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Is something wrong with my hearing?

I am a devoted analog fan as you can tell from my username ;). Couple months ago, I decided to buy a Dac and ended up with a Denafrips r2r Dac connected to a macbook and bought Audirvana software to get my ears used to Hi res digital files so I don’t have to get up while I am working to change records. Well, I really start getting Lazy and I focused on listening to digital file for most of my weekdays. I kept reading more about streamers and I finally decided to get my feet wet and purchase a Sonore Microrendu v1.4 and 2.8 Software + ifi power adapter. I noticed an improvement but not as big of improvement as I kept reading on some websites. Is my head programmed to just appreciate the sound of Vinyl To the point that I can not distinguish the difference between computers or streamers? Is the improvement really not that big? What am I doing wrong? 
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asvjerry's avatar
asvjerry
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One is typically shocked to find that the 'onboard eq' has taken precedent over anything exterior....the older we get, the more we're misinterpreting the things we seek. ...
...and, if you're on a par with my age, it can be done for free or nearly so.

Have a great holiday weekend, despite such cheery comment...;)

Urs, J
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analoguefan OP
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@asvjerry Will keep that in mind! I really appreciate all the responses I am receiving. Thank you all for your comments!
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asvjerry
4,679 posts
 
Have your hearing tested anyway....it doesn't hurt, and it may take you out of the loop in terms of WTH could be wrong.... ;)
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fuzztone
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Never will understand 
Tell us something we don't know.
mahler123
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You can get pretty good sound from a computer using Audirvana Plus.  I used it for a while, still have it, and sonically it is comparable with my streamers.  I prefer not to have a PC in the system, but streamers are just computers that have been maximalized for Audio and placed in casework to make them look like audio products.  Audirvana Plus does a good job of taking over a PC and disabling the parts of the computer that may be sonically detrimental.  So OP nothing wrong with your hearing.  You just need to urge the synapse in your brain that has lead you to believe that a dedicated streamer must ipso facto sound better than a pc
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lowrider57
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@steakster
Did adding an LPS to the router make an audible difference?

I use the stock wall-wart plus a Blue Circle noise filter into the power strip. None of this is on an audio circuit.
High level of RFI measured at the router, but zero RF at my audio rig.

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tomic601
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+ @steakster 

some of us Are pursuing Excellence in the digital and analog domains and can appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of both. There is a world of hyper well recorded digital music out there simply unavailable in the hallowed black disc and even more rare in high speed tape. Your helpful answer is appreciated by me.
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millercarbon
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This according to my calculations is 87.3 times more work than getting up to change a record. The break-even point on streaming in terms of time savings is thus 104.8 years. The break-even in terms of sound never comes. In return however you get an almost infinite amount of sound somewhat recognizable as music. Never will understand why everyone isn't doing it.
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