eisen0169
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| Streaming through upconverting DAC - can I even improve audio quality? Yes, I'm understanding it now and have been researching. I will do some more listening to the same music I know well on CD, SACD,and streaming via Spotify and Quobuz. Thanks, everyone. | |
| Streaming through upconverting DAC - can I even improve audio quality? The 44.1 redbook quality I am referring to is the sampling frequency of the linear PCM signal input to the Marantz DAC. That's what the Marantz manual says. What I'm hearing sounds as good as CD but of course the Marantz is upsampling. Maybe th... | |
| Streaming through upconverting DAC - can I even improve audio quality? Thanks, I'll give Qobuz a try first. I'm trying to compare streaming to music I know well that I play on CD or SACD which is the only way I can judge. I guess I don't understand if any signal the stream outputs is getting upsampled and upconvert... | |
| Marantz cd players I have the SA-10, which replaced a Sony 5400-ES. When I got the Sony 5400ES and played an SACD vs. the same redbook CD the quality difference in the sound was readily apparent, so I wanted to stick with SACD. I did extensive research before choo... | |
| A free tweak revisited When I was shopping for stereo loudspeakers at a predominately home theater dealer I was surprised when they demoed by turning the lights completely off. I thought it was dishonest in a way, since I never listen like that and I wasn't certain wha... | |
| Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll Another Luxman 590AXII owner. It's actually high bias Class A to 30 watts, then A/B to 100. The 30 watts is enough for most everything. That said, it's really heavy, at 65 lbs. Never gets hot to my knowledge. It sounds like Class D is really a... | |
| What is the Best Sounding Stand Mount Speaker in the world? Yamaha calls the NS-5000 a bookshelf speaker, but it has to be put on a stand so Absolute Sound classifies it as stand-mounted and the stands are included and integral to the design. It's a shame AS did not give it its own review but included it ... | |
| I have seen a lot of ideas concerning Cable lifters Jack pad adapters work great and they're cheap. Only available in black, which matches my cables. They are really dense and hard rubber. They're all over Amazon. Just pay attention to the width of the groove relative to your cable. | |
| Anyone else feel like it’s the Wild Wild West? I wanted to try streaming but not spend a lot of money before deciding to really invest in the top tier gear. I had purchased a Marantz SA-10 SACD player with a unique DAC that only accepts either coax or optical from a streamer, but not USB. So... | |
| Streamer creates a Wow experience Thanks, I will. | |
| Class D Amplification Announcement If you started driving in the early 1960's, you know what a crappy car is and you know the worst car you can buy today is leagues better. Our stereo equipment today has gotten so good for knowledgeable enthusiasts it's also hard to buy something ... | |
| Streamer creates a Wow experience Wow is right. I just splurged based on this thread and everyone's advice and some more googling and got the iPower Elite. I had just ordered the Japanese SHM version of The Police Greatest Hits but hadn't listened. The first cut, Roxanne, is we... | |
| Streamer creates a Wow experience Thanks. I did realize that after I posted that it is the power supply itself that can be noisy. I did see that iPowerX online. I then checked out some of the LPS mentioned in this thread and saw how much they cost. I also found the iPower Elit... | |
| Streamer creates a Wow experience I also bought the ifi Zen Stream to try streaming. I was able to take advantage of the DAC in my Marantz SA10 SACD player, which is not a DAC per se but works in a proprietary way, but only accepts 75 ohm coax SPIDF. I invested in a true coax ca... | |
| All New Yamaha NS-2000A Loudspeakers Are On The Market I love my NS-5000's. They plumb the depths of bass and are real classics with "breeding" and offer incredible value and technology. They do take up more room than tower speakers so unless you've got a really large living room, they can tend to d... |