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| Anyone tried fiber into EtherRegen SFP? I have a full fiber ISP and LAN. So my ER is used to convert light to copper right before my PS Audio Bridge II. Works great as a higher-end FMC. | |
| Digital is far better than vinyl I have ~$10k into my VPI Classic TT, Ortofon Cadenza Blue cartridge, Pass XP-17 phono stage and cables. But more than double that into my digital setup (PS Audio DS DAC, Intel i10 NUC, NAS, EtherRegen, etc), LPS's for every single device, switche... | |
| Sound quality of Roon @kray agreed and I definitely employ static IP addresses in my LAN. For all important devices anyway...streamers, switches, DAC/endpoints, processors, servers, etc. That could be yet another reason ROCK has been incredibly stable for me. | |
| Sound quality of Roon @jji666 wrote: I definitely agree that trouble-shooting Roon is a highly complex process. But it’s just not fair to say that nearly all problems with Roon are the user’s fault and usually due to their crappy network. True: many users that compl... | |
| Sound quality of Roon @jji666 wrote: Sorry but I couldn’t disagree more with this. Roon is great but those who post saying they’ve never had a problem are just lucky. Plenty of power users have had issues too. If it’s a network issue, why does restarting the softwa... | |
| Best budget USB I'm using a Oyaide NEO d+ Class A USB cable for my PC music editing station. It was the first USB cable that opened my mind (and ears) to how much of a difference a USB cable can make with digital audio. Excellent for the money and worlds better... | |
| Lumin U2 Mini @malibu457 wrote: i think spending over 1K for a streamer is not worthwhile. even a 5K streamer will not beat a CD or flac. file for SQ. streaming is great for discovering new artist and in most cases good enough SQ can be had for under 1K if i ... | |
| Sound quality of Roon When I first starting messing with Roon, I compared it to what I was using - JRiver hosted on my Win10 PC. And the difference surprised me. So I let my trial for Roon expire. But bugs and tons of stupid DLNA issues with JRiver drove me batty. ... | |
| Ethernet - Analog/Digital Signal Clean Up @audphile1 wrote: Set up 5 and 6: The FMC in the chain reduced noise, improved imaging and soundstage but with the FMC I could hear thinner mid and lower bass (although clean and tuneful the bass was just slightly lacking), less slam. However, a... | |
| Ethernet - Analog/Digital Signal Clean Up I am definitely in the camp of 'not-so-subtle' differences noted. I started experimenting with FMCs early last year and the differences were so great, it inspired me to completely switch out my copper LAN for fiber. I now have tons of boxes (LPS... | |
| Which Streamer is a Major Upgrade over PS Audio Bridge II in a DSD DAC I am pretty happy with the Bridge II after converting my LAN to fiber last year. I used to own a full Sonore opticalRendu (plus a uD and oM DX) setup with their best LPSs as well. But that was when I had a copper LAN. With fiber and utilizing a... | |
| Lyngdorf MP-50 Alternative Why not add a stereo preamp with HT bypass? I own a Lyngdorf MP-60 2.1 but only use it for movies, gaming and video streaming. I have an Ayre KX/VX-5 Twenty combo for anything 2 channel (DAC and TT at the moment). The Lyngdorf's R/L outputs go ... | |
| Streaming Sound Quality - Want the very best sound quality? Network Acoustics ENO... @sns said: As debjit_g mentioned above, conversion of optical back to ethernet is somewhat detrimental, place for noise to re-enter network. And the boards in generic FMC are not optimum. Understanding this is what motivated me to upgrade to Opti... | |
| Streaming Sound Quality - Want the very best sound quality? Network Acoustics ENO... @debjit_g wrote: "of all these yrs that I have been experimenting, introducing fiber not necessarily translates to better sound - it’s just sounds different. In most cases (in some of my friends setup and mine) I have seen a softening effect to a... | |
| A different world @ghdprentice if you think you ’got there’ with just a few wall warts, congratulations. For others, it seemingly never ends as we just find more and more improvements through experimentation. I have no complaints with my journey so don’t be sorry. ... |