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| Best music server for the money I find the noise from a spinning HDD (even an external one) is quite noticeable.A NAS allows you to put the discs in another room. | |
| Upgrade BC DAC 3.0 or go BC REF link instead? What I meant was cost wise the DAC3.5VB II + VBS1 + VB Ref cables might come pretty close to the PS Audio's Direct Stream DAC | |
| Upgrade BC DAC 3.0 or go BC REF link instead? I think the key design goal of the PS Audio is not just DSD but also how well it handles regular 16/44 and PCM material. DSD is a bonus from what I gather. If the cost is not too substantial, I'd go for the 3.5 upgrade but bear in mind the full up... | |
| Upgrade BC DAC 3.0 or go BC REF link instead? How much is the upgrade from the DAC3 to 3.5VB Mk II?I do love my DAC3.5VB II but it has been out for some time now and IMHO there are some new DACs that might be well worth an audition before shelling out the moolah for the 3.5I for one would loo... | |
| A DAC That Converts PCM To DSD 128 Playback Designs MPS-5EMM Labs XDS-1 | |
| Pre-Amp for Class D Amp I second the tube preamp suggestions. I have partnered my REF1000Ms with a Pre3, then a Modwright LS100, then an Ayon CD5S (CDP + tube pre), an Audio Research Reference 5, then Reference 5SE.It really complements the slightly dryer midrange of the... | |
| DACS that don't do DSD - obsolete? Not everyone likes the DSD sound so best to audition if you can.I know there are very strong proponents of older R2R PCM DACs (these DACs don't convert PCM to sigma delta before converting to analog) like the TDA1541 or the PCM1704s. There are cer... | |
| Help ref Oppo 105 with Marantz AV7005 set up I guess it all depends on what you normally listen to and how you listen.What - do you listen to a lot of surround music or just surround movies, or stereo musicHow - do you use Pure Direct mode or do you engage Audyssey EQ?If you engage any bass ... | |
| DACS that don't do DSD - obsolete? I got a Teac UD501 a while back which handles up to 2xDSD and DXD a while back.In my system with a Mac Mini (QC 2.6GHz, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Audirvana Plus in Integer/Direct mode, I found it wasn't quite as resolving as my (pricier) Bel Canto DAC3... | |
| Meitner versus Playback designs I have both a MPS5 and an XDS1.They are quite similar.The MPS5 sacrifices a bit of detail in the low end for a slightly more pronounced mid-bass reproduction which I quite like while the XDS-1 feels more detailed and neutral. I prefer the XDS1's s... | |
| Best music server for the money Ripping CDs IMHO is a non issue. Even the new Minis don't have an optical drive anymore.As for back ups, I agree that it could be an issue. But the Sony does provide an app for you to make back ups of the music library. I personally like the abili... | |
| Best music server for the money Sony HAP Z1ES. Computer Audio without the computer. Also available modified by Modwright or RedWineAudio if you wish. | |
| Playback designs MPD-3 vs Ayon Skylla Yes. The designer feels DSD2x sounds better and you design the analog section to only filter for DSD - simpler and sounds better.You'll find that EMM Labs and now PS Audio are also on to the same thing. | |
| Electronics to go with KEF LS 50 I like the LS50 but in your case, you might want to try something different - say the KEF X300 active speakers. That gets rid of the need to power the speakers. It's not exactly an LS50 but it is a pretty good alternative.Then you just need a sour... | |
| Multicore CPUs: Any risk to audio quality? I recently built a quiet quad core Haswell 4771 based machine with a fanless PSU, fanless CPU heatsink and onboard graphics. There's only one fan in the system - a large 180mm intake fan that blows unimpeded across the CPU heatsink.PSU - Seasonic ... |