Recent content by swampfire

I would try a different/new power supply. It’s far more likely that failed than the Soncoz.

I’d break it down like this: 35% - SOMA.FM 35% - Apple Music 20% - physical CDs 10% - vinyl I still buy 2-10 CDs a year, but a lot of those are used.

I’m very proud of myself for not starting a thread entitled “Why do CDs sound so much better than vinyl?” I’m listening to a CD I grabbed at a concert in the 90’s, “Blister Soul” by Vigilantes of Love. It’s also on Apple Music as lossless, give it a listen.

This is exactly why my favorite 200 or so CDs are on the wall in my office (horizontal, so I can read the title without tilting my head). I’m not meticulous about sorting, but I have a general idea where Jazz, Classical Guitar, Soul, Alternative etc. are. Sorry, I know I’m way off topic. For...

Good idea, but unfortunately I already packed it up to send it back. I’m going to use the cash to buy my own oscilloscope. I’ll check the site here for recommendations.

Just to tie this all up…I received the Dayton APA-100 amp today. I connected my Airport Express Gen 2, which puts out 2VRMS. With the volume at maximum on my iPhone, I slowly ramped up the volume on the amp. Distortion kicked in when I got to about the 10:00 position, so I backed it off...

Yeah. I just switched to my old AppleTV (with optical output), and my meter is now reading a solid 2.0V AC (~RMS). Should my target voltage be 1V RMS (i.e. what the MM shows), or .707V which would correspond to 1V peak? As an aside…I went back and forth a few times, making sure that my...

I played this 60Hz 0dB tone through my Airport Express: (EDIT: sorry about the huge preview) With the volume knob maxed out on the D1, my multimeter reads .605V, which is around .85V peak. So I guess as long as I’m using the Airport Express as the source, I can just leave the D1 at max.

I have an AudioEngine D1 with a maximum rating of 2V on it RCA outputs (volume knob turned all the way up). Tomorrow, I have a Dayton Audio APA150 arriving, and its input sensitivity is 1V. I would like to make my day-to-day volume adjustments on the amplifier, since the DAC will be tucked away...

Best: Onkyo C7030 CD player - just a very solid player for under $200, and you can use it as a transport. Probably my most-used piece of gear (don’t make fun of me, at least it’s not vinyl). I’ve got a collection of 400 CDs, and I love browsing physical discs. Nakamichi CR-1 tape deck. I think...

I decided to order one of these, though I thought it was odd that they don’t give the power rating for 8 ohms stereo. This will drive the speakers in my arcade and back patio, definitely not critical listening situations. I love the form factor for my network closet rack, but the killer feature...

Looking for an “obsolete” multichannel AVR is a good plan. I have a friend who likes NAD. I just gave a nice Pioneer Elite AVR to a friend. If you find a Pioneer, Yamaha or NAD AVR with the features you need, I’d say go for it. It may be larger than an equivalent class D stereo integrated amp...

None of the above, since it’s only HDMI2.0a. However, here’s the funny thing: I set my AppleTV 4K to always output 4K SDR, with native frame rate. This works fine through the 7702, and I finally figured out why. The ATV is streaming the 1080p version and upsampling to 4K. For 4K BluRays, I’d...

I’ve read this thread with a lot of appreciation and some amusement. :) I recently bought my AV7702 for the very reasonable price of $700. No, it’s doesn’t do HDCP 2.2 or HDR, but it’s a huge upgrade from the Sherbourne PT-7030 I’ve used for the past 8 years. I’ve been going back and forth...

I think that once someone has gone sour on a particular unit, it’s hard to be objective. I don’t know anyone who can overcome that bias - I sure can’t. If I’m honest, I’d have a hard time distinguishing the Soncoz from my Marantz 7702 in a blind test. They both sound great to me.