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Post by funkle on Jul 6, 2019 13:33:55 GMT -6
There are so many great options now. Streaming has outgrown most of it’s growing pains. Check out Roon Labs. This is what I’d use if I was using a conventional hi-if set-up. Lots of affordable streamer options, great interface and open system plays well with lots of different hardware. But we just use Sonos for whole house music. Not so hi-if, but for the less than ideal in-ceiling speakers it is the best option. That's a pretty nice looking interface. Time well tell if it catches on and becomes widely supported. Roon is already widely supported by the audiophile community. Check out computeraudiophile.com. I had a free trial and used it for a couple months and it is very compatible. It can use a Sonos or Bluesound device an an output source. But it is simply overkill for my house as most of the sources are lo-fi, and I can stream to my home theatre system with either appletv or sonos. Bluesound is a step up from sonos in sound quality, as it handles higher rez files. But performs worse sonically than sonos with low-end speakers. Sonos apparently EQs the sound to sound better on crappy speakers, while Bluesound is more accurate, and would sound better feeding a better system. |
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Post by jacofan on Jul 16, 2019 20:59:39 GMT -6
I missed this before. What is this? The Hoffman Forum? Did I take a very wrong turn somewhere?
Nice setups, gents. As for media, I do vinyl, CDs or digital depending on circumstances. I'm a big vinyl head, like GeorgeX.
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Post by GeorgeX on Jul 16, 2019 21:35:28 GMT -6
I'm a big vinyl head, like GeorgeX.  |
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Post by funkle on Sept 28, 2019 15:09:17 GMT -6
My new full-size system I’m playing around with in my home office (not too elegant, and a little tight, but workable). I’ve had these speakers (Snell D) in storage for years. I just picked up this amp (Classe CA-2200), and am using my existing Burson Pre-amp/DAC and Audirvana on my laptop. I plan to add a pre-amp and a different DAC & streamer, and new speakers at well. But fun for now to have this alternative to my little desk-fi.   |
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Post by JaySee on Sept 29, 2019 2:28:44 GMT -6
Re: Snell D
Is there actually a tweeter on the backside of the cabinet?
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Post by funkle on Sept 29, 2019 12:36:17 GMT -6
Re: Snell D Is there actually a tweeter on the backside of the cabinet? Yes, my Snell type EII have one as well. Is is something Snell typically did I think to create a sense of space. On the D you can control the level or defeat the tweeter completely. I think it sounds better with it on. The Ds sound pretty damn good for a 25 year old speaker. |
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Post by JaySee on Sept 30, 2019 5:19:22 GMT -6
Re: Snell D Is there actually a tweeter on the backside of the cabinet? Yes, my Snell type EII have one as well. Is is something Snell typically did I think to create a sense of space. On the D you can control the level or defeat the tweeter completely. I think it sounds better with it on. The Ds sound pretty damn good for a 25 year old speaker. Interesting idea. Would be nice to hear them. |
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Post by funkle on Oct 15, 2019 10:23:17 GMT -6
Yes, my Snell type EII have one as well. Is is something Snell typically did I think to create a sense of space. On the D you can control the level or defeat the tweeter completely. I think it sounds better with it on. The Ds sound pretty damn good for a 25 year old speaker. Interesting idea. Would be nice to hear them. They are a great sounding speaker for what you can get them for. Originally $1800US, I paid $180. Very even response. Full, impactful sound. Decent soundstage. Pretty much all of the pre-Boston Acoustic Snells are hard to go wrong with. My plan is to live with these for a bit, and see how I like the full size system, then most likely upgrade to these: www.tektondesign.com/double-impact.html |
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Post by JaySee on Oct 26, 2019 3:45:23 GMT -6
New source. 
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Post by millions on Dec 26, 2019 19:08:04 GMT -6
Vinyl is too expensive now, like $30 a pop.
...for my system, I have a set of old Altec spkrs I got at Goodwill, two Bose surrounds I got at a pawn shop, a Denon DVC 3910 I got on Ebay, a recently acquired Harmon Kardon AVR 247 I got on EBay, a couple of "car" 12" fuzzy passive cabinets (like lowriders use) for subs, powered by 2 old McIntosh 50-watt solid state monoblocks. I listen to SACDs and CDs, I'm going to try out Blu-Ray audio, as my HK has HDMI inputs.
I like a lot of bass, and a lot of volume, even on classical stuff.
I'm like the Japanese, I like CDs. I want the actual object and its provenance.
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Post by ritz on Feb 15, 2020 10:48:59 GMT -6
Visaton Atlas DSM MK II Sphinx Project Fourteen & Project Four  |
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