Recent content by Sillysilly

I've moved into Central London with a much smaller listening room and have just got the Ultra to trim down on my box count. I'm running it with Vivid Audio Kaya's and it's certainly not embarrassing itself with decent speakers. Ease of life, Parametric EQ and Sub integration make a huge...

Aaa yes, I DIY speakers too. The second I want digital crossover + sub I'm going to need to relegate it to streaming duties and upgrade to a proper 8x DSP.

Just had this same dilemma. Got the WIIM Ultra as it was available right in front of me in-store and I could return it if I didn't like it and then go for the Flex or something more expensive. Lets me adjust crossover, gives me parametric equaliser, streams, adjustable sub out with basic room...

Is 90’s era Naim that bad, nearly got a Nait the other day out of curiosity…

I spent way too much on box swapping amp, source and cables over speakers and room and listening to people tell me it was impossible to get good bass with small - mid sized speakers. Best investments for me have been: Carpet over wood floors Random shaped over square listening room Learning...

Yes, that's the one, my bad on spelling. https://fidelityimports.com/ manage both brands and can probably give a decent recommendation. Looking back at my pics from the day it looks like they were demoing the S7t Special Edition with an i35Pre and 2x A35 Power Amps underneath. Very impressive...

I heard them hooked up to a Primaire combo by Perlisten themselves, really impressive combo.

I had the same issue, moved to small flat and needed a small speaker. Wasn’t too bothered about vfm. I really like them, especially for background music or listening to while working or on elctronic/dance. Moving away to a much larger room they still somehow hold their own alongside a sub...

If Blusound is noticibly quicker than WIIM then sounds like it's worth a go. I'll report back. The dream would be to have everything in one box when it comes to digital. It seems like a key part of streamer functionality that is overlooked in reviews. How big is the cache and how fast /...

I get it the requirement to buffer and that I am reliant of third party servers and my own internal network. What I looking ti understand is if anyone has made significant improvement by spending more money and how. With all the audiophile bull around premium Ethernet cable, custom $2k cones...

It’s scenario B. Would love to hear from Roon users. For music discovery I like to skip through recommended albums very quickly, play the 1st few seconds, then skip into say 30 seconds and save anything that has potential to listen to properly at a later point. I think the answer is going to...

Which products / servers offer the best gapless playback?

I’m looking to spend up to $2500 on a streamer / DAC. I want to eliminate the lag when changing songs. There is always a few milliseconds, even after perfecting wifi with fibre and ubiquiti setup on the networking front. I’m actually happy with the sound of my current DAC, a humble Khadas...

Old B&W CM1 or 600s3 are both small, look nice and can be picked up cheap. Won’t measure perfect but for second system do the job.

How is replacing the amp going to to stop your speakers bottoming out? Just buy a couple of subs and high pass the R3’s.