Hi. Wow this is a great forum! Been stalking and lurking for awhile and decided to post. Here is what I have in my living room:
For my vinyl playing I have all vintage 70's gear:
Kenwood Receiver/JBL LX 44 Speakers/Technics Turntable.
Since I have gotten more and more into hi res streaming with Roon/Qobuzz/Flac files on a Roon / Nucleus server; I bought a Bluesound Node 2i a few years ago. I connected the Node via a Pro-Ject phone amp to my Kenwood so I could play vinyl and stream music with ease.
In the last year, I have quit buying vinyl, and the older I get the less I want to deal with it. Blasphemy I know! But I am loving my hi res files via Roon and just the ease of it all.
So here is where my confusion lies. I am not an audiophile per se, so getting too technical on me will just be lost haha.
I see the new BS Powernode coming out. Saw a Darko new video on how much he loves it paired with KEF Meta speakers and the KEF cube sub. I love my KEF LSX speakers I have in my home office. Amazing.
So I'm wondering; should i go for that new set up which is just about what I can afford, or should I just get a better amp for my current Node 2i and the KEF Metas, or is nothing going to beat my Kenwood and JBL's ?? Or are these old components not good with hi res digital? I mean my current set up sounds good to me but if I can get better I want it.
I can move my vinyl set up to my home office where my records are when I want vinyl listening pleasure.
I live in Palm Springs and there is no good hi fi stores here to go listen to anything. Could drive to San Diego or LA I suppose but that is a hassle.
Anyways thanks for reading and any help/advice is appreciated.
For my vinyl playing I have all vintage 70's gear:
Kenwood Receiver/JBL LX 44 Speakers/Technics Turntable.
Since I have gotten more and more into hi res streaming with Roon/Qobuzz/Flac files on a Roon / Nucleus server; I bought a Bluesound Node 2i a few years ago. I connected the Node via a Pro-Ject phone amp to my Kenwood so I could play vinyl and stream music with ease.
In the last year, I have quit buying vinyl, and the older I get the less I want to deal with it. Blasphemy I know! But I am loving my hi res files via Roon and just the ease of it all.
So here is where my confusion lies. I am not an audiophile per se, so getting too technical on me will just be lost haha.
I see the new BS Powernode coming out. Saw a Darko new video on how much he loves it paired with KEF Meta speakers and the KEF cube sub. I love my KEF LSX speakers I have in my home office. Amazing.
So I'm wondering; should i go for that new set up which is just about what I can afford, or should I just get a better amp for my current Node 2i and the KEF Metas, or is nothing going to beat my Kenwood and JBL's ?? Or are these old components not good with hi res digital? I mean my current set up sounds good to me but if I can get better I want it.
I can move my vinyl set up to my home office where my records are when I want vinyl listening pleasure.
I live in Palm Springs and there is no good hi fi stores here to go listen to anything. Could drive to San Diego or LA I suppose but that is a hassle.
Anyways thanks for reading and any help/advice is appreciated.