ghjuvanni
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| Higher End DACs I use Bluesound Node2i for network streamer connected (optical) to the new version of the RME ADI-2 DAC FS. $550 + $1,100. IMO *any* competent network streamer would do. Competent: passing on FLAC bits w/o errors, and having a good user interface.... | |
| Looking to get the best out of Redbook Cd listening with Dac a d Transport under 5K? Using Bluesound Node2i + RME ADI-2 DAC FS + MF M6si ampand an old CD player with digital output to the DACRather inexpensive, comparatively but I listen to Qobuz streaming, CDs and FLAC filesThe DAC is the heart of this system. I need only one aud... | |
| Seeking recommendations for DAC to amplifier balanced XLR cable This is Sommer Epilogue:https://shop.sommercable.com/en/Cable/HiFi-Home/NF-Phonokabel-Stereo-Paar-Epilogue-QuadCore-HighEnd-EPB1.html Matthias Carstens, the designer of the RME ADI-2 DAC said on his forum:XLR cabling has several benefits - no grou... | |
| Seeking recommendations for DAC to amplifier balanced XLR cable On a related note. RME makes available bit test files for devices sending digital output to the ADI-2 DACs. I copied these files to a USB stick, put it in Bluesound Node2i which now serves as my network transport and "played" them on the RME ADI-2... | |
| Seeking recommendations for DAC to amplifier balanced XLR cable @soix Sound is terrific; listening to Ricardo Villalobos "Re: ECM". I find it interesting that on 2 forums (not this one) people attacked what I heard, and then attacked various "audiophile myths" and marketing that I am not even interested in, sp... | |
| Seeking recommendations for DAC to amplifier balanced XLR cable @soix @david_ten Update. Please read my original post to see what I had been trying to achieve. It turned out, the problem was not with the new cable but with output reference level setting on the RME ADI-2 DAC. The manual recommends +7dB setting ... | |
| Seeking recommendations for DAC to amplifier balanced XLR cable @david_ten No, I haven’t ordered anything yet. The listings of yesterday were for cables longer than I need, looking for 1m or less. I was even considering UpscaleAudio but that’s $840 :-(But I’d like start explorations w/ this AZ cable @soix ment... | |
| Seeking recommendations for DAC to amplifier balanced XLR cable @soix I will go for AZ Silver Ref. I hope they are not an overkill for my RME / Musical Fidelity setup. | |
| Bluesound Node 2i vs Upscale streamers Node 2i -> optical -> RME ADI-2 DAC FSvery happy with the result | |
| Digital coaxial advice needed I use Mogami 2964 / Canare RCA coaxial from enoaudio bought at Amazon for ~$40. Running between Node2i and RME ADI-2 DAC. I have run RME bit test between these components on both the coaxial and another Toslink and the transmission is 100% correct... | |
| CD vs Streaming +1 @soix I too use Qobuz a lot and have hardly reached for my CD shelves. Most CDs I have ripped to FLAC and copied over to a WD disk. That disk I connect to Bluesound Node2i which until recently was my network streamer and DAC; now it is only a t... | |
| Seeking recommendations for DAC to amplifier balanced XLR cable @david_ten Thanks. I found them. Which ICs from them do you enjoy? | |
| Seeking recommendations for DAC to amplifier balanced XLR cable @david_ten What is SR? | |
| Seeking recommendations for DAC to amplifier balanced XLR cable @soix @david_ten I need 1 meter, but can be less if I move the DAC closer to the amp. I trust your recommendations... | |
| Seeking recommendations for DAC to amplifier balanced XLR cable Acoustic Zen looks interesting but $840.Nordost Frey, around $1,500.Kinda steep ...I was wondering if simply another Colorado or Mackenzie would do the job. $840 is a good chunk of the $1,100 I paid for the DAC itself. But if I can find used, I ca... |