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| AES/EBU vs XLR cables for digital connection @cooper52 I’m sorry to hear that you’re still experiencing problems with your setup- trying to help you get to the bottom of it all- 1) You confirmed that you could get Qobuz to run wireless- did you take the laptop (and Roon) out of the mix wh... | |
| Educate me about DSD @soix Which streamer are you currently using? I can send you files if there is a way of communicating where w/o site mods stripping the info away. | |
| Educate me about DSD @soix While I think it’s cool to have access to I agree with your point here. I’ve done a few listening experiments with files purchased from Native DSD and although the artists and recordings were excellent the results weren’t appreciably bette... | |
| Educate me about DSD @2psyop As others have stated you’ll need to purchase/download your DSD files and store onto a local drive for playback through your Rose (USB/NAS). I haven’t seen the Rose but if it’s similar to my Lumin streamer you can set it up for native pl... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Now Playing: Miss Mellow- “Miss Mellow” Funky progressive kraut rock! | |
| Denafrips Pontus II Clicks Or Static? There was an interesting link provided by “Yage” in another Pontus thread relating how Benchmark approached intersample overs within audio tracks. He attached a link to their white paper within the thread linked below- https://forum.audiogon.com/... | |
| Banchmark DAC3B vs. Denafrips Pontus II (12th Aniv.) @yage That’s interesting. I don’t use a Pontus dac but was following the thread because I couldn’t believe they (mfg) would let that problem go on so long without a solution. I wonder if Pontus owners would have luck trying the same solution. | |
| Tube DACs @dht4me 👍 I’m totally on board with the idea that a tube dac can work well with an excellent preamp. I’m currently using an Aqua La Scala with my ARC REF6 and have no issues. As far as tubes go- I’ve had great luck following the advice given from... | |
| Banchmark DAC3B vs. Denafrips Pontus II (12th Aniv.) @koestner please see the current thread on “Pontus II clicks or static” in the digital section. | |
| Denafrips Pontus II Clicks Or Static? @whipsaw Honestly- if they’ve been dragging their feet on this issue for that long you made the right decision in getting rid of the Pontus. How is your La Scala working for you? | |
| Denafrips Pontus II Clicks Or Static? @fastcat95 In reading this I find it hard to believe that a reported issue like this has not been resolved by the manufacturer- I’m really sorry to hear about this. When you say “pops and clicks” are these similar to the sounds a dac makes when ... | |
| How to safely bias Cayin A88T Tube amp Here’s a picture of the inside- | |
| Educate me about DSD @nevada_matt I only use USB as that offers the highest allowable sample rates for playback in my system. I typically buy the “native” sample rate file the music was recorded at and store on my MacBook Pro. I use Tascam’s Hi Res Editor to resampl... | |
| Opinion: Modern country is the worst musical genre of all time What happened to the OP here? No response to any comments made- just threw the grenade and ran. This seems like that recent REM thread. | |
| Educate me about DSD @2psyop Native DSD is a great place to start experiencing hi res digital, and as Lalit mentioned you can buy/download the starter pack if you’re not sure about purchasing titles immediately. What devices are you currently using for playback? Do... |