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Looking for best streamer without DAC under $3500
Raspberry Pi + Volumio + Spotify plugin. Total: 125$ including metal case and Samsung EVO Micro-SD card.Volumio is using standard and ultra-flexible MPD (Music Player Daemon). I’ve used it since many years. It has nice Web interface, and since it’... 
Higher End DACs
I wouldn’t pay a dime for the streaming function. In my case, my DAC is hooked to Volumio / Raspberry Pi. The web interface is well done. Under the hood, you have the standard MPD (Music Player Deamon) that you can control with any MPD client, be ... 
How Science Got Sound Wrong
I think we're surfing on religion here!  At the end, the listener can prefer possibly a more distorted version of the original sound coming out of the instruments played by the musicians!  A more "colorful" sound liked by this user, which for anot... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Diana Krall - The Girl In The Other Room (24/96)Bill Evans - Waltz For Debby (24/192)Dire Straits - On Every Streets (Remaster 1996)Eric Clapton - UnpluggedGreat sound on my soundsystem! 
The best speaker for a small room...at any price point.
There is probably no "direct" answer as a soundsystem has to be seen as a whole, including the acoustic characteristics of your room and your personal tastes!I love the Dynaudio Contour 20 on my friend's Krell KSA-100s amp + KRC3 Preamp, Ayre QB9 ... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Bill Evans - Waltz For Debby (Live 1961) 24 bits / 192 KhzDiana Krall - Live In ParisREM - Automatic For The People 24 Bits / 48 KhzDire Straits - On Every StreetRega DAC-R, Rega Elex-R, Ryan R610 
Crown XLS 1502.... real life test.
@speceroo You put the Crown at the right usage / place!  The Mivera Purepower seems to use Audio Bricks (B&O before) ICEPower modules.  Sure it'll sound better than the Pro Crown, it targets HiFi home systems.https://img.canuckaudiomart.com/up... 
Crown XLS 1502.... real life test.
@roxy54This Crown amp is a low budget pro amplifier.  It comes with full protection, pro in / out connect, fan, remote start, DSP, etc.  It packs many mandatory features and power for the money.  And it's Crown, a pro audio leader company that's b...