Anyone else feel like it’s the Wild Wild West?


I’ve been following the streaming threads here for a while now, and I find it both exhilarating and intimidating.  I mean, we all know everything in high-end audio matters to some degree or another, right (Ok, maybe except for the flat earth contingent)?  From what I’m reading and from my own experience the process of optimizing steaming has near unlimited potential, and some even say it rivals or even surpasses vinyl if taken to the max.  Cables, routers, optical, filters, extenders, power supplies, switches, etc., they all seem to make a significant difference despite the naysayers who say bits are just bits.  I’m all in on this steaming renaissance, but most of the jewels of useful info are buried in other posts, so I’d like to have this be a consolidator post of your best streaming experiences and recommendations for others who could benefit greatly from your hard-won victories and maybe save a lot of people the agony you went through to get to streaming nirvana.  So have at it — let’s empower this community in this noble task and help everyone realize the amazing potential of this magic gift to audiophiles.  What say you?

soix

Showing 4 responses by holmz

It was easier with vinyl, as non of that extra multi-$1k increments were needed.

  • No power conditioners
  • No internet lines
  • No fancy USBs
  • Nothing extra.

What is your point @lalitk ?
It is a forum asking a question, and I gave my perspective.

Is there a part you want me to fix up?

I'm a bit (intended) of a romantic around our hobby, a pastime made increasingly vital by these challenging times.

If one is not living in the Ukraine, Afghanistan, parts of Africa, etc, or hungry and homeless, then the “challenging times” of what audiophile cable to select seems to be a bit “first world“?

It is probably a more effective strategy to just buy someone who is hungry a meal.