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| Ethernet cable recommendations Here is what a professional network engineer (and Audiophile) posted on CANUCKAUDIOMART recently “ … A little tip, don’t ask for networking advice on a HiFi forum unless you want to be sold on the idea of overpriced and unnecessary equipment wit... | |
| Ethernet cable recommendations May I suggest that you may wish to first read this simple review on Ethernet cables before you drop a lot of cash on them. in brief: focus on quality build connectors and proper cable shielding and don’t assume just dropping a lot of $$$$ on a br... | |
| Is a USB stick directly into ones streamer (renderer) better than streaming from a PC/NAS? OP: “ …. There’s so so much written about LOTS of noise produced by a NAS/Switch/PC/Cableing, and how much one needs to spend to alleviate it, which is what prompted my original question.…” This recent percolating narrative is way overdone and a ... | |
| Is a USB stick directly into ones streamer (renderer) better than streaming from a PC/NAS? Either hard drive storage system provides the same audio performance in my BRYSTON digital player and BRYSTON DAC system … a USB stick or NAS makes no difference . I use the USB stick 90% of the time because it’s faster The DAC that is paired up ... | |
| IS there such an animal? HDCD (High Definition Compatible Digital ) is a proprietary audio encode-decode process that was a Microsoft developed product but discontinued way back in 2005. HDCD needed a bespoke decoding chip inside the CD player, in order to take advantage ... | |
| newer CD player w/DAC that could replace AMR CD-77.1 REGA ISIS cdp/DAC or better still REGA ISIS VALVE cdp/DAC https://www.tonepublications.com/review/the-rega-isis-cd-player-2/ each unit sold has two matched ( 2) lasers on reserve at REGA to bulletproof you going fwd. | |
| Would you sell for cash? “… In God we trust, everybody else pays cash …” | |
| hearing loss and speaker selection Instead of fretting over the possible shortcomings at both frequency extremes, may I suggest that you if you simplify and hone your focus on the VERY BEST midrange reproduction you can get ….. all good will be restored and angst relieved.That’s wh... | |
| FM Tuners Check out this website for info and reviews and shootouts . https://www.fmtunerinfo.com/reviewsM-N.html | |
| Sparkler CD Player or Transport? If you want a half size unit that is a bona fide reference class cdp or transport+ stand-alone DAC, check out CYRUS. They have your all in one or separates options. here is the link for their all-in-one cd player that will be an upgrade to the SP... | |
| Your Favorite Christmas Song-One only Please- | |
| Your Favorite Christmas Song-One only Please- Christmas in the Trenches – John McDermott Christmas in the Trenches " is a haunting ballad sung by a proud Canadian, John McDermott that tells the story of the 1914 Christmas Truce between the British and German lines on the Western Front durin... | |
| Your Favorite Christmas Song-One only Please- CELTIC WOMAN - Carol of the Bells | |
| Your Favorite Christmas Song-One only Please- GREG LAKE - I Believe in Father Christmas, ( remastered in 4K) Greg Lake with Ian Anderson | |
| Rega Osiris, Isis updates I have the OSIRIS integrated and it’s stablemate ISIS VALVE cdp/DAC ….built like tanks and true high-end performance. (1) Nada new from my dealer “… If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it …” (2) ditto nada new so far from REGA itself. https://www.r... |