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| Curious to know your streaming and dac set up and the best recommended streamer under $15k @woots That sounds great! I was just wondering if the tracks you store on your drives were only from a disk collection, digital downloads or a combination of both. I understand the attraction of the AI when it comes to the exposure to new music... | |
| Aurender vs CD @evernv Great to hear- enjoy the music! | |
| Aurender vs CD You purchased a nice streamer! Are you running it through your preamp or directly to your amp? | |
| Curious to know your streaming and dac set up and the best recommended streamer under $15k So in reading back through this I think @jerryg123 has hit the nail- ROON I don’t understand the benefits of Roon as I haven’t used it. I use a Naim Uniti Core for ripping/storage because I prefer the sound of its playback through my Dac. Its lib... | |
| Curious to know your streaming and dac set up and the best recommended streamer under $15k @woots In reading this I’m still not sure of what you feel you’re missing but definitely let me know when you make your decision. I’m not big in the streaming thing- have been trying it more recently though with a new Lumin U2 in front of an Aqu... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Now Playing: Molly- Picturesque | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Now Playing: Ropes Inside A Hole- A Man And His Nature | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Now Playing: Iggy Pop- Every Loser | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Now Playing: An Encore Gaz Coombs- Turn The Car Around @jerryg123 Finally listening to it- This is really good! | |
| upgrade player or use modified oppo bdp 105 as transport There are two PS Audio Units currently listed on Agon- perfect wave dac and SACD player at roughly $8.5K for both. You shouldn’t have to wait long to find these on the used market- there is a lot of it out there! | |
| How much should I spend on a new DAC What sources are you using for music playback? | |
| Streamer for mostly Qobuz with volume control The Lumin streamer with “Leedh Processing” is supposed to help mitigate some of the digital artifacts seen when controlling volume digitally (as @mike_in_nc notes). Regardless- I would always prefer to run at full output and let the preamp do the ... | |
| Streamer for mostly Qobuz with volume control I’m currently using the Lumin U2 and it’s built with their “Leedh Processing” which acts as a volume control. It’s one of those setups where you define a min/max range between it and the downstream devices and allows you to vary the output between... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Now Playing: Kim Churchill- Dawn Sounds | |
| Whats playing on your system today? @jerryg123 How is the Gaz Coombs release? Had that on my list for tonight but haven’t got there yet. |