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| Is the Raspberry Pi with Allo DigiOne the Ideal SPDIF transport? I still am using the RasPi/DigiOne SPDIF feed in the Schitt Gungnir MB, but I have to give a tip of the cap to Scott McGowan's Sprout100, and its DAC stage, from USB, or Toslink input. Sometimes it is just so convenient to flip the knob from ANALO... | |
| Have you heard the Sprout100? to bring folks up to date. I was given an Infinity Intermezzo 1.2s subwoofer and I purchased a length of Audioquest Black Thunder II subwoofer cable. That completes the sound to the extent that my friend from the "Class-D just isn't There yet" cam... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Friday Morning 09:21, as we work through the 8th day of a continuous signal. I am reviewing "Live at the Fillmore".What? Who is Live?Well, that could be any number of famous acts. It could be:Santana, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Frank Zappa,... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz https://www.facebook.com/notes/affordable-audiophile/i-aint-never-heard-led-zeppelin-ii/211568794208... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Yes, I have Magnetic Adapters on the SPDIF and CT-2 RCA. More Magnets Make Music. | |
| Have you heard the Sprout100? After a good burn-in, the Sprout100 has come into its own place. Very bright, with plenty of headroom on dynamic pieces. Bass Boost needed without a sub. Really sweet "Swiss Army Knife" of Integrated Amplifiers. | |
| “MQA is a philosophy”..John Stuart I don't consider my position to be closed minded. I don't own an SACD player or even a CD player, everything is digital files--10 Tb in the server with back-up, 4Tb of 16/44, 24/96 FLAC and MP3-320 files.Can we improve upon the sound of 24/192 PCM... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Now, the most profound observation I can get from this. The system sounds so much better than before, and having no idea what to expect, I was very impressed. With the main signal interconnects backwards, it sounds great. Correct, is even better. | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Thanks, @ddraudt .I hate to admit this, but I will. In my haste and excitement, I placed the CT-2 RCA interconnects in the wrong direction. What is the only thing an audiophile can do wrong with HFC? Yes, fail to follow the instructions, arrows g... | |
| “MQA is a philosophy”..John Stuart I agree with @elizabeth . I own all the music I will need. If I want to find an obscure recording I have free-Spotify. MQA will be a fad, nothing more | |
| Have you heard the Sprout100? $2,000 vs. $599. Made in Minnesota versus "Designed in Boulder, Made in China" Having never heard the Bel Canto, I am going to lean in that direction just based on the price. The Sprout100 has a Bass Boost, which helps if you don't have a sub-woof... | |
| BEST INTERCONNECT FOR $25 EACH? If I can add one more choice--Anticables.com. Handmade in America using a unique thin covering on the conductor and air as the dielectric. The cable is coiled, and bright red but they are 50% for $50/1-meter pair, right now.And no matter which cab... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Sound improves nightly...GnomesAFFORDABLE AUDIOPHILE·MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018Monday morning-- 20AUG18 From the SweetspotI cannot seem to find my groove in song selection. I have gone from Knopfler to Gabriel, and now Phish...Music and audio writing... | |
| Audiophile quality streamer/server-in-one without a DAC. Does this exist? I use Raspberry Pi SBC as end-points for my networked music system. I have found the Allo DigiOne SPDIF to my Multibit DAC to provide the best Diversity and Emotion in my Music. You build a RasPi/Allo with a clean PSU for under $200. | |
| Best PC to use as a Server I can appreciate you wanting a Windows-based system. I use Ubuntu Linux on a $14 computer I bought at Goodwill (I use a $39 SSD in that). I have 10 Tb of external drives and use that as my 'server'.I use Raspberry Pi ($35) computers as endpoints o... |