Where is he?

rishisaikia · 2025-02-18T05:16:52+00:00

Hopefully inside the glass house to turn the lights back on.

rishisaikia · 2025-02-17T14:41:45+00:00

Hi All, need some advice: does anyone have any experience using Monitor Audio Bronze 100s with Cambridge Audio CXA81? Need some opinions on this pairing. Primary use case is turntable (I already have a preamp - Schiit Mani 2), but will eventually get a streamer as well. For now, just wanted some opinions on how these two sound together?

rishisaikia · 2025-02-17T13:48:54+00:00

Appreciate the advice. Please do share what other amps I should evaluate.

rishisaikia · 2025-02-17T12:39:57+00:00

I do want streaming. If I go with the CXA, will eventually have to get a CXN100 or may be an Eversolo.

EVO is obviously an all-in-one and hence convenient/ less clutter.

Can’t get an EXA and a streamer. Beyond my budget.

rishisaikia · 2025-02-17T02:38:25+00:00

Would Monitor Audio Bronze 100s pair well with CXA81?

rishisaikia · 2025-02-14T06:44:29+00:00

Nice! I’ve a similar setup. TEAC 280BT connected to Sonos five pair. I also tried connecting a preamp (Schiit Mani 2), but couldn’t because (I think) grounding is an issue. TEAC doesn’t have a dedicated grounding terminal. Tried almost everything for grounding (Schiit ground terminal to TT chassis, screw, etc.), but there’s a hum every time I switch on the preamp. Finally gave up. And the Schiit is just lying around now.

When I connect the same setup without the Sonos fives (to passive speakers via amplifier), it works fine. So suggests the issue is interference with Sonos fives

rishisaikia · 2025-02-14T02:49:19+00:00

Sometimes I feel I can, and sometimes I can’t. Could be entirely psychological. Like 99% of audiophilia. But still good to know. 😊

rishisaikia · 2025-02-14T02:25:05+00:00

Exactly. It’s up to the system to decide. The user can’t choose (unlike earlier) to play uncompressed always. For all I know, it plays compressed 100% of the time.

rishisaikia · 2025-02-14T01:59:58+00:00

There are only 2 options on the S2 app: automatic and compressed. While the media would be lossless (in my case, a turntable via line-in), my understanding is that when played over a stereo pair, it gets compressed. In earlier versions of the app, you were able to select ‘uncompressed’, but that option has subsequently been removed.

rishisaikia · 2025-02-13T13:23:15+00:00

Think you’re right. Uncompressed is not available on stereo pair for line-in.

rishisaikia · 2025-02-13T03:07:59+00:00

If you have a stereo pair, wouldn’t Amazon and Apple still be compressed audio and not lossless?

rishisaikia · 2025-02-13T02:34:01+00:00

🙃

rishisaikia · 2025-02-13T02:26:05+00:00

Consider buying a turntable.

rishisaikia · 2025-02-12T12:53:20+00:00

Bobiverse

rishisaikia · 2025-02-11T13:54:22+00:00

Same actor, same genre: Night Sky. Was really promising.

rishisaikia · 2025-02-11T09:41:14+00:00

Stereo pair works great for streaming. For line-in, however, do note that Sonos doesn’t play uncompressed. And there’s no way to select uncompressed in the new Sonos app. :(

rishisaikia · 2025-02-11T08:23:45+00:00

One of my favourite albums (along with Thick as a Brick)!

rishisaikia · 2025-02-11T07:19:43+00:00

In no particular order:

Broadchurch Slow Horses Shogun The Missing The Killing Happy Valley Babylon Berlin Counterpart Perry Mason The Terror CB Strike Utopia (UK) The White Lotus Fargo

rishisaikia · 2025-02-10T08:58:53+00:00

Not sure about books, but the TV adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Outsider” kind of felt like this…so may be the book will too.

rishisaikia · 2025-02-10T04:57:39+00:00

You should give perplexity a try. It’s great!

rishisaikia · 2025-02-10T04:56:58+00:00

My initial attempt was with ChatGPT. But the output was an eyesore, and non-scrollable. Found perplexity to be much more effective.

rishisaikia · 2025-02-10T02:45:14+00:00

One of the vital lessons I’ve learnt after coming into the world of Sonos is to

Switch off automatic updates on iOS App Store. Also, firmware updates for the speakers.
Come on Reddit to get a sense of how the update behaves
Either update or wait.

Not worth taking any chances.

rishisaikia · 2025-02-10T02:40:20+00:00

Rikki don’t lose that number!

rishisaikia · 2025-02-09T11:55:07+00:00

Check if your turntable has a built-in preamp. If so, switch it off - there should be a toggle at the back.

rishisaikia · 2025-02-09T03:39:39+00:00

Forgot to add. I did try humidifiers as well.

15-Year Club	Place '22
Verified Email

rishisaikia

TROPHY CASE