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AnotherJohnson wrote: ↑Thu Dec 22, 2022 7:51 pm And if you couldn’t, buy the Rega Planar 3 with RB300 arm.

And that is exactly what I had!

Are the QC issues with the low end models only? It would be rather appalling if a high end turntable had QC issues.

It's good customer service to have them look it over before delivery. Good on them.

So point one is that HEOS is simple, free, and versatile. The interface is simple too … to the point of it really not being competitive for a user who wants the nice extra info provided by BluOS or Roon. And although it supports Amazon UHD, it is not compatible with QoBuz. The BluOS app does suppor...

I'm glad to here Cruthfield is offering good support. Bluesound support is pretty good as well. There is a 30 day return policy with the Node so it really is a safe bet. I hope the rough start does not tarnish your view on the Node. The first time you set up the device there may be a delay as it upd...

Well, that of course is a little disappointing to say the least.

Don't give up, sounds like you may have received a lemon. The refund policy is excellent so you won't be out anything even in the worst case scenario.

Congrats on the new Technics player. Technics has such a great history with turntables and the look and design is so unique. One of the last few high end manufacturers that use direct drive. But they figured it out and perfected the system. The SL-1210G is visually great. That huge pitch adjuster is...

A little bit back on topic to the ART88, I was reading the January issue of Stereophile and they actually have a 1/4 page "article" about the ART88. This is surprising as I have not seen one mention of CJ in Stereophile in the past few years. I was beginning to think there was some kind &q...

I really don’t see why it would be. The ND8006’s only ground plane is the 5101’s coax shield. The 5101’s ground plane is on the P20, along with everything else but the LP12 motor controller. Gremlins, that's the reason. I've had those little bastards mess with my system before. Never saw one of the...

Well, another year roles by. I hope everyone had a good year and best wishes to all. CJ has been continually growing and we just passed 2800 registered members. We also celebrated our 10 year anniversary this past summer. I can't believe how time passes so quickly. Again, a big thanks to all our mem...

Well, it's that time of year. Hope everybody has a wonderful, safe, and healthy holidays this year. Best wishes to all.

If we think it's a ground issue, you can try go get around that by using a toslink connection instead. Under ideal circumstances, everything should be plugged into that awesome P20.

I don't think this is a streaming issue, that is typically not how interrupted streams cut out.

I figured it was an integration problem. Unfortunately, I don't see other services releasing that level of data to Roon. Access to even the most basic API has been a challenge for most audio makers and only a handful offer integration beyond Spotify/Tidal. Apple probably doesn't care about the Roon ...

However, one thing I did notice is that the larger the panel, obviously the larger the room. These things really opened up in quite a massive room, so there's no point in trying to squeeze these things into average to small rooms, it just won't work. I think this is where quite a number of setups g...

Quboz is great. I think they found a niche market for those that want to stream, yet still buy albums. They have a great selection of hi-rez audio content. They are not the cheapest service for pure streaming, but I think they are the least expensive overall if you plan to stream and also buy an alb...

In my experience dropout via digital can be caused by a number of factors. It could be a bad connection(most often encountered with toslink), it could be static build up (possibly more likely if they are different grounds). If streaming, it could be data stopping, but typically these are longer drop...

According to their web site: USB Type-A Port for external drive connection (Fat32 or NTFS formatted) So you should be able to connect an external hard drive with music files to the Node. I'm not really familiar with this unit but I think you should also be able to play files on a Mac or PC. It has ...

I think you will have fun with the node. And who knows, you may enjoy the digital sound. If not, they have a very generous 30 day return policy. But even if you decide to keep it for awhile, the resale value is rather good compared to selling price. Regarding the Node, admin said he is using the us...

Sorry to hear about the accident(s). But agree. I think the $125 repair bill is reasonable considering the MSRP of a new cable. As an AQ speaker cable owner (thanks to you AJ), it's good that AQ is supporting their products with reasonably priced repair services. A week turnaround time is excellent.

Interesting discussion of the possible failure of fiber optic cables. I wonder if I’ve been an unknowing victim of this. I had a Samsung sound bar and subwoofer attached via Toslink to one of their big screen TVs at the old house. It was continuously aggravating in that it would drop in and out, se...

I think we can disagree. The “right people” are Audio Freaks. That’s clear. If CJ were to get involved, it would be by supporting Audio Freaks, not Matty directly. Proper chain is customer to dealer to importer to CJ. If every foreign customer tries to bypass this chain and go directly to CJ, it cr...