audphile1
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| Audiovana disconnects from Qobuz after several days of nonuse @hgeifman No issues with Qobuz - I use Aurender. Sounds like they forgot to test this with multiple operating systems. Give them a few days they’ll fix it. @erik_squires I have the same issue if I listen in the car and I left Tidal streaming at ... | |
| Lumin U2 or Aurender N200 @lalitk cool. Will keep it on the list. I’m about to try Tyr 2 speaker cables so figured I’ll do a full norfost loom for this evaluation. I have Tyr 2 XLRs and Frey 2 PCs | |
| Lumin U2 or Aurender N200 @swede58 I use Audioquest Diamond. I also tried Audience StudioOne and liked it a lot. Fuller and smoother than the AQ but slightly softer on top and woolier in the bass. I can only imagine how good the FrontRow is. Will be trying Nordost Tyr 2 ... | |
| Pass Lab Amp questions, back of amps, power cable & 12v trigger. Pass amps come with 14awg power cables. I never used a trigger despite having the amps paired with a Pass preamps (XP-12 and XP-22) that don’t feature standby mode. Few things…, 1. The amps respond well to higher quality power cables. I used a l... | |
| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? Also…EMI on digital cables does impact timing (voltage fluctuations) and that’s jitter as far as clocking is concerned. | |
| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? Cool it mdalton. I’m letting it go for me not for OP. I was trying to understand the underlying reasons. That’s all. | |
| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? Coax is susceptible to RFI yes and that translates to jitter. But two different model cables from AQ…I’ve experienced pretty big difference in signal cables and USB but never with coax. Plus the DAC will reclock it anyway. I’m letting it go but p... | |
| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? @dhite71 yes excellent discussion! I now know if I sell my Bricasti DAC and get an ARC DAC9 I can also sell my Aurender, pick up a $450 BS Node, and pocket the cash from the Aurender sale! I am only half joking here by the way LOL | |
| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? @mdalton you may have nailed it. And it would support @lalitk findings as well. @lalitk I only spoke about the Ref 6. It’s crazy if the DAC just homogenizes all digital sources. But….how does all this explain differences the OP is hearing betw... | |
| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? To add…I’m not familiar with DAC 9 but I did own CD3 MkII back in a day with LS-25 and Ref 1 preamps. Huge fan of Audio Research and loved the CD3. I’ve also had Ref 6 in my system recently and compared it to Pass XP-22 driving X260.8 amps into Wi... | |
| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? @dhite71 when you’re on Audiogon home page click on the hamburger menu at top right, then click your username, click My Virtual Systems. When you get to next page couck the Action drop down and select edit. You should be able to see the option to ... | |
| Will one cable upgrade make a noticeable difference? @cantorgale you’re welcome LOL | |
| Can someone explain the clock sync? @fthompson251 This information from the Denafrips site should help In short, your DDC reclocks the signal from your streamer before sending it down to the DAC. There’s also DSP that takes place. The objective is to lower jitter to levels where ... | |
| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? @dogearedaudio add to everything you mentioned the differences in clocks between different streamers. In the OP’s example an ARC DAC 8 was used with 2 streamers - BS Node and Aurender N10. To the best of my knowledge the DAC 8 isn’t compatible wi... | |
| Will one cable upgrade make a noticeable difference? Yes the only way to know is to try. I’m also wondering why you are using RCA there, doesn’t Pathos have XLR in? When you try new interconnects see if you can try XLR version. |