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Next step RCM nervosa :-D

Puffin?

@Gazny PS Audio NPC. I don’t have the digital out on Puffin. :-)

FWIW, all cables I have are BJC except: 1 PYST (Gungnir Multibit to Freya), 1 AQ Evergreen (sub), and 1 Cardas Iridium (phono)

Expensive cables would be the very last thing I buy. Get your source, dac, amp, tranducers right first, also feed them good power.

But I didnt like BJCs as much as some guys here.

@Raicorl Agree. That’s why I recently upgraded my amp and speakers.

@rtaylor 2M Red has the hours. I’ve only run it at 1.8g, though.

Try it at 2g. I read somewhere that it can make a slight difference.

@rtaylor76 The 2M Red found a home on my 2nd TT- a Kenwood KD-2070. I’ll use it to play LPs I buy used and some older stuff.

Most amps are not balanced all the way through. The balanced gets turned into SE. Why 4db difference is odd. In reality they are 11.5 dbu apart. My only guess is they are applying less gain to the XLR input because they know the signal coming in will be hotter.

@rtaylor76 I think you're right: Input Sensitivity
Line Level Inputs (RCA): 1.9V; Line Level Inputs (XLR): 3.0V.

Not sure what this impacts: Input Impedance
Line Level Inputs (RCA): 12kΩ; Line Level Inputs (XLR): 100kΩ

@Elnrik It sure sounds that way. It was an obvious, yet unexpected change. Too lazy to swap back and investigate. I like it better now, anyway.

How long is your cable run?

@Melvillian 3.0M cable.

How can it get better after this?

@Gazny Find more CDs I like on Discogs and maybe try the used LP market (been burnt by eBay - may give Discogs a shot).

Needs “several weeks” to reach potential. As of now, presentation is exactly what I wanted - resolving and detailed but not shrill.

@nishan99 Rotel RB-1582 MkII.

Can you adjust the gain? That is really nice to have.

@Deep Funk Adjust gain on the amp? I don’t believe so. There’s only one button - power on/off. Outside of going balanced vs. SE not much to fiddle with.

I'm pretty excited it will have a remote and presets for a few different EQ curves. Will be fun, fun, fun in my 2ch setup!!!

Just saw your post on Hoffman regarding pricing. That dude got the 10x thing wrong. Jason said the tech would sell 1x but remote and motorized knobs will sell 10x, meaning people are more interested in the cool factor of the bells and whistles. https://tinyurl.com/yyjj4ahu

@JK47 Guess I know what to save up for now!

These Polk RT25i from 20 years ago are pretty damn good.

I love my Schiit Loki more than ever...

MOAR PWR...

Listening to coil whine? No HP/speakers?

@m17xr2b lol... hit enter before I finished... facepalm

Pulled trigger...

Congrats, hope you enjoy em!!

@rlow thanks! Couldn't pass up the savings AND the color I wanted.

Find a pair of used Buchardt Audio S400 if you can. I prefer them over the Dynaudio Special 40 (which are reportedly a fair bit better than the Evoke 20).

By the way, have you seen this thread? https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/bookshelf-standmount-speaker-impressions.8941/

@rlow lol... i was futzing around on audiokarma because they have tons of speaker dorks. didn't think to dig in here! damn... those burchardt audio s400 look great. i actually dig the smoke oak.

Audio terminology: I hear you want to learn how to close cases with words.

Next interpretation please...

@rlow Getting a better amp made sense. That way, if I find a speaker I really like, I won't have to worry TOO much about ohms, sensitivity, etc. The Rotel should drive any of the speakers I've considered to their potential. Perhaps I'll pull trigger this summer!

@rtaylor76 I hear you. The Polks are a good starter pair. I got them 20 years ago. I'm definitely ready to step up to something better. I'll keep the Polks around just for comparison and to remind me of where I started! haha

Agree wholeheartedly - you need a good base to evaluate any new speakers from.