Recent content by TenTonTarantula

Thanks for your response. To the above: how so? The DAC has been taken out of the chain, so I'm basically wondering where the clicking is now coming from and the amp and speakers were the only things downstream from the source of the noise (so I'm kind of ruling out the BS Node). As for file...

Any help much appreciated: Recently purchased a new DAC, which sits between my Bluesound Node (vias USB) and my amplifier. It suddenly started producing very loud digital static. Obviously unplugged it as quickly as possible. Since the event the system (now connected directly RCA from BS to...

Simply put, I'm wondering whether the Mojo 2 is likely to provide sufficient improvement in sound quality attached to the latest Bluesound to justify adding another link in that chain. If so then I could be swayed towards a purchase as I was already looking for laptop-fed head amp / dac...

"The companies tend to keep the information about how much they pay artists for each stream a closely guarded secret but a report from Tricordist in 2020 gives us a picture of the rough payments artists can expect. According to the report, Spotify pays US$0.00348 a stream, Apple Music pays...

I hadn't noticed that...shame as I see it's also currently on sale for under €200!

Also worth noting: I somehow missed the launch of the Argon Audio Solo, but would certainly have looked at it given the functionality and price point had I been aware.

I feel like this is one of those questions that comes down to how resolving your system is. My working presumption is that if like most of us you're working with mid-fi components, the DAC should take precedent and the streamer should be more about offering the functionality you need. I had a...

Get the new Bluesound. New internal DACs sound good and you can always update with an external if you want to push further down the line.

I was choosing between the same amps for the same speakers and went with the A11 Tribute. Only compared against the AL in real life though. Both were great (as I'm sure the CA is too). Doubt you'll be disappointed either way.

Thanks for sharing. Here's to Ken.

Well you can always output from the Node into an external DAC too if you so wish.

Having now tested it, what I can say is that I think the Schitt makes the Marantz sound better with the components I have, as it fills out the bottom end with the Kefs and also seems to stop a bit of the sibilance I was getting at the very top end when using the CD player. So maybe not better...

I've inherited a Marantz CD-63 MkII KI Signature, which I've paired with a Rotel A11 Tribute (for various reasons other than the KI connection, though that did seal the deal). The Rotel doesn't have a DAC, however, so I've bought a Schitt Modi 3 so I can plug in a streamer. My question is...

It's a fair point, but I think you have to question quite what sort of innovation streaming services can now come up with that would make your equipment redundant. High res is already questionable in terms of what audible benefit it brings that isn't beyond the range of human hearing, while...

Those speakers aren't hyper inefficient so 50w + will be fine to drive them depending on room size and distance of your seating position from the speakers (some talk about the importance of 'headroom', which is simply a watchward for audiophilic anxiety). I have to say I don't understand people...