I have been thinking about switching fro Tidal to QObuz. I have heard the difference. If I were to do so would I have to re-enter all my artists and music. I also like the appearance of Tidal on my iPhone. Wish I could see how it looks:
Advice for Streaming Newbies - Best Bang for Our Bucks
Hi All,
I'm currently building up my 'streaming only' system having read more reviews and forums in the last three weeks than in the preceding three months!
I'm a firm believer that I don't need to spend thousands upon thousands to get the best out of Tidal but conversely, there are good investments to be made to get the best sound.
I'd like to call on your collective wisdom for either general recommendations or specific product recommendations that give good "bang for the buck".
To start the ball rolling, my specific system looks like this:
Tidal Premium
5G Mobile Router with stock PSU (on separate extension lead)
Audioquest Pearl CAT6 Ethernet Cable to English Electric 8 Switch with stock PSU (on shared core extension lead with 2 x ifi AC iPurifiers)
Chord C Ethernet Cable to ifi Zen Stream with stock PSU (12v iPower 2) (on shared core extension)
Wireworld Chroma USB3.0 to ifi Zen DAC v2 with ifi iPower X (on shared core extension)
ifi 4.4mm Connector to ifi Zen Can with stock PSU (on shared core extension)
Topping PA5 with stock PSU (on separate extension lead)
Audioquest Rocket 11 Speaker Cable to Wharfedale Diamond 12.3 Speakers
I have an ifi iPower Elite on Order and two more iPower X's
Possible upgrades I am considering:
Improved PSU for the Router
Improved Power Cable to the iPower Elite
More use of iPower Elite's
eno Ethernet Filter
Gigafoil v4
Improved Ethernet Cables
Improved USB Cable
Additional AC iPurifiers for other extensions
Starting from a basic system what areas of investment have yielded the best results? An improved PSU on the DAC or the Swtich? An ethernet filter? A better ethernet cable? etc.?
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@kraftwerkturbo-tt225 Before listening, I would have agreed with you on the relative theoretical opportunity to improve digital vs analog signal paths. My ear, however, tells me that things like interconnects and power cords can yield quite significant improvements in digital music while the magnitude of improvement of trying the same range of power cord on analog components can yield changes that are either much smaller in magnitude or not even perceptible. The reason is that for digital audio, the bits remain the same, but the theory is that RFI / EMI can affect whether bits are being delivered with the right timing. But, I will admit that the true test is hearing a difference which is also a positive difference With digital tweaks, I often hear a difference, but that difference may not be a positive difference even when going from less to more expensive components. |
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