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| Upgrade to PS Audio Direcstream Mk1 and Mac Mini? @mwthorne i would start with the source. Adding a preamp will improve things but your source is still farm from ideal. The network bridge in the PS Audio DAC is known to not be the best. I really believe that the biggest bang for the buck is to st... | |
| Fiber or Eithenet @testrun good decision. I would also recommend trying a passive filter like the iFi LAN iSilencer between your Ethernet cable and streamer. Depending on the Ethernet implementation in your components and the length of the Ethernet cable, it is pos... | |
| Fiber or Eithenet I tried fiber optic converters and didn’t like the sound with Bricasti M3. Going copper without switches and converters to me sounds best. I use EERO mesh network and a short run of good Ethernet cable (1m Purist Audio) from EERO node to streamer. | |
| Small speaker advice @rob606 I have Wilson Sabrina in a 15x13 room and they sound huge. They replaced ML Montis. No regrets there. Note - I had to add corner tri-trap bass traps by GIK to get the bass right. They’re awesome speakers - detailed, engaging and all but I ... | |
| Solo streamer @rvpiano what works for me is few days of relaxed listening using one cable. Make mental notes. Let it sink in. Then switch cables and do few more days of listening to the same tracks. It’s never a good idea to do a quick a/b. It’s a sure way of m... | |
| Quick question for the Cables Don't Make a Difference Crowd. Why don't you all just completely eliminate cables by buying an all in one with powered speakers using Wi-Fi or BT? I didn’t read thru the entire thread but I’m just curious… wouldn’t you still need at least one power cable to feed that al... | |
| Upgrade to PS Audio Direcstream Mk1 and Mac Mini? @fastfreight thank you - I stand corrected. | |
| Upgrade to PS Audio Direcstream Mk1 and Mac Mini? Best options are - 1) keep your Roon Core away from your system; 2) if possible don’t mix streaming and DAC (network cards in DACs are typically not the best streamers) The preamp section of the PS Audio DSD is not horrible. But in my experience ... | |
| Six DAC Comparison Congratulations on your retirement!!! I’ll keep an eye on the thread for updates. Thanks | |
| Solo streamer @rvpiano 👍 | |
| Six DAC Comparison @mitch2 agreed on DAC3. It’s a good DAC but long term didn’t do it for me. So what’s the conclusion on the shootout? | |
| So, I bought a Chord Hugo TT2...now what? @ghdprentice I’ll give you an example from literally few days ago… I have and really like my Audience FrontRow speaker cables. They’re just phenomenal. So I decided to try the FrontRow XLRs in place of my Nordost Tyr 2. The results were not what ... | |
| Next step up on the streaming food chain? And to add, I had Pass XP-22 and X260.8 with Aurender and Bricasti. I see you have Pass XP-20 and X250.8. | |
| Next step up on the streaming food chain? @zavato I owned Auralic Aries G1 and it was overall a nice streamer. I found it to be slightly lean and “digital” sounding though. I also owned Bricasti M3 DAC. I would recommend you focus on the streamer and leave the M1 alone - there’s more to ... | |
| So, I bought a Chord Hugo TT2...now what? That’s awesome @cleeds congratulations! My system evolved in a major way in the last 10 years. To get to where it is now meant trying many amps, preamps, DACs, streamers, speakers, cables and power conditioners. Yeah that’s a lot of connecting ... |