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| DAC diminishing returns @charliee I get the reasons…was clarifying their return policy since the details were omitted and expressed my thoughts about it. | |
| DAC diminishing returns @bassdude actually if I’m not mistaking Schiit will charge you a 15% restocking fee upon return. So you”re down around $330 (provided it retails for $2200) plus the return shipping charges which could round it up to around $400 all in and turn it ... | |
| STREAMING - QOBUZ VS TIDAL AND ROON'S PREFERENCES @larry5729 Qobuz is just as easy to use as Tidal. I don’t think I came across anything higher than 24/192 on Qobuz. FWIW, my DAC doesn’t do MQA so I had disabled it in my Lumin streamer and I am just letting the Roon core decode and render for m... | |
| Opinions: Martin Logan Renaissance 15a vs. Bowers & Wilkins 800D3 @farne230 should be fine. | |
| Opinions: Martin Logan Renaissance 15a vs. Bowers & Wilkins 800D3 Neutral electronics, may be even slightly leaning towards warmer side of neutral. I had good experience with Pass Labs and Audio Research with the older 800 series. They’ll need a big amp. Avoid anything bright…components or cables. | |
| Opinions: Martin Logan Renaissance 15a vs. Bowers & Wilkins 800D3 I would pick whatever sounds best to me. But if I had to “blind” buy it, my choice would be the B&Ws. With the right electronics in the right room they would be the better speakers. Better bass integration, more lively top end, more engagi... | |
| Point of diminishing returns for a Network Streamers? @lalitk I was commenting within the context of the original post. Perhaps I should have clarified. And yes there are units out there that excel at streaming while running as roon core. Without a doubt. | |
| Point of diminishing returns for a Network Streamers? @aberyclark few things to consider… 1. mac is decent as Roon core assuming it’s up to spec of what Roon recommends 2. Roon is very demanding when it comes to resource consumption. Using one machine as roon core and streamer is not the best app... | |
| Basic switch....should I upgrade? @scottfraser NAS storage makes sense. As far as recording and mastering…there are so many poorly recorded albums out there that no amount of fixes by the end user/listener in their system can address these issues be it mastered over Ethernet or di... | |
| Basic switch....should I upgrade? @scottfraser in what way is Ethernet used in a recording process by the recording studios? | |
| Should I upgrade from a Mac Mini to a dedicated server or should I upgrade my dac? That’s bizarre…. | |
| Rogue 100 dark I think up is Ultralinear and down is Triode. The ST100 is quiet for a tube amp. It is a pretty neutral amplifier and won’t be syrupy sweet. The midrange is natural and glare/grain free. I had great results with Gold Lion12AX7 and 12AU7. Overall ... | |
| Should I upgrade from a Mac Mini to a dedicated server or should I upgrade my dac? @verdantaudio that’s strange. I’ve been using Mac Mini in my system since 2008. First one died after 11 years of pretty much non stop service. The 2018 version is still going strong and is being used only as Roon core. Granted, the Mini isn’t an a... | |
| Rogue 100 dark Not familiar with the Dark version but enjoyed the ST100 for few years mostly in Triode mode. Toggle switch in the back. Give it a shot. | |
| Basic switch....should I upgrade? @wsrrsw that’s awesome to hear! I would not change anything at this point. Just make sure you use the best Ethernet cable between the EtherREGEN and the streamer. |