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| Paying with a cashiers check? Need advice! "Trust" and "transfer" are issues for buying and selling anything online. Without a trusted intermediary (like an escrow company), either the buyer or the seller must assume a weak position and be forced to trust the other party. Often times, escr... | |
| DAC finalist please help Like you, I'm all over the place in my search. Chip based DACs have been great so far, but I think the future of DACs will move toward FPGA units and R2R arrays. | |
| DAC finalist please help +1 on the British audiophile youtube channelAlso, I recently found this channel, and I believe that the following video is one of the best DAC shoot-off reviews I've heard: https://youtu.be/sCP63G8MYOI First time listening to this youtube channel... | |
| What to upgrade next. Hi Dadork,Because you’re operating your system for both music and movies, my advice will diverge from the stereo purists here. 1. Buy a leviton hospital grade 20A electrical outlet. $102. Buy a video streamer that will allow you to cast from your ... | |
| Streaming: WiFi or wired?? @rsf507 I used iFi power supplies. They have two different models to match most various voltage and amperage requirements for streamers, DACs, modems and routers. iFi is relatively affordable, which makes it a perfect to start to see if you hear a... | |
| Streaming: WiFi or wired?? Hans and Darko are two audiophile YouTubers who both prioritize digital audio. They both agree that what comes before the DAC makes a difference. In this video Hans mentions that galvonic isolation and reclocking, although helpful, are insufficien... | |
| Streaming: WiFi or wired?? @snowbuffalo I used iFi power supplies on my modem and router. I recommend them. If you do try a low noise PS for you modem/router, I'm Interested to hear whether they make a difference for you. | |
| Streaming: WiFi or wired?? @erik_squires if you'd like to go wired, try running mesh router system. And throw a low noise power supply on the satelite router you connect to your stereo. It's worth a shot, and cheaper than a lot of other audiophile purchases. Worse case scen... | |
| Streaming: WiFi or wired?? I expected more votes for wired. To you wireless proponents, consider this: I too didn't hear a difference between wifi and Ethernet until I connected low noise power supplies to the modem and router. It's possible the WiFi card in your streamer i... | |
| Streaming: WiFi or wired?? I have a silly question: would using LNPS's on a modem and main router in a mesh system make a difference if the stereo system is connected to a satellite router via Ethernet? I think the answer is likely 99% to be no. But I feel like the obvious ... | |
| Streaming: WiFi or wired?? I only stream, and I've been testing wifi and Ethernet connections at various stages of my stereo build. The last components I upgraded were the power supplies for my streamer, modem and router, and the Ethernet cables connecting them. I used the ... | |
| Synergistic UEF Blue v. Cerious Graphene Matrix Power v. Mad Scientist Audio Nitro Nano Hi OP, Your system sounds excellent. I want to push back to say that the next bang-for-the-buck purchase for your system may not be power cables for your downstream gear. Consider placing a reclocker between your streamer and DAC. Upgrade the PC i... | |
| Downfiring subs on carpet? I have down firing subs on a wood floor with a rug in front of the speakers, and a thick rug mat. I also found that isolating the sub and adding a second sub made big improvements. In my limited experience, I haven't found a difference in the fron... | |
| Streamers and bit rot. My experience with reclockers aligned closely with ASR’s findings: Great DACs don’t need reclockers. Good to know. I've heard some say that more expensive DACs will have jitter reducing (reclocking?) built in to their various inputs. Now that I... | |
| Help! High level subwoofer input on a class D amp introduces ground loop. @almarg I'l have to read up on your speakers. I hear equalizing software provides real benefits for music. |