Recent content by mep

I assume you are a proud member of ASR and Amir is your hero.

I use Roon too, with a Nucleus+ and Keces P14. It will definitely translate for your application. I've been saying for a long time that many 16/44.1 versions sound way better than the so called hi-rez versions of the same album. You are not alone.

You completely ignored my question. Nice dodge attempt.

Wrong again. Do you really think every digital version of the same album sound exactly the same? If that's your position, you either have a hearing problem or your stereo system has some serious issues.

I think Qobuz gives lots of information on albums. Bit depth/sampling frequency, flat tape transfer, remastered, RVG remastered, etc. It's not hard and it only takes a few seconds to figure out what version of an album sounds best to you.

I take those results with a grain of salt.

Once upon a time, I had an X250 and I didn't care for it in my system. Like you, I sold it.

They did, and I assume they still do. If someone is interested in doing that, they would need to contact ARC. What I wouldn't want is the plastic remote that came with the Ref 6SE in place of the metal remote that came with the Ref 6.

If you want to be more afraid, you can read the review I wrote years ago where I directly compared the the Ref 6 against the Ref 5SE. https://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/audio-research-ref-6-line-stage/

Au Contraire, streamers do have a sound and the power supplies can be a big part of the sound. I've had a Roon Nucleus+ for years and I've always been happy with it. What I didn't know was how much the SQ was being held back by the SMPS it came with until I received the Keces P14 for review...

Is there an internal fuse that protects the output devices?

The ARC Re6 is a big improvement over the Ref 5SE.

So here's the problem with using expensive, rare, NOS 6550A tubes in the power supply of certain ARC Ref line stages and phono preamps. The 6550 output tube used in the Ref line stages and phono preamps are run hard and hot. ARC recommends replacing them at 2,000 hours. I had one 6550 blow...

He who hesitates is lost.

I'm sticking with my JC1+ monoblocks.