ORA

When would you even need that? Plugging in an aux cable? I need it at my computer desk with a sub-out port for my still-in-box Kanto sub8. I’m also considering the Kanto ORA4 which are a bit cheaper, but probably a lower tier product anyway. $350 vs $500.

I haven't listened to the Kanto ORA4 and ORAM. I prefer the Kanto TUK over the Kantu Yu6. I would avoid the Edifiers as the 1700bt are less than 100usd where I'm at. Feels like a scam if you purchase it for more than 200usd.

The app kinda sucks, and in general I don't recommend people buy KEF's active speakers due to that and quality control issues they've had with previous gens of the LSX and LS50W. As much as I like KEF passive speakers, I don't trust their track record yet on active hardware. They get quite a bit lou

Yes, the extra $50 to get the optical speed sensor in the RT82 is worth it. Be aware though, the 82 does not have the phono preamp feature of the 80 and 81 models. You should budget for that separately, and don't be tempted with some sub-$25 preamp. You might want to have a look at the AT-LP3XBT-BK

The trick there would be to get one with 5-pin DIN MIDI ports, and go out of your keyboard into that. Now, the only USB cable is from the iPad to the audio interface. Any suggestions of something like this? I had looked before and options seem limited. To your point, would the audio interface then s

I went down this path recently with my FP30x. What I learned is you need to spend a good amount of money on a good size set of speakers (8" ideally) to really get markedly improved sound quality. I bought a set of Kanto Ora 4s because then I could use them with my PC after I upgraded the piano in a

Bluetooth speakers add latency to YouTube, movies and TV. Seems to work with headphones on some TV but even there connecting to Bluetooth speakers is not. Wi-fi is better than Bluetooth, particularly uPnP, DNLA and Chromecast. Apple users like Airplay as it as simple as Bluetooth but far better. USB

Edifier R1289DBS has sub woofer option, not the R1280DB. To add a sub-woofer at a later stage you would sell the speakers and buy ones that support a sub-woofer. Rega and Pro-ject offer good phono stage pre-amps. There are also a number of choices on Amazon at a much lower cost. Speakers offering bo

Yes, I have tested and returned both the Vanatoos and Kanto Oras, both really didn’t do anything for me 🤷‍♂️ I could definitely understand why someone would like them if they hadn’t tried anything else though, these are good sounding speakers, just probably not worthy of the hype. Much of their suppose

Thanks for the thorough reply and the information. I've tested the YU and YU4, because the ORA-series were just too expensive for me. However, unfortunately I still can see color distortion on my screen... it's admittedly quite small, but it is there. The problem is, I have to put the speakers reall