If I wanted to stream Tidal or Qobuz I would buy a dedicated streamer and not use a computer. I also would purchase a separate DAC. Amplification between sources and speakers would be focused on providing the necessary gain, in/outputs and desired control functions.
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.