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| Sound quality of Roon @overthemoon let me try and help you there…in Roon settings, general…scroll down to STREAMING CONTENT PREFERENCES. Under it you will see Streaming service preference. Select Qobuz or Tidal from drop down. That’s going to ensure the version played ... | |
| Sound quality of Roon @past The Streamer upgrade will not improve SQ. I’d have to disagree. This hasn’t been my experience trying Mac Mini as a streamer via USB, then AURALiC Aries G1, then Lumin U1 Mini. Each device imparts its own sound signature with Mac Mini b... | |
| Advice on Improving a Wifi-Mesh -> Ethernet Setup? I use EERO mesh network and Network Acoustics Eno filter between the EERO and the streamer (Bricasti M3 DAC with network player). I would advise tackling room acoustics first and foremost then upgrading the components (streamer and dac) before ve... | |
| Sound quality of Roon From my experience…when I had AURALiC Aries G1 streaming Qobuz, after comparing streaming with AURALiC Lightning DS vs. Roon, the Lightning DS sounded better to me. Slightly. But enough to cancel Roon. I then switched to Lumin U1 Mini. To me Lumin... | |
| 1st cartridge upgrade on 1st TT One caveat with Rega tables is there’s not much flexibility with the VTA adjustment. You need to buy Rega spacers to help with VTA. It’s safe to stick with a Rega cartridge but you can try and see if any good MC will fit. It’s important to match t... | |
| Which Ethernet filter? @lalitk very true! Thanks! | |
| Which Ethernet filter? @lalitk Yeah a relationship with Roon can be one of love/hate type but lately it’s been OK plus Roon works great with this DAC. I’ve not graduated to the level of Taiko Extreme or Merging + player yet. I’ll be enjoying things at this level for a... | |
| Which Ethernet filter? @lollipopguild give it a shot with amazon. Return it if it didn’t produce the results you’re expecting. Get ready for additional wire mess though…hehehe @lalitk the M3 network player is a pure renderer. It has no UI. So it kind of marries you to... | |
| FInally I have a noise issue @holmz 5M 1/8” (3mm) headphone jack to RCA lead…USB cable injecting noise…man oh man…should be enough length to tie your garbage bags for the next 4-5 weeks if cut to correct size. Once you’re done with it, get yourself a set of good cables. | |
| Which Ethernet filter? @p05129 agreed on good components. Very important! However, a good filter like the Eno or an internet switch like the EtherREGEN can help improve sound further. In my system the Network Acoustics Eno helps relax the overall presentation smoothing ... | |
| Which Ethernet filter? I started with Fibre Optic converters similar to what’s shown on the Green Computer website but ftom amazon and much cheaper (looks like it’s the crap). That did improve some things and it gave me a taste of what’s possible. I started this post to... | |
| Need recommendations for a streamer AURALiC Aries G1 is wireless, has AES/EBU (balanced) output and used costs less than $2500. But….you can get a WiFi access point and wire a non-WiFi streamer. Now you have many more options to consider. I use EERO access point to wire my network ... | |
| Need suggestions on efficient book shelf speakers for a Pass Labs XA3.5 @puffbojie not ideal especially if the source end is RCAs. Pick up a pair of balanced Mogami Studio Gold cables from Amazon. Give it a shot and if you’re still not happy, just return them and start checking out other speakers. I have a feeling thi... | |
| Has anyone compared Lumin the U1 Mini to the U2 Mini? Well there you go! The reviewer loved it and heard a substantial improvement over the U1 Mini. So could be worth a shot!!! | |
| Need suggestions on efficient book shelf speakers for a Pass Labs XA3.5 @puffbojie Benchmark DAC 2 with built in pre? I would seriously consider a good linestage to go with the XA30.5. I just sold my Benchmark DAC3 HGC that I tried as a preamp for few days (it was sold due to a DAC upgrade and not because preamp in it... |