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Playback Designs MPD6 or Bricasti M21?
Bricasti network card is a renderer and not a streamer. This means you need a Roon Core or a UPnP support player like MConnect to be able to stream music.  I used both Mconnect and Roon with M3 and preferred Roon for both the sound and UI. Ultimat... 
Aurender n200, talk me out of signing on the dotted line
  wlutke OP 681 posts 03-28-2024 at 07:56am  @dwest1023  Should I get sound on par with my CD I'll be happy as a pig in spit.  Good to hear. I don’t see why not. Few weeks ago I compared the N200 to Marantz SA10 spinning CDs. To make cer... 
Aurender n200, talk me out of signing on the dotted line
@wlutke keep in mind the N200 is more resolving than the U2 Mini so if the issues you’re describing exist elsewhere in your setup i.e components, cables and room acoustics, which I think they do, they will be exacerbated. You’ll figure it out when... 
Aurender n200, talk me out of signing on the dotted line
@wlutke lol @soix I figured.   
Aurender n200, talk me out of signing on the dotted line
@wlutke I’ll add that your disc spinning days could be over when the N200 is in  
Aurender n200, talk me out of signing on the dotted line
The Aurender UI, Conductor 4 app, is actually very good. Thr N200 is super stable.  As a long time Roon user, I can say I got used to the Conductor app in about a day or two and don’t miss Roon anymore after a few months with N200. I guess I’m no... 
Aurender n200, talk me out of signing on the dotted line
@soix Aurender N200 is a dedicated streamer and not a streamer/dac combo.   
Aurender n200, talk me out of signing on the dotted line
N200 is excellent and should be a good step up from your U2 Mini.  As to grainy sound…I had a U1 Mini but was using Qobuz and Tidal. I don’t recall it sounding grainy. It’s definitely a level or two below the N200 but not a bad streamer. I would s... 
Qobuz vs. Tidal
@soix and @arnold_h for me thru the conductor 4 app it’s been the opposite. For example if I search for Patricia Barber on Qobuz, I get her albums that are available along with the Live A Fortnight in France where not a single song is available fo... 
Qobuz vs. Tidal
Don’t have search issues with Tidal, Qobuz, Roon or Auender Conductor 4.  What are the examples of an issue you’re running into with search?  
The molecular level explanation of "cable burn-in"
  cleeds 5,618 posts 03-26-2024 at 12:45pm audphile1 The first official transatlantic phone ... was not transmitted by wire, but by radio waves. That is correct. What we’ve been discussing are transatlantic cable communications. What w... 
Qobuz vs. Tidal
FYI…Tidal is dropping its prices starting in April. $10.99 per month. As to sound quality, I found it to vary based on streamer. If you’re running Aurender then Qobuz will sound slightly better. Tidal still sounds good and has some music that’s n... 
power cord for pass 250.8
G…hurricane’s not a great match with pass amps in my experience. Had it twice sold and bought again and sold for the final time. Unless you have a bright and sibilant speakers or want extremely meaty and thick sound, I would not recommend it. It m... 
The molecular level explanation of "cable burn-in"
The first official transatlantic phone call took place 94 years ago, on January 7, 1927. The call was held between the President of America's AT&T company, Walter S. Gifford, and the head of the British General Post Office, Sir Evelyn P. Murra... 
if you had this system, what would you do to make it sound the best you can
Anything is possible. Could be a bot.