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| 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. ... | |
| eARC when using Roku @guyt I also run fiber optic HDMI cables for every gaming system I own (Switch, Xbox Series X and PS5). Still using copper for my video streamers though. I already own AQ Carbon and Vodka 48, so may as well keep using them. But no issues with t... | |
| A different world Ohhh man what I went through last year to get my s$%t wired up... Changed my entire LAN from copper to fiber, new router with SFP+ port and all fiber-switches. And all gear, switches, router, FMCs and EtherRegen have linear power supplies. What ... | |
| eARC when using Roku I've personally found things better running in through the TV and then out via ARC. But not always. Your SSP is pretty top level, so I can't imagine their video switching/passthrough isn't done right. With some setups, I would get more judder r... | |
| Uptone Audio EtherREGEN review @jl1ny I will say that an EtherRegen which I inserted into my all-fiber LAN recently made little/no difference. For reference, I noted immediate/obvious differences when adding in LPS's to my upstream components. Router, Intel NUC and every one ... | |
| Does ethernet switch quality matter when using fiber connection? Not enough information about your LAN or streamer to give you a meaningful response. But at some point you have to convert fiber to copper and/or copper to fiber. And for that conversion, quality matters. As does the PSU for the converter/switch. | |
| Frequency response while streaming stops at 15kHz- did I miss something in the fine print? @tonywinga I’m not sure what’s going on then. I pulled out a spectrometer app just for kicks and I get plenty of action even over 20kHz+ (at my listening position) with Roon+Tidal in my setup. All fiber LAN. Running a mini PC feeding a PS Audio DS... |