avlee
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| NAD M50.2 Sounds good enough for me. Either way, the clock in the NAD M50.2 - since it’s brand new - should be pretty good. Time, technology, etc etc. If you want me to test any functionality, let me know. | |
| NAD M50.2 I'll try an MQA file tonight. I'm not sure how this is supposed to work, but as I understand it, either your DAC needs to have an MQA decoder or in this case, the M50.2 can decode the hi res FLAC directly. In that case, I should see 24/88 or 24/... | |
| Question for cable/wire naysayers..... http://www.audioholics.com/audio-video-cables/the-truth-about-interconnects-and-cablesIt's an old article, but simply written. It's the basis for most naysayer's positions. | |
| NAD M50.2 Ok. I don't want to argue with you about cables. It's really pointless. That being said, if there's a difference between the Perfectwave and Directstream, I have no idea what could be causing it. I assume they both have the same transport mech... | |
| Just switched from McIntosh C2500/2600 to ARC Ref 6, initial thoughts After almost two weeks of listening, I've got a little bit of a followup:1) I don't know why the bass in my music is better. Is it due to the ref 6 or the use of the DAC on the XMC-1? With the C2600, I was using the built in DAC, and maybe its e... | |
| Mini System If your friend can wait, the apple homepod will likely be a simple and easy solution (assuming they have an iphone), with airplay to allow them to stream their amazon music or whatever. Comes out in December. | |
| NAD M50.2 Thinking about it, if the transport does some minimal equalization or processing, it could alter the data, but I'm also assuming the transport does not. I don't think the directstream transport does that, but the directstream DAC's firmware updat... | |
| NAD M50.2 It may sound different because the dB levels coming from each different type of connector might be different from the transport. Volume affects tone.I caution you about thinking that any conductor will provide a different profile than another. C... | |
| NAD M50.2 Take this with a grain of salt, but if you’re using USB, then as long as your DAC is using asynchronous USB and your data is clean (the NAD performs error checking when ripping...if the track’s checksum doesn’t match the metadata on the CD, it res... | |
| NAD M50.2 I posted earlier, but I think I made an error so I just decided to redo it. I purchased an M50.2 recently. I was also looking for an “all-in-one”streamer option, and was debating between this, the Aurender N10, the Aries and the Nimitra. In the en... | |
| Component recommendations: best bang for buck. I think the toughest part of all this is that you’ll find that the worldof surround processors is littered with compromises. For instance, the Classe sigma SSP won’t include a 12V trigger...which might be a deal breaker. The McIntosh MX160 doesn’... | |
| Component recommendations: best bang for buck. I just went through all this. Maybe my thought process can help you...1) get the cheapest surround processor with the features you care about. If you don't need room correction, then an older unit will be great. If you need room correction, don... | |
| Classe SSP-800 - Time to move on? So many choices in surround processors, but I think it's a good idea to bypass the processor for video...go direct from source to TV via HDMI due to all this HDR/4k/blah blah stuff. With regards to room correction, boy, that's where stuff gets co... | |
| Looking to completely overhaul my preamp section, knowledgeable people needed! for under 2k, it would be tough to find a discrete preamp/dac combo. I would prefer to get "good enough" and then put more money into speakers, if anything...but I don't have much credibility there. I started with a nicely priced tube preamp and... | |
| Looking to completely overhaul my preamp section, knowledgeable people needed! Like I said, I have the XMC-1, and it’s a solid piece of kit. Its negative qualities are non-audio in nature (40 second boot up time unless in fast boot mode, but then you are burning 30W all day) so if you go with the XSP, ask a dealer first if y... |