You have nice stuff ,you can get used cds in excellent condition cheap now .I have been getting cd box sets that used to go for well over 60 bucks ,for like 15 now...
Getting back in to audio- Source help
Greetings everyone, I am turning to the more knowledgeable brethren for some guidance.
After a 10 year hiatus I am finally giving myself a dedicated listening room and buying a new system. I used to have midrange Conrad Johnson separates through magnepans and listened to CDs and FLAC through a Mac to Dac. I loved the warmth of the CJ and the soundstage of the Maggies.
I am leaning towards The Maggie .7 or 1.7i With a Hegel H390. I will be hard wiring for tidal and again play flac files. My questions are:
1) should I go the Mac mini route? 2) Is Roon something I should look into and a NAS - I know nothing about them. 3) is the Hegel internal DAC sufficient? If it really isn’t does that defeat the purpose of the Hegel and should I look for a different integrated or separates? 4) I have no CDs anymore but in terms of getting the best Sound from my system, Should I look to invest in a CD player or HDCD player and play 16bit or 24 bit from disc or is stream/flac files from a drive better?
Thank you in advance for any and all comments.
After a 10 year hiatus I am finally giving myself a dedicated listening room and buying a new system. I used to have midrange Conrad Johnson separates through magnepans and listened to CDs and FLAC through a Mac to Dac. I loved the warmth of the CJ and the soundstage of the Maggies.
I am leaning towards The Maggie .7 or 1.7i With a Hegel H390. I will be hard wiring for tidal and again play flac files. My questions are:
1) should I go the Mac mini route? 2) Is Roon something I should look into and a NAS - I know nothing about them. 3) is the Hegel internal DAC sufficient? If it really isn’t does that defeat the purpose of the Hegel and should I look for a different integrated or separates? 4) I have no CDs anymore but in terms of getting the best Sound from my system, Should I look to invest in a CD player or HDCD player and play 16bit or 24 bit from disc or is stream/flac files from a drive better?
Thank you in advance for any and all comments.