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Source for 'better than the Wedge'?

I have a B&W A7 next to the macbook. Treble with some bite and good bass. Ministry 'Moral Hygiene' is soo enjoyable. Cheers!

And good in which sense?

Judging from WiFi, five of the neighbours all have Sonos devices. No Naim, B&W, B&O devices. Not good. Did you audition the Duo, or it's based on the specs/reviews?

Want to compare it to the more expensive Wedge and the Naim offerings first.

It's always a bit more secretive which DAC is inside these lifestyle units. 35Hz to 24kHz 240W HF 2x 25mm (1”) double dome tweeters MF 2x 90mm (3 1⁄2”) FST midrange LF 1x 150mm (6”) subwoofer Bowers & Wilkins Music App (with Deeper, Qobuz and TIDAL support) Apple AirPlay 2 Spotify Connect...

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Sepulquarta, Orgasmatron Composer - Ian Fraser Kilmister

Anyone actually heard the new JBL horn loaded speakers? Impressions to share? HDI-1600, 4309

https://www.arcam.co.uk/ugc/tor/drdock/Product%20Flier/drDock_flier_240114_B.pdf 'audio quality with the integrated DAC giving a master class in bolstering audio performance' Overblown bass and nothing special otherwise, the built-in DAC had much more balanced presentation. Waste of dough, at...

The https://www.leema-acoustics.com/product.html?prid=42 phono stage for a Rega RP3. Had both MM and MC.

What definitely could affect the sound is the filtering done with oversampling 'You can oversample your audio files directly in Audirvāna before playback on your system, using one of the two built-in high-performance algorithms: SOX (SoundExchange) and R8 Brain. This can improve sound quality...

From their website 'Audirvāna loads, decodes and processes the entire audio data of a track prior to playback in a buffer memory. This limits processor activity during playback and protects the music from playback jitter and possible signal interference by stabilizing the computer power supply...

Have to add that the listening experience is with in-ears connected to the laptop directly. Also tried the Audirvana Studio with USB to a somewhat outdated DAC, where the benefits disappear. It's all in the details of the particular setup. The chain isn't stronger than the weakest link.

What a difference! Have a license for the Audirvana, doesn't sound anything special. Downloaded the free 30-day trial of Audirvana Studio. So much better audio wise. Using Campfire Audio to MacBook Pro. Anyone else hear the difference?