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Reasonably priced preamplifier
Pathos Incontrol MK II. Small Italian company with rich but neutral sound. It also has the advantage of low output impedance- which makes it easy to pair with SS amp.  I am not in US but believe that Upscale Audio stock them.  Good luck!  
Qobuz
I subscribe to both Tidal and Qobuz. Every once in a in a while, I have to reboot my Roon server in order to get my Qobuz playlists back. I think the Qobuz suffers from slow processing as well, from time to time  
YouTube Indicates What the Future is For Audiophiles - Interesting Demographics.
I agree with many things that the op and others have said on this discussion. I just want to add my two cents that even though I am in late middle age, all of the young people that we have come and stay with us love the two channel audio system. E... 
Need Opinions for Different Cable Manufacturers/Cable Designs
Hi, I am not an expert but can tell you that I went all in with DH Labs cables and my system felt bright, a bit tinny and lacking in depth. Then I tried just one Snake River Audio cable (the Boomslang SPDIF). I was literally blown away. Since the... 
Warm relaxed digital coax
+1 for Snake River Audio cables. I was using mostly DH Labs, including the SPDIF connecter from my streamer to my DAC. But I was unhappy with the range and flatness of the music, so decided to try the snake river SPDIF cable. WOW. What a differenc... 
Ethernet cables
@jmeyers +1 Just to chime in on the effect of ethernet cables. I switched out the cable from our SoTm network switch to the TV, temporarily replacing it with a Snake River Audio ethernet cable. My partner who normally does not notice cable differ... 
Please help with Roon server/core issue
@zgas-music hey thanks for chiming in. We do not have any wireless at all in the house. This is on purpose as we prefer a wired household. But interestingly, the most helpful solution came from Peter Lie at Lumin . He suggested that I change the ... 
Please help with Roon server/core issue
@carlsbad2 Thanks for telling me a bit of your audiophile equipment history. I can really see myself going to the MU1 in the future. But focused right now on making my NUC/ROCK as stable as possible. It has a very cheap LPS which I plan to upgrade... 
Please help with Roon server/core issue
@fastfreight I see the path pointing me to the Grimm MU1 :) I have a NOS DAC so that might be a good combination. However, strategically I feel I should wait - after having persuaded my non-audio loving partner that our music will be so much bette... 
Please help with Roon server/core issue
@erik_squires OP is a total ignoramus 😂. I meant the internet speed.  
Please help with Roon server/core issue
@audphile1 Yes, I thought I couldn't make any more mistakes in audio but here I am. Honestly it was so helpful to get the responses about the network because these changes are going to makes it more reliable - a legit problem.  
Please help with Roon server/core issue
@audphile1 Yes, I did that and they were crackly. Truthfully everything sounds better in the Lumin app but I prefer Roon. However, I did reseed the WBT connector on my SPDIF BNC to coaxial and that fixed the problem. So I am embarrassed to say tha... 
Please help with Roon server/core issue
@audphile1 I am also starting to think that Roon is fine but I need a different Roon core/server. When I contacted SGC, he said that the problem is my router/modem. However the network is consistently fast when I test it through speed test. I hav... 
Please help with Roon server/core issue
@mapman Yes we do have streaming issues from time to time. Very irritating :) And our geographical location may be the culprit. We live in a small town up the coast of British Columbia about 80 km from Vancouver. Though we do have fiber optic to t... 
Please help with Roon server/core issue
Thanks to all of you for very helpful responses. @erik_squires Yes the Roon community forum might be better but, having posted there about this issue, I can tell you that AG is more helpful. And thanks for the advice re: DNS. We do occasionally h...