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Post by vcautokid on Nov 28, 2018 16:20:15 GMT -5
First and foremost this hobby is famous at looking for problems that don't exist. We tend to create them in the guise of "improvement". Do you find yourself in the state? What are the current strengths and what are things you want different. Note I didn't say "better". I stay out of that conversation for great reason. My, yours and everyone else here has different expectations and tastes. To ask if I could get something more than what I have. Of course you can. Many of thousands of dollars says you can. How much of that is realized in your day to day listening. I agree with pknaz that is be sure your room is setup correctly. It is mostly free, and easy to do. It just takes some time and maybe some material. This too can get very expensive if you want it to. I would say, save the money and broaden your horizons with more new music, and go where you have not gone before. It is the exploration that truly makes our hobby fun. Not just the acquisition of black boxes. Yeah you can do that forever and you could chase gear forever. Should you??? Your call. Mine? Set my expectations. Got the basics the way I want. Go after all manner of music I want to explore. Most of us here have gear so amazing it would make the average lay person blown away. But that is not to say you shouldn't explore options. Only do so if you feel there is a legitimate reason too. Not what anybody anywhere tells you necessarily, but your ears and heart and then mind tell you. It is your music, your gear, your money. Make it count. Invest in something real for you. Not for someone else's flavor of the month, or the "in" thing. Your music enjoyment is your private and unique experience. Be certain it always stays that way, and change things on your terms, and when you feel you need to. I agree with you although I think for some folks the thrill has nothing to do with music. Or even the performance of the equipment. It is in BUYING new stuff. If they ever had a system that left no room for improvement, they would be totally miserable. Or they would be where they want. Happily miserable. How are you doing Rickie? 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁🤔🤔🤔🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃
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Post by monkumonku on Nov 28, 2018 17:12:54 GMT -5
I agree with you although I think for some folks the thrill has nothing to do with music. Or even the performance of the equipment. It is in BUYING new stuff. If they ever had a system that left no room for improvement, they would be totally miserable. Or they would be where they want. Happily miserable. How are you doing Rickie? 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁🤔🤔🤔🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃 Happily miserable is right. They wouldn't know what to do with themselves if they actually were satisfied with their equipment. If they did find the perfect X, they would sell it and buy another exact same X because the etched serial number of the previous unit had a digit indentation that reflected sound waves poorly. I'm doing well, thanks. And happy with my system! I've had the same speakers for over 3 years now!
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Post by klinemj on Nov 28, 2018 22:06:43 GMT -5
And some of us think we're perfectly happy with our gear, then others suggest things to try and we take the bait and go "oh no...gotta spend some dough, I guess..."
That's what happened to me with the ultraRendu and Roon.
Mark
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Post by creimes on Nov 28, 2018 23:03:30 GMT -5
And some of us think we're perfectly happy with our gear, then others suggest things to try and we take the bait and go "oh no...gotta spend some dough, I guess..." That's what happened to me with the ultraRendu and Roon. Mark Mark I heard of this fantastic new processor that just released, if memory serves me correctly it's called the RMC-1 but don't quote me as I'm not 100% sure on that, but from what I have read it's all 1's and 0's and well you know some other sort of digital blissful entailment of sorts I hate to be the bearer of bad news but your system won't be complete until you have it in your house, no peer pressure or anything....
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Post by klinemj on Nov 28, 2018 23:17:05 GMT -5
And some of us think we're perfectly happy with our gear, then others suggest things to try and we take the bait and go "oh no...gotta spend some dough, I guess..." That's what happened to me with the ultraRendu and Roon. Mark Mark I heard of this fantastic new processor that just released, if memory serves me correctly it's called the RMC-1 but don't quote me as I'm not 100% sure on that, but from what I have read it's all 1's and 0's and well you know some other sort of digital blissful entailment of sorts I hate to be the bearer of bad news but your system won't be complete until you have it in your house, no peer pressure or anything.... LOL! Maybe...maybe not...maybe the XMC-2 or RMC-2... Mark
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Post by creimes on Nov 29, 2018 0:20:22 GMT -5
Mark I heard of this fantastic new processor that just released, if memory serves me correctly it's called the RMC-1 but don't quote me as I'm not 100% sure on that, but from what I have read it's all 1's and 0's and well you know some other sort of digital blissful entailment of sorts I hate to be the bearer of bad news but your system won't be complete until you have it in your house, no peer pressure or anything.... LOL! Maybe...maybe not...maybe the XMC-2 or RMC-2... Mark XMC-2, RMC-1, RMC-2, RPC-1 I'm getting confused haha
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Post by Ex_Vintage on Nov 30, 2018 22:22:49 GMT -5
Well. I did some surfing and am adequately convinced that a microrendu or a Sotm SMS200 Ultra would be the ticket. The major drawback I have is that without additional equipment (external DAC) neither of these devices will work for me because I do not have a USB input on my MC-700. An upgrade to the MC is not happening at this time. The only other device I found was a Bluesound Node 2i. The Node 2i does many things that are not of great interest right now (Bluetooth, WiFi, Streaming) but it appears to perform similar functions as the other renderers with respect to solving some latency and jitter issues. Does anyone have experience with this that they would care to share. The Node is not pricey ($500) and comes with a 30 day return tryout. I have "optimized" the PC connection as much as possible, and the sound quality is right there with CD playback. I just would not complain to take one step further in my digital playback. Thanks
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Post by klinemj on Dec 1, 2018 11:26:54 GMT -5
Well. I did some surfing and am adequately convinced that a microrendu or a Sotm SMS200 Ultra would be the ticket. The major drawback I have is that without additional equipment (external DAC) neither of these devices will work for me because I do not have a USB input on my MC-700. An upgrade to the MC is not happening at this time. The only other device I found was a Bluesound Node 2i. The Node 2i does many things that are not of great interest right now (Bluetooth, WiFi, Streaming) but it appears to perform similar functions as the other renderers with respect to solving some latency and jitter issues. Does anyone have experience with this that they would care to share. The Node is not pricey ($500) and comes with a 30 day return tryout. I have "optimized" the PC connection as much as possible, and the sound quality is right there with CD playback. I just would not complain to take one step further in my digital playback. Thanks You could use a USB to SPDIF converter to be able to take one of these devices, output USB, but convert to optical or coax to input to your MC-700. I don't know if the lower priced options for those interfere with sound or not, but there are some less than $25. Mark
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