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| Playing flac files on my Mac book my SPDIF/optical no longer functions on my MacBook Pro. I believe the capability was taken away last year (?) with an OS update. | |
| Only $800 to work with streamer/power for 3rd system bad news: nothing meets those requirements at the momentgood news: i expect by this time next year SMSL and Topping will both have ESS and AKM chips in a box that does MQA and has wireless streaming capability for around $800. Streaming can always... | |
| Problems with Audirvana connectivity the My Book looks like it is a backup solution. possibly there are settings that need to be turned on on My Book that allow it to be more than a backup, more of a NAS. i posit this as it seems like the objects on My Book are slow to stream, almost... | |
| Anyone have experience with the new ELAC DDP-2? right now, my wish list is head to head between the TEAC NT-505 and the DDP2next down the chain is the NAD C658then various chi-fi, which will end up on the end of a generic USB cable in me stackyup | |
| Tekton or Klipsch sound quality differences between Heresy and Cornwalls? | |
| Lumin vs Auralic @audiotroy i would be also interested in comparison between C658 and D2 | |
| Audirvana will not recognize new HD music file - need some help See if the old drive is still on the computer. Delete it in system settings and reboot. Then synch. | |
| What is the best BNC Digital Cable under $4,000? i use my own brandcanibefrank digitalthe secret sauce?you get bit perfect 1s and 0sand a few random select 2s to warm it upa rare 3 to keep it exciting | |
| Demo'd a few sets of speakers over the past 2 weeks... you wanna upgrade a Vandy?get another Vandy ¡!¡!or maybe a Cornwall | |
| DAC + Preamp + Room Correction, NAD C658 / MiniDSP SHD / ? while I am certain that the miniDSP SHD is a fine bit of kit and sounds great... it uses AKM 4490 chips while most current HiRez boxes are at 4497 chip line. I do not see that it will decode DSD natively. No MQA. If you just want PCM and Dirac it ... | |
| DAC + Preamp + Room Correction, NAD C658 / MiniDSP SHD / ? been thinking about this quite a bit meself...#1. I was really interested in the NAD C658 but the unit has not been reviewed very well regarding SQ, generally. I do see a few folks that are happy. Dirac Live should make a difference.#2. This is my... | |
| KEF LS50 or Harbeth P3ESR for desktop system? @mdrums the LSR305 setup is very good... i had one and no complaints, great value. best positioning I found was me seated center of sofa with the speakers at each corner of sofa arm-rests, rotated at aboot 75-80 degrees toward me earholes | |
| Opinions and recommendations on active loudspeakers a recommendation: The AirPulse Model 1-A200 or if you have more money the A300. Get the stands as well. I have the Model 1 and the midrange is as good as it gets at this price range. These are engineered to be studio monitors as well as hifi boxes... | |
| Powered Speakers, does your streamer matter? i am streaming Audirvana-Tidal from a Macbook Pro via USB to DAC to XLR to powered AirPulse Model 1 speakers which I guess use some sort of DSP in the digital amps . There is a optical input and DAC in the speakers but i only tested it a couple of... | |
| Difference between Bluesound Node 2i and Cambridge CXN v2 audirvana does make a difference. you get some phase and time alignment voodoo as well as some system optimization benefits. i have mentioned before, i had an all JBL LSR 3XX system with subwoofer and I could not get the pacing nor timing right un... |