Recent content by jetblack9090

No it doesn't need an external DAC, a lot of people use one because they believe it nets them better sound, I would say sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't. As to your second question honestly nothing, although we start getting into better quality. There are those that believe that the...

So unfortunately I don't have any first-hand experience although I do have anecdotal experience in the matter. So I enjoy hi-fi and anb I'm into listening to music more than the gear, however I have a friend who I met through work who is more of a gear focused enthusiast. Anyway a couple of...

Okay, last suggestion and I think it should work without any issues. So looking it up they do make what's called optical splitters, which means you can have one optical input on something and run two optical devices to that one input, and switch between them. The majority of them seem to be...

Okay, well as I said I know for a fact that Sony is a fantastic product, I've had nothing but great experience And luck over the years with Sony DVD and of course Blu-ray players and not just with their functionality but also of course the performance and the good enough sound quality that I...

Now from a functionality standpoint as the other commenter commented, any Blu-ray player can play Blu-ray discs. However I'm a big fan of Sony Blu-ray players, not just for blu-rays but even for CDs. I've used one in a second bedroom system for many years as a general CD player and also have it...

Well remember certain stands like the ones focal make and other brands specifically for their speakers, bolt to the speakers directly or have some sort of coupling intermediary in the design of the stand/speaker interface so as to make a more perfect union and of course better sound. All that...

Not anymore, I learned a few years ago that tweaking Hi-Fi and optimizing or whatever people want to call it, is the fun killer. Listening to music and by extension Hi-Fi audio should be fun and for me personally going around and worrying myself to death and spending all types of time and money...

So I'm an American and for the last 15 years with a short sojourn trying out other brands, rega has been my go-to company. During all of that time I actually have never had any issues with their amplifiers, however I have had issues with their CD players and most most spectacularly with their...

Absolutely fantastic. I think Mr Gandy is getting old enough now where he's perhaps worried about the future of the brand and his role in it as he ages. I'm absolutely ecstatic to see that he's created a plan by which the uniqueness of rega stays at the forefront of the company going forward...

No that's not it, first off I believe it's a two-fold problem. Problem one is an oversaturation of the market, everybody that had the money to buy a pair of these speakers, bought them and is loving every minute of it. For everybody else it's simply a pipe dream being able to own a pair of...

True enough, I just think his sort of rhetoric precipitates the idea that they are bad, and then going forward That's all you hear, when in fact that's not really what he said at all. When I first got into this hobby 10 years ago I got into the habit of buying all sorts of audio gear, a luxury...

Tone controls aren't evil, regardless of what Paul McGowan says. I don't care who he is and how long he's been doing this, if I don't like the sound of a system and I can change that by rotating a treble knob or pressing a loudness button or twiddling a bass boost knob, then I'm going to do it...

Well the first step is to make that thing back to Richer sounds and throw it through the window😂 Well this is going to be a long replies so I do apologize but please stick with me. Firstly there are a lot of amplifiers that when they are new, and I know this is controversial, but as they...

Okay I'm going to be honest with you, it's not the best app in the world, it's not bad but it won't knock your socks off either. If you want numbers I would list included apps in the following order: Bluesound Yamaha's musiccast And then Heos. As I said it's not as cohesive and functional...

Marantz always pairs quite well with b&w. The newer stereo 70s fits all your needs and would sounds fantastic doing it.