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What say you?
Not interested say I.  
Streamer Comparison and Suggestions
The Metrum Ambre is hard to beat for SQ. The only way you’ll know for sure is direct comparison with return privileges. I also returned SOtM and Sonore Rendu because their support could not get them to play anything BUT Room and limited IP radio... 
Streamer Comparison and Suggestions
It doesn’t seem like most suggestions have even heard the Alambre. I have and think it hard to beat. I sent it back for a media player that plays local (USB-A) files. Good luck.  
Streaming through upconverting DAC - can I even improve audio quality?
Upsampliing is like putting Bud Light into Waterford crystal. If you don't start with something better, that's all that you're gonna get. Target practice.  
Preamp Shopping - Parasound, ML, McIntosh
My miniDSP Studio plays DSD just fine and sounds good with a better DAC.I. I've always had analog amplification  for analog sources.  
Apple iOS 17.1.2 and Audioquest Dragonfly Cobalt
I’m happy for you that $27 patch works. For now. Than YOU, for wonderful civility here. Merry Christmas Everyone    
Apple iOS 17.1.2 and Audioquest Dragonfly Cobalt
Apple likes to work with ONLY Apple devices. Like NO UPnP for them. It costs too much to support everyone else. Google thinks it coss too much to support their own products. Like they are gonna abandon Nest thermostats next year. Products are n... 
Was 1971 the high point of popular music?
Can't be. No new NRBQ release in '71. But I saw ELP "Tarkus" headline Yas "Fragile"  
HoloAudio Spring 3 Kitsune DAC NOS
Try going with whatever sounds better. If they sound identical, don-worry-boud-it. Blaze your own trail. I sometimes upsample for the display.  
Where does music come from that streams?
From the record companies, I thought. But I don't care. If it doesn't sound good enough move along. There are millions more to "evaluate." The music often supercedes the recording/mastering.    
Have I Found the Holy Grail of Audio Systems? My Surprising Discovery
Clever stuff is AI. Or soon will be.  
Fiber Internet
Worry about what might be? No one can solve a problem that might not exist.  
What cabling to connect my MacBook Pro headphone jack to the TOS input of my Emotiva ERC-4
You’re gonna need more than a passive cable to convert analog out to digital in. Computer sound is NOT hifi. You can't be serious - analog out can only go into an ADC, NOT a DAC. And a DAC only outputs to analog patch cords. If the Emotiva has a... 
There is none out there......
You are much better using a wired connection. CDs are better ripped via a PC. Much easier to tag at will.  
Is There Just One Single Album That Does It For You, Completely? Just One.
Most everyone’s tastes are different. Many suggested albums I couldn’t play through one time. Or are already tired of. I am glad they work for someone. I could live with West Side Story OST 1961. My first entry in a favorite complete album list. ...