Recent content by madeinstein

Boggit just found your post re CA Stream Magic 6v2. From what you wrote there looks like CA wasn't considerably better at a time than just Sonos. Has anything changed in your setup since then as you suggested CA is the way to go. Just asking as I'm thinking that maybe I should just buy amp for...

Sorry for not answering your question but I was wondering how do you like it? I was considering buying the same kit for my Sonos Connect but boggit said that when he tried it he didn't notice much difference between having irDAC or feeding signal directly to Amp, this is the post. He picked CA...

Thanks for CA tip I'll have a look a this, looks interesting and good to know re irDAC. I expected Sonos+irdac+amp to be noticably better than sonos+amp.

This review mentions toslink output.

So looks like Bluesound Node would really be the solution here although as you pointed out it's 400£ for the node vs 280£ for the Sonos Connect (also Pulse is 599£ vs Play 5 350£). The press release from September also says that they support Spotify Connect. Only one negative someone pointed out...

Hi, I've got Sonos system at home (Connect currently connected to Yamaha reciever) and was planning to buy Arcam irDAC + Arcam A19 to decouple my music system from TV. I must say that Sonos + Spotify is my main source of music these days - so simple - but I was hoping that with irDAC and Sonos...

Hi, Can you feed Linn DS with Sonos Connect (ZP90) or is it more like replacement for Sonos? I'm using Sonos mostly to stream Spotify music. I'm looking for DAC/Amp for Sonos and my friend recommended Linn DS but we're not sure if it would work. Thanks

Hi, I'm in SW / Central London, the room is ~4x5m (reception) and the system will be between chimney breast and a side wall. Re speakers I don't think I will change them at this time but would prefer to get a good DAC/Amp setup with possibility of changing speakers maybe next year. My friend...

I'll have a look at Creek. Re Epos.. I can't really compain as I got them half-price (250£) to complement the rest of my av system (Epos M16 floorstanders + Mi8 centre speaker) and to be honest they've never been used properly in a music setup so not sure how good they will be. If one day I...

Hi, I've got Sonos Connect currently plugged in into old Yamaha DSP-AX863SE AV Receiver and Epos M5i speakers together with all my TV stuff. I'm looking at setting up a dedicated music system and was wondering if this is a good setup? Sonos Connect ZP90Arcam IrDAC (~400£)Arcam FMJ A19...

There might be an easier way to do it Griffin dock adapter + a bit of 3.5mm stereo cable. Cool.

yiannis550:You say that up-scaling DVDs is not as good as other players. What if you let the Receiver do this job and you have a good up-scaling receiver? This is what I've heard on this forum. "To get a better upscaling than my Pioneer TV I need AV receiver in 1k+ price range", "PS3 upscaling...

Thanks your initial comment was very helpful as I'm quite new to the whole thing. I've created a new topic about the speaker test, let me know what are your thoughts about this. What's the best way to test amp/speaker. I also agree with you that it looks like an amp issue.

Neon, thanks for the detailed info. Yamaha 863 although it's an AV Receiver it does support biamping. There is an option in advanced sound setting to convert surround speaker ouputs to biamp ones. I've got everything connected using QED Silver XT cable (4 cables to each speaker) so I believe...

Andrew Everard:Y'see, I'd go for treble on one amp channel, and mid/bass on t'other. Andrew so I should connect mid/bass with links and leave treble separately on the speaker side and then connect Front L/R channels to treble and biamp L/R channels to mid/bass?