alecela
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| Cocktail Audio's New and latest X50pro Audiophile Music Streamer/server...Any Love? So does anyone have first hand experience comparing the X50 PRO w/ Zenith mk3? Looks like they're both top of the line streamer/ripper/music server and reasonably close in terms of pricings. I do like the fact that X50Pro does offer additional... | |
| Question re: DAC with network/streaming capability Actually I left out the rest of my system: It's passlabs x1 feeding passlabs X250.5 driving Magnepan 3.7i. Tx for the suggestion on the Bryston, I intend take my time in terms of auditioning and choosing the right DAC. | |
| Question re: DAC with network/streaming capability @pgaulke60 I actually love the sounds of linn but really wants to simplify the equipment counts hence the current thought of zenith for riper/music server/steamer all in one. | |
| Question re: DAC with network/streaming capability I thot I got it all figured out then AMG just threw me a curve ball and now I'm torn again!!! 😁 | |
| Question re: DAC with network/streaming capability Tx amg56, Indeed it's interesting to hear that CA X45Pro beating Oppo 205 hands down given that both are sporting the same ESS9038Pro DAC chip. Am I right to assume that you considered X45Pro sounds even BETTER than dCS hence your disposal of th... | |
| Question re: DAC with network/streaming capability Funny that you brought up CA. I actually had the x50 and after comparing head to head with zenith, I ended up selling the x50 to make room for the zenith. I don't know how much better the x45pro can/will be but given that it's got the very same DA... | |
| Question re: DAC with network/streaming capability Tx djones51. Looks like I missed the fact that Zenith doesn’t function like a pure file server whereas a streamer/DAC like Bartok can directly retrieve a FLAC file, decode it then DA convert it. As such, I will NOT be able to use the codec from Ba... | |
| SACD player/streamer with built-in Volume Control Tx jdbsi. One of my major objectives of the current upgrade endeavour is to lower the number of components, although I have not been very successful at that. Since my last post, I've already got the PassLab X1 pre-amp and the Oppo 205 BOA UE ... | |
| SACD player/streamer with built-in Volume Control Actually just sat down and took a closer look at Meridian 818v3. Reading the factory manual, I can't seem to find any reference of it doing a network streaming at say Tidal/Spotify and/or even AirPlay... Did I miss something obvious? | |
| SACD player/streamer with built-in Volume Control Hello mahler123, do you mean Bryston BDA-3? If so, based on what I've read so far on the net, it's a strict DAC and doesn't do pre-amp function? If it's indeed Bryston DAC3, I can't seem to find any info from the net. | |
| SACD player/streamer with built-in Volume Control Quick question for owners of 818:Can I use the analog output and the balanced output at the SAME time? I'm asking as I intend to connect the balanced output to my power amp and the analog output to my sub. | |
| SACD player/streamer with built-in Volume Control @mahler123, Tx for that. In that case, how' bout the combination of Oppo UDP205 as transport + perhaps a lesser model of Meridian 818v3? Any other DAC, Digital Streamer + PreAmp combo I should think about at say USD$4k budget? | |
| SACD player/streamer with built-in Volume Control Hello jdbsi5, tx for the response. Indeed I wud be keen to consider Meridian but the 818v3 seem to list well above my budget of USD$5k? :-) I think it's in the region of USD$16k? |