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Auralic Vega G1 vs Hegel H390 internal DAC ? Anyone?
The Hegel uses an AK 4493 dac chip which they then do their own filtering the Auralic uses an ESS which they modify using their own filtering. They are both Delta Sigma chips even with proprietary filtering it would be hard to tell them apart in a... 
Replace panel or add subpanel?
You start off saying the electrician wants to use a subpanel then at the bottom of the post you all the sudden mention IF there is a problem with the main. Did the electrician tell you there is a problem with your main panel? I can’t imagine a lic... 
Total streaming noob question
I think you have to choose headphones under sound. https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-the-sound-output-settings-mchlp2256/mac 
Music Playback
Just plug the USB thumb drive into the port and start playing.  
Roon endpoint or Dac with Room correction
Same problem I had with Dirac. Minidsp or NAD are about the only products that work with it unless you want a home theater AV.  
Roon endpoint or Dac with Room correction
I see didn't know you could do that with Dirac 1. So you can't load the filters to the 2x4HD ? I loaded the filters to the Studio and disconnected the computer, only used it creating them.  
Roon endpoint or Dac with Room correction
I am confused why does Roon have to work with the desktop version of Dirac? I used the new desktop Dirac and loaded the file to the SHD Studio and used the Studio as an endpoint.  
Roon endpoint or Dac with Room correction
Not many one box solutions. You could get a different streamer and still use your 2x4HD. I had a miniDSP SHD Studio into dac to amp. I got tired of a bunch of boxes and got an Anthem STR Integrated withARC and use a raspberry pi as an endpoint for... 
Total streaming noob question
Bluesound Node2i uses the same type of input , optical to a minijack adapter.You didn't mention if you checked to make sure the MBP was pointing to your output. 
USB cable: One Continuous length for Best SQ?
The one I linked above has a repeater signal booster. No idea how well it would work. Worth a try for $20 
Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?
They deleted my Clueless Clump of Cells post I thought I was rather benign this time🙄 
Tweaks - An Honest Discussion
^^^+10  @ three  
Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?
Who is this millercarbon dude? Noone,  you'll notice him shilling worthless tweaks and linking conspiracy theory websites for the most part.  
Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?
raysmtb1 The amplifier they’re talking about in this thread has a mains filter in the amp. They mention it on their website and say in some areas with noisy lines you can add one of their line conditioners. Nowhere do they talk about power cords. ... 
So, my NAS Hyperspace w. MP500 gets beaten by Iphone and TV
You can connect hard drives or flash drives to media players, some come with internal hard drives as well,  some people use a NAS(Network Attached Storage) and stream from that. You can then attach the streamer to the preamp. If your preamp doesn'...