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| Fairly new to streaming. Where to start? @whatsthatbuzz I don’t understand why a streamer would provide better sound than an iPhone Just like all phones are not equal, all streamers are not equal. I’m an old guy and I HATE these little phones. More precisely I hate that people think the... | |
| Fairly new to streaming. Where to start? @ big_gregThose 2 have risen to the top of the list. I just learned I don’t need the vault. I have a new PC. Ripping to Flac is simple in Win 10. So to celebrate my new learnin’ I’m gonna buy a new set of power tubes for my amp. This is the last d... | |
| Fairly new to streaming. Where to start? @big_greg if you want to get the best sound quality, consider something other than the Bluesound line. Investing in something with a better DAC will have more of an impact on sound quality than whether the files are stored on a spinning hard drive... | |
| Fairly new to streaming. Where to start? @uberwaltzI think majority of members here who refer to streaming really mean accessing an online music service over the internet.Like Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify etc. I believe you are right. I've been in the analog realm for so long I don't know the ... | |
| Fairly new to streaming. Where to start? @wsitsw All I use now is the streamer and a LUMIN server that has ripped FLAC files on it. I believe one of my problems is the terminology. Please define streamer and server as used in the sentence?FWIW I will only be playing files from my Hard ... | |
| Fairly new to streaming. Where to start? @uberwaltzI got this idea from Aurender CEO in a interview. He does not let hdd do the playing. OK for storage, but hdd hands off to SSiD for play. Thus the question as to whether the vault has ssid and therefore a better player? https://www.audio... | |
| Fairly new to streaming. Where to start? @lalitk As many of us pointed out, you can get a Vault 2i (if you wish to rip your CD’s) or Node 2i as a start up device and add a DAC later on. I am still on that track. As I have said I am getting tired from the research and have been taking ... | |
| Fairly new to streaming. Where to start? @big_greg. I’ve been as big a skeptic as anyone about audio voodoo and extraordinary claims. Then one day I put my $$$ down ($180 iirc) on an Oyaide power outlet. I felt stupid for spending the $$$. But it proved its worth. I have DIY tweaks which... | |
| Fairly new to streaming. Where to start? @witswWindows. Son tried for years to get me into mac, thus the M4a files for Ipod. Hated Itunes. It took up every resource on my PC. I couldn’t run anything else with it running and I am a RAM man (Always more RAM) @audioguy85I’ve been playing re... | |
| Fairly new to streaming. Where to start? Thanks guys. I’m getting tired of the hunt and the research My brains need a rest. This thread has been a real eye opener which has helped me to understand more. Great bunch here. Thanks | |
| Fairly new to streaming. Where to start? @electroslacker @djones51Here's what I am trying to decide. I have a hifi shop here in town who services my equipment when needed. They are good & honest and been around for a long time. I've known them for a long time as well. They have bee... | |
| Fairly new to streaming. Where to start? @big_greg Thanks I figured I can rip the cd's I need to on my computer. Theres quite a few but I have 1TB of music already ripped. Now for another questionI've read somewhere that all streamers are not equal in their ability to hand over the 1's... | |
| Fairly new to streaming. Where to start? Gentlemen, many thanks again for the help/. One clarification I have.I will NOT be using the services of a streaming service, IE Qobuz, etc. I have been collecting FLAC & Apple Lossless for 10 or more years. I probably have at least 1TB in f... | |
| Fairly new to streaming. Where to start? @larry5729Thanks. If I go with the vault I'll have to hard wire it since it doesn't do wireless. My router is about 50 feet from the stereo. So, I'm go into have to run a wire under the house OR get a Wifi range extender. been doing some reading o... | |
| Please suggest a few really good classical recordings About 15 yrs ago, while picking vinyl in a thrift store, I encountered a man who said he had a lot of classical records to sell. I was just getting back into vinyl and so I looked. Long story short, I ended up buying about 800 albums, all classica... |