phile: a person with love for, affinity towards or obsession with high-quality playback of sound and music.But to my mind, they are a little more towards the DIY end of the spectrum. I suspect also they can be more cost-effective. You can even change DSP system, if you want, without changing hardware. I think PC-based solutions have the advantage in maximum flexibility and configurability and the ability to add more processing power in the future. (When I was looking into a PC-based solution years ago, source selection was a stumbling block.) Finally, dedicated audio units don't require having a PC in the listening room, which some find a distraction. Hardware solutions might be incorporated into a preamp with source switching, ADC, volume control, and possibly tone controls for quick adjustments. That can be tricky to configure on a PC (not impossible by any means). For example, the miniDSP SHD or Anthem STR have four outputs, 2 for mains and 2 for subs. For stereo, dedicated hardware can be easier to set up in terms of connections and abilitites. One audiophile's opinion: Both hardware systems and systems run on a PC have their advantages. Rear of room opens into 10' × 7' foyer and a 12' × 8' dining area. Kalman Rubinson Front wall has large windows partly covered by fabric drapes and 4" thick 2' × 4' OC 705 panels. Listening room: 24' L × 14' W × 8' H, furnished with 2 MSR Acoustics Dimension4 SpringTraps in the front corners, 2 Ready Acoustics Chameleon Super Sub Bass Traps to the sides, and moderately sound-absorbing furniture. AC cables: Kubala-Sosna Emotion, SignalCable MagicPower 20A.Īccessories: AudioQuest Niagara 5000 and Brick-Wall BrickWall 8RAUD power conditioners, Teddy Pardo 12V PS (for exaSound s88), HDPLEX 400W ATX Linear Power Supply and CyberPower 850PFCLCD AC filter (for the Baetis server). Speaker cables: Benchmark Studio&Stage, Canare 4S11 (Blue Jeans Cable). Analog interconnects: AudioQuest Earth/DBS balanced, Kubala-Sosna Anticipation (RCA and XLR).
Two SVS SB-3000 and one SVS SB-2000 Pro subwoofers.Ĭables: Digital cables: AudioQuest Coffee (USB). Loudspeakers: Revel Ultima2 Studio with IsoAcoustics Gaia I isolation feet. Power amplifiers: Benchmark AHB2, NAD C 298. Coleman Audio 7.1SW for source switching.
Preamplifiers: 3 Topping Pre90 for gain/buffer. Digital sources: Oppo Digital UDP-105 universal disc player, custom Baetis Prodigy-X4i music server running JRiver Media Center v28 and Roon 1.8, exaSound s88 streaming DAC and Okto DAC8 Pro D/A processors.
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