if I turn off my powered sub woofer the hum is...

I have listened to this Brio amp and DAC for several days and I really like them. Now I'm pretty sure my entry level Paradigms are the limiting factor. I'm going to audition some B&Ws and some mid/upper level Paradigms and see what I like. I plan to bring this Brio amp/DAC and use them for these...

Yeah, my feelings exactly on sound quality between Spotify vs Tidal. This evening I wanted to hear the difference once again so I compared half a dozen various tracks several times each. I think the album I happened across that demonstrates the difference the most is Pat Metheny's The Way Up. My...

Yeah, I hear you, "extreme" should be called something juuust a bit less extreme! To their credit, Spotify does use ogg vorbis at 320 kbps, which *starts* to make it acceptable for hi-fi listening. I also use Tidal but their selection is very limited for me because my tastes are fairly eccentric...

I just learned that my iPhone 6 does not support the aptX codec, so using Bluetooth is not going to sound great. Since that is the case, I will probably opt for the Rega because at some later date I would be able to add their DAC-R product and their accompanying Bluetooth receiver. But not until...

I'm looking for advice on a new amplifier purchase, budget of about $1,200 USD. Here is some background that will help explain what I am looking for... I have recently purchased the oppo HA-2 DAC/Amp and the Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 (wireless) headphones. I connect the oppo to my iPhone and play...