Thaddeus Smith

Well he is, obviously.

It's been out for a couple of years, but I only recently came across it. The Marantz NR1200. https://www.marantz.com/en-us/product/av-receivers/nr1200 It's got all the modern HDMI goodies, a few analog inputs, and even a phono pre (no idea quality), WITH stereo and subwoofer pre-outs. Includes modern audio streaming service support and 100% does not include Audyssey or any other room correction software. There are very few options out there that tick all those boxes. It's perfect for people like me that have gone down to stereo systems, especially with active XO's and REW, but still want to use modern digital playback systems and video formats. No more hassles with room correction trying to "fix" the signal chain, no wasted amp sections and chassis bulk, etc.

Can't center a tv on the mantle though, so he's not that sophisticated.

The Taiko is on it's way to becoming one of your longer owned components!

bump with updates.

Thanks for letting us know. RIP bud.

If drenched in his sweat, with provenance, sure.

Tradesies, anyone?

Doh! My bad... didn't realize you were hoarding those.

I was the original buyer of the those B2 networks straight from Dean. Besides the unobtanium Jupiter flat stack capacitors they also have the no-longer-available wax dipped/infused autoformers that Dean had made by Universal Transformer (ironically just a couple miles away from where I live, and a long time mfgr to Klipsch). Very good sounding networks if you're into believing that sort of thing has an impact. GLWS on the whole package Schu.

Any interest if I split them up?

Set a reminder for Oct 1, 2022.

Update: The Benchmark is sold. Headphones available only. Everything is sold. I had some speakers fall into my lap and haven't any extra amps, etc. So seeing if I can move these two items. The headphones were purchased new this year from Moon Audio, and I'm the second owner of the Benchmark. Pictured below to show they're real, but I've got the pelican case and original shipping box for the headphones, along with the original box/remote/manual etc for the Benchmark. Selling as a package for now because I haven't any use for one without the other. Will split if buyers can be found for both items. $2100 $850 shipped and paypal'd in the lower 48 states.

Hooked a pair up to test today using a 20wpc Lepai amp and though a bit anemic (not suprised) they sound really really good. I bought these for our upcoming house build and will be putting a pair in the living room with some sort of unobtrusive sub for basic tv/movie/music and another pair on the back porch with a TH SPUD clone for outdoor music. Fresh paint and THX mod for sure, not sure yet on the titanium tweets replacements.

Old Henry Not particularly groundbreaking, but a really solid western none the less. Good performances all around.

here you go: https://sourceforge.net/projects/equalizerapo/

But what are you using for the actual music playback software? Apps such as Roon or Foobar2000 allow you to apply some EQ in the player itself. edit: derp, I just noticed you specified Tidal as the playback software.

Is this the titanium diaphragm? Crites only seems to sell one and the look fairly universal, but I'm not sure how universal they are.

I'm attending an event soon too and threw together an audio laptop using an old piece of kit that's been sitting on the shelf. I'll be curious to see if anyone can discern a quality difference.

Same. Been exclusively stereo for almost two years now and don't miss surrounds, dedicated center, etc. Big mains and big subs are giving me all I need.

And you use this entirely in a portable setup, or as a source for your main 2-channel rig?

Anthem AVM 70 should suit you nicely.

OS can play a role too. I had issues of varying degress with my iPad control device when server was running on windows 10 or server 2016. I tried both full roon and the standalone server version with mild success. the best performance came when server was running on a linux vm or docker. this was pre-v2.0, however. I don't recall having many issues since their latest overhaul, but I also haven't used roon as much this year as I would have liked.

So, I think I'm switching to Plex/Plexamp for my music playback. There is nothing wrong with Roon and it's the superior product right now, but I just can't keep justifying the cost. I don't use Tidal or Qobuz and I handle all of my music tagging/metadata through Beets, so it's an absolute premium for a pretty UI and playback of my own music files. I looked at plexamp when it was first released and was unimpressed. It has certainly evolved over the last couple of years, enough that I feel comfortable using it instead at least. It's still lacking in the couch experience as it relates to controlling a running plexamp instance on a dedicated PC using an iOS device, but that's on the roadmap to improve. Casting to an Airplay or Chromecast device is supported, however, if I can't be bothered to get up and change the music like the old days. I already pay for a Plex pass and use it exclusively for movies and much of my TV content, so it makes sense to just extend that to music as well. It's about 75-80% of what Roon offers, but it's also not $700 or more for simply existing on my network. Just an FYI for those out there looking to find something between foobar and Roon.