firstonetallguy

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Does Age Matter?
I have 12 feet of shelved Vinyl Albums from the 60's thru the 80's.  I have not listened to them for over 30 years.  As a senior citizen,  I prefer Digital for quiet, convenience, and ease of use.  I could not stand the Vinyl ticks and pops now, n... 
Point of higher priced streamer?
mgrif104Thank you for your streamer journey.  Many of us do not have the ability to compare audio products in the real world because of a lack of available local sources.  Hearing from someone such as yourself, and not a professional reviewer, c... 
Power strips- too many choices
erik_squires10,138 poshttps://inatinear.blogspot.com/2019/04/power-management-for-frugal-audiophiles.html I bookmarked this page for future reference.  Thanks for the information.  
Manufacturers
This is a very interesting thread. It made me think of all the attempts I had in the past to get in contact with the owner or manufacture or supplier about an item that, for whatever reason, I needed to discuss. I remember all of those that hand... 
Best WiFi Music Streamer Does it exist?
rego HQPlayer,  Audirvana,  and Sigma Streamer are all new to me and I will do some serious research into their capabilities.My Denafrips Terminator is not  MQA compatible. " Even if your DAC isn’t MQA compatible, you can still read the files ... 
Best WiFi Music Streamer Does it exist?
antigrunge"Sorry, typo: use an airport express to link wifi to the dac"I believe this is an Apple product and does not work with android or Windows 10.  If this is correct, it will not work for me.Thanks for the suggestion. 
Best WiFi Music Streamer Does it exist?
antigrunge2 "Just use an old apple airport snd it solves yout problem via its ethernet out "I am sorry, what is "old apple airport snd"? 
Best WiFi Music Streamer Does it exist?
rego"HqPlayer may be over the top for you ... however the way you want to set up-FIFO (wireless) Network Audio Adapter you could consider HqPlayer as well. "Are you using the  HQPlayer Desktop? If so, how?What does it do for you that makes it wor... 
Best WiFi Music Streamer Does it exist?
djones51Thanks for both of your texts. 
Best WiFi Music Streamer Does it exist?
audiotroy2 "All you need is an 70 wireless to wired ethernet bridge netgear "I googled this  70 wireless to wired ethernet bridge netgear.I got on Netgear website and could not find any listing of a 70 wireless to wired, etc.Could you give me th... 
Best WiFi Music Streamer Does it exist?
Auralic Aries G1 streaming transporter. Connect your hard drive to it connect it to your DAC. If you want an all in one with internal storage and DAC they have other products. It can be controlled with BubbleUPnP, Kazoo instead of the Lightning... 
Best WiFi Music Streamer Does it exist?
mattmiller If your serious about making this streamer your primary listening device then you have to connect with a CAT 5, "I know the quality is allegedly better with an ethernet cord, but I do not have one available at the location of my system... 
Best WiFi Music Streamer Does it exist?
fuzztoneThank you for your response.I have never heard about the Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 Ultra.I will have to look into this.Thanks 
My pet peeve: "revealing" speakers
twoleftearsRevealing = equivalent of cranking up the sharpness control on your TV. Very good analogy.  As a professional photographer, I always have to know when the sharpness added is beneficial and when it is too much.  Knowing the same in au... 
10 Audio Cable Myths and Facts
shieldedaudioThank you for your interesting article.  When I read the title, I said to myself, here we go again and again etc.  More hogwash.  At the end of the article, I was surprised.  I had to reread it because I was sure I had made a mistake ...