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Advent Loudspeaker based stereo system

spicer said:
Well... now that you've done it... and everything seems to work fine... I can quit being overly objective and perhaps a bit reticent about my thoughts but it's all I could do was to tell you to buy the Pioneer. Everything I said about them is my honest opinion and I would have taken that Pioneer no doubt. I'm happy for you... I know what you are experiencing with the system you have and are putting together... get another pair of Advents.... that sound you are hearing through those pieces is the sound of a good seventies home system. Great, isn't it... so innocent and sweet sounding.
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Man, it's crazy!
 
Jason Grace said:
I've never heard anything remotely close, not even close. It is breathtaking! Ugh. Man, is it nice. Thank you all for your input. It is greatly appreciated.
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So... when's the party...:) If and when you get another pair of Advents just like those and stack them let us know what you think. No need to hurry... but keep an eye out for a good deal.
 
Now let's talk about Turntables, Cassette Decks, and Reel to Reels he needs to go get now. :bigok:
 
spicer said:
So... when's the party...:) If and when you get another pair of Advents just like those and stack them let us know what you think. No need to hurry... but keep an eye out for a good deal.
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I'm ready. I've got a few saved searches already, but these may be competitive speakers, it might upset some readers and is a little too early to say but these Pioneer's are very intriguing. (And I have a couple sets of them saved too, but I'd like to take some time and really go through everything I can, test, clean and touch up here and there before I buy some more stuff. I think I will have a separate set up for the advents.
 
Jason Grace said:
these may be competitive speakers, it might upset some readers and is a little too early to say but these Pioneer's are very intriguing. (And I have a couple sets of them saved too, but I'd like to take some time and really go through everything I can, test, clean and touch up here and there before I buy some more stuff. I think I will have a separate set up for the advents.
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I don't know those Pioneer speakers, but it seems like they might be a great match for your Pioneer receiver. One thing I've noticed about my Original Large Advents: whenever I switch them out for a different set of speakers, I immediately like the new set better. Then I start missing the Advent sound over time. Over the last few years, they have defeated everything else I've been able to try. They don't do everything well, but what they do right is hard for me to live without. I haven't compared them to many other speakers, but I have compared them to some comparably priced speakers from the same era, which I like a lot as well.
 
Yeah, that's the neat thing I keep finding with this era of vintage gear as I try more and more of it. The good stuff is really good. We get to enjoy a lot of different kinds of good.
 
hi Jason, not sure I understand the question. if your soundcard only has 3.5mm output then yes, you can connect to your aux in on the receiver with the appropriate cable. if your soundcard has an optical (digital) output, and you have an external DAC with optical input, then you could (and probably should) use it. It's likely that an external DAC has better converters than the onboard variety inside your computer. Then, from the DAC you can just RCA into the receiver.

Does that make sense? Is that what you were asking?

-Steve
 
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Yes. I’m trying to figure out what is going to be the best way to get clear sound from my PC to my speakers. Currently I have an RCA to 3.5, that I plugged into my pc from my Aux on my receiver. Speakers out from receiver. I bought this amp/dac thing last week, to test it out and I haven’t hooked it up to anything yet.
 

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hm, not familiar with that SA300 device but a quick read on amazon, looks to be a class D amp with bluetooth for streaming to your TV, phone or tablet? I don't see a reason to inject that product in your signal path...unless you want to try and power your speakers with it (just kidding). I'd just keep it as simple as possible and go analog out from your PC to AUX input on the receiver.

There are other ways to get the audio besides the PC, unless you are using Qobuz or Tidal and want the high res files. You could use a BT device...the 5.0 is supposed to be better audio quality than the more common 4.0 but I think that a wifi streamer sounds even better. I use the Dayton streamer (don't have the model number right now). It's around 80 bucks and sounds pretty good to my ears. I run optical out into my Schitt Moda DAC. Happy with it for now.

Steve
 
Okay, let's take a step back. When you listen using your PC, are you listening to files on your hard drive? Or using Spotify or some other music service?
 
IMHO unless you are paying the $10 extra per month for the lossless packages on those services they are good only for background music. The difference between lossless 1411 kbps vs. 320 kbps for standard streaming is audible on Advents with proper amplification though you may need to know how the music should sound.
 
Tidal's $20 a month, I really feel there's a noticeable difference compared to spotify. I've been listening to songs I know like the back of my hand, trying to get the right levels on everything. You aren't the first person who's said there's not much difference but I ran two side by side systems in the same garage and the lossless tracks did seem better. Now, I didn't know they needed to at first. But after hearing them I'd like to get my system playing the best possible version within reason financially.
 
okay @Jason Grace then it sounds like you will want to keep the PC hooked up to the receiver. In my opinion (without knowing what soundcard you have in the computer) your limiting factor is going to be your DAC quality. Does your PC have an audio, line level out? or are you just using the headphone output?

To get the best sound in your situation, I would suggest that you find an external DAC that has a USB connection to plug into the PC and then use the RCA outs on the external DAC to the receiver. External units can cost as low as $40 and up to the thousands. Alternatively, if you're PC hardware capable, you could buy a better sound card or even an external audio interface, both of these would probably have better converters (DAC) and line level outputs. You have options :)

Let me know if you have any other questions. Don't get overwhelmed. You have music currently so it's not required that you add more to the equation unless you want to get even better sound from your setup.

-Steve
 
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