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| Non Analytical Sounding DAC Upgrade- Budget $1,500 or less I’d recommend contacting Wyred 4 Sound. They have some new old stock options available that don’t show on their website. I picked up a DAC2DSD-SE that was within your budget. | |
| Can we talk streamers based on UI rather then SQ? If you don’t want to use Roon for $ reasons, and can use a pc as your streamer, I would recommend looking at Audirvana. | |
| streaming source I have both mainly for variety and selection, but if I had to choose only one it would be Qobuz. I generally prefer the sound of Qobuz hi-res over Tidal MQA. | |
| streaming source No clear winner. As tvad said, get a trial of each and decide for yourself. I’ll leave the whole MQA argument to the others. | |
| Can we talk streamers based on UI rather then SQ? If you’re not happy with BlueOS you most likely not going to like the other player specific apps. Your best bet is to find something that can operate as a Roon endpoint. | |
| Want to get into Streaming What are your goals? Budget? What existing equipment do you currently have? | |
| Auralic Vega G1 vs Hegel H390 internal DAC ? Anyone? Logically, you’d assume that the $3,500 DAC would have the edge, but the proof is what YOUR ears tell you. Try and do some critical listening with some music you know well. If you can’t really hear enough difference to make it worth the $3,500, an... | |
| Which DAC? PS Audio Direct Stream OR Berkeley REFERENCE Alpha DAC 1 /2 The only thing that matters is how those 2 DACs sound to your ears, and in your system. They are both highly rated DACs. My suggestion is to audition both. I know PS Audio does home trial, and I’m sure you can find a Berkeley dealer with a trial p... | |
| Where’s My Weakest Link? The Node 2i. | |
| 192 khz/24 bit Albums on Qobuz A shoutout for Diana Krall “Turn up the Quiet”. One of the best sounding, well recorded, albums I’ve heard. | |
| CD-player upgrade to Network player + DAC A good streamer will improve upon the MacBook Pro as a source. I started streaming with a MacBook Pro running Audirvana into my Anthem STR integrated amp. Wanting to upgrade, I briefly tried the Node 2i but ended up returning it as I liked the Mac... | |
| MQA DAC with Coax Output If you want to try another DAC, my only suggestion is to buy from someone who has a good return policy. That way you can audition in your own home and compare against the DAC in the Dyn’s. | |
| MQA DAC with Coax Output My Bel Canto Stream E.one says the same thing and I can assure you it won’t do the full unfold. What you’re looking for is essentially a MQA decoder. Something that only unfolds MQA and then passes on the otherwise unprocessed digital signal. As f... | |
| RME ADI-2 DAC FS is it "All That", especially for under $2,000? It depends on your ears, and your system. There’s only one way to know for sure. Buy one from a vendor that allows returns and give it a try. | |
| MQA DAC with Coax Output Where does it say it does the FULL unfolding? Like many other streamers, it may just do the first unfold, relying on the DAC to do the final unfold. Even if it does, what you’re trying to accomplish REALLY makes no sense. |