audphile1
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| *DAC LinkUp Ethernet cable from amazon is very decent. I toss it in once in a while. I mainly use Purist Audio Design though. Audioquest Vodka and Diamond are raved about on these pages. I haven’t tried these in my system but I can immediately hear the... | |
| *DAC @navyachts I agree USB sounds better with the N200 but would also like to add that the fiber converters degraded the sound in my system. I’d say try and remove them, go straight into the N200 with a good Ethernet cable and see if you still like th... | |
| surprising comparison of tube preamps What matters is what has the best synergy and sounds best to you. A word of caution though…there are times when our brain perceives different as better. Taking time, and it could be hours, days or weeks, to let it all settle and finalize your ass... | |
| 750$ Intel NUC vs $6000 Aurender N200: I don't hear the difference @jastralfu thanks for the compliments on the system! I looked at your system page and the pictures show how much attention and effort went into assembling that setup. Nicely done!!! As to testing the Rose with the Denafrips stack…in my experience... | |
| 750$ Intel NUC vs $6000 Aurender N200: I don't hear the difference @jastralfu 👍 yeah bull 💩 was just a technical term but it isn’t constructive criticism. I agree. It did get the point across though… 😂 Happy Listening!!! | |
| 750$ Intel NUC vs $6000 Aurender N200: I don't hear the difference marco1 469 posts 01-10-2024 at 08:22am The OP saved $5k+. He’s happy. Why try to convince him or anyone else he did something wrong. I say congrats and enjoy the music There are two sides to this coin. I agree with you…whatever fl... | |
| Help needed to eliminate unwanted noise from tweeter Does the hiss change with the volume? If you turn up the volume on the amp does the hiss increase? If with cd player powered on and connected to the amp you have no hiss, and you are using the same exact input on the amp as you do with the DAC, th... | |
| Network/Ethernet Improvements Suggestions 👍 | |
| 750$ Intel NUC vs $6000 Aurender N200: I don't hear the difference It doesn’t matter what usb cable was used. Comparing mac/ddc/dac combo or even just mac/dac combo to a one box solution such as Rose 250a isn’t a comparison. Apples and oranges. The right comparison would be to feed the signal from Rose to Denafri... | |
| Rachmaninoff's 1st Piano Sonata, original version - His Best? Excellent! Both the performance and recording are top notch. It does resemble Brahms at times but is unmistakably Rachmaninov. Thanks again @newbee !!! | |
| PASS Labs Power I never tried the X150.8 but am pretty sure it’s a nice amp. Congrats on the upgrade!!! | |
| Need a big favor picking a preamp Boulder could be right up your alley. But I would go with preamp/amp combination from the same manufacturer at this level | |
| Rachmaninoff's 1st Piano Sonata, original version - His Best? Thanks @newbee I’ll check it out | |
| Help needed to eliminate unwanted noise from tweeter When you have the cd player connected and there’s no noise, is the cd player powered on? If you’re testing it in standby, try to turn it on but don’t play a disc The noise you are describing, is it similar to this? https://youtu.be/ZXtimhT-ff4 | |
| 750$ Intel NUC vs $6000 Aurender N200: I don't hear the difference @essrand Figured out why Tidal sounded significantly worse than Qobuz. I incidentally compared MQA version on Tidal to Qobuz hi-res. None of my digital front end components unfold MQA so it was coming across similar to what the mp3 would sound. ... |