What Are Your Audio Plans for 2020???

[Puma Cat]

Originally Posted by Antonmb

I’m finishing the upgrade path I’ve been on with Shunyata. Over the last couple of years all my power snakes and some of my interconnects were upgraded to Alpha, this year will be the speaker cables and the rest of the interconnects. Other than that, a couple of power supplies for headphone setups and some network isolation and switches. I have no plans for any component or speaker changes.

The new products Shunyata Research released in 2019 that I have implemented in the system this year have brought the largest, and most importantly, engaging and compelling improvements with respect to the quality of the listening experience I've made to the system for the the last decade.

Be interesting to see what new developments Shunyata Research will come out with in 2020, because they've on FIRE for the last half year or so...

[Puma Cat]

Originally Posted by 2fastdriving

Well last year I said that I wasn't going to buy much if anything. I ended up spending about 25k, if you don't count the fact that I bought a new house (with dedicated music room).

I really "need" nothing. Nada.

But alas, I'm in the queue for the Ref6 upgrade. I am really going to try to give it a break after that and just buy records!

[Puma Cat]

For me, I'm well-set with the many changes and concomitant improvements realized from 2019:

• Shunyata Denali 6000/S V2
• Shunyata new series of NR power cords
• Shunyata Venom interconnects
• Shunyata Sigma Ethernet cables
• Shunyata Alpha USB cable
• SOtM SMS-UltraNeo network bridge
• Sonore OpticalModule fiber media convertor
• Switching from wireless IP to OM1-specification optical fiber for streaming
• Uptone Audio EtherREGEN ethernet switch
• Uptone Audio LPS-1.2 and Keces P3 power supplies
• Harbeth 40th Anniversary 30.2 speakers

So for 2020, I just going to quote Hans Beekhuizen: "Enjoy the Music!"

[SCAudiophile]

Originally Posted by Puma Cat

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The new products Shunyata Research released in 2019 that I have implemented in the system this year have brought the largest, and most importantly, engaging and compelling improvements with respect to the quality of the listening experience I've made to the system for the the last decade.

Be interesting to see what new developments Shunyata Research will come out with in 2020, because they've on FIRE for the last half year or so...

+1 on this over last 2 years for me starting with Sigma CLOCK50s, then AES/EBU, Sigma XLR, Anaconda Zitron KPIP'ed XLR, TRITON V3 and TYPHON QR! Can only imagine what's in store for 2020!!!

[Ventoux]

Adding a turntable to my system.

[btn2803]

Ordered Shunyata Alpha PC, XLR and USB from Ivan. Should be shipped soon.

I am thinking about adding an Aurender (N10, W20SE), and perhaps trading up my current PS Audio DAC to other DACs (Esoteric, dCS).

[Puma Cat]

Originally Posted by SCAudiophile

+1 on this over last 2 years for me starting with Sigma CLOCK50s, then AES/EBU, Sigma XLR, Anaconda Zitron KPIP'ed XLR, TRITON V3 and TYPHON QR! Can only imagine what's in store for 2020!!!

Yup.

Actually, Mark, in thinking about it some more, I'm going to get two sets of the Shunyata DF-SS cable elevators. Having read the patent on these, and after watching a bunch of YT videos by Ken Wheeler about dielectricity and magnetism, and thinking about the propogation of audio signals along cables, I think these will bring a notable improvement.

I'm presently using some 3-D printed ones right now, which are too low in mass and not conductive, so therefore, not an optimal design embodiment. The other day I noticed that one of my speaker cables was on lying the floor the other day, and when I put it back up on the cable elevator, I could hear the improvement in sound quality: more focus, and a reduction in a skosh of haze.

So, DF-SS it is.

[Jack in Wilmington]

I need to figure out what's up with my outdoor speakers. There is some crackling going on and I have to determine whether it's the cabling or the external volume control or the speakers. Trying to determine the best way to trouble shoot this problem.

[crwilli]

Update::

Originally Posted by crwilli

1) get my mc2301 repaired - done
2) keep investigating/auditioning as possible, new dacs.
3) break in my new denali 6000 when it arrives - doneIMG_3476.jpg
4) finally dig into and freshen my infinity rs iia. Update caps, new emits, emims, etc.

[vegaracer1]

Maybe Aurender or lumin music server.
Something that can play even if network is down.
Then speaker upgrade I think.