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Plato, I could be wrong, but I suspect English is not the first language of the seller in the example you cite. There are lots of people on Audiogon for whom English is not the first language. That's a different issue than the decline and fall of ... 
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It has always amazed me that diagramming sentences went by the boards. Oh well, now we have Twitter! How's that for progress? LOLPS. In my case though I must admit that diagramming sentences went hand in hand with nuns, which was a truly fearsome ... 
Ideal way to set up the OPPO 105?
Incidentally, there is one more potential twist that I should have mentioned because it's a relevant difference between the 9x series Oppo and the 10x series models. The 10x model is classified as a "DLNA player" and as a "DLNA renderer" whereas t... 
Ideal way to set up the OPPO 105?
My PC is in a bedroom. My stereo setup (including my Oppo 95) is in my living room at the other end of my house. I stream digital audio files that are stored on my PC's harddrive wirelessly to the Oppo 95. The 95 comes with a "wireless adapter" as... 
Sony HAP-Z1ES Hi-Res Music Player RMAF 2013
+Kr4Another distinction about the Sony that I find notable is its support for gapless playback. I am not positive, but I don't think the Marantz or the Bryston have that feature. 
macbook pro -ethernet or wifi?
How the laptop connects to the router (whether wired or wireless) is irrelevant to playing back music stored on your laptop's harddrive. The only relevance I can see would be if you were using your laptop to access and stream music that's stored s... 
macbook pro -ethernet or wifi?
"Does my laptop need to be wired in via Ethernet or will a wi-fi connection suffice?" It's not entirely clear what connection you are talking about. Are you talking about how your laptop connects to your router or are you talking about how your la... 
Sony HAP-Z1ES Hi-Res Music Player RMAF 2013
Pumper, it seems to me that one would still need a computer in order to transfer one's digital audio files onto the Sony's harddrive. What leads you to believe otherwise?As for the lower priced HAP-S1/B, it may well turn out to be the better value... 
Ripping w/dbpoweramp or JRiver
I'd be surprised if there is any difference in the sound quality of files ripped with one versus the other, but there are differences in functional capabilities between the two. For example, dBpoweramp can rip to multiple file formats (for example... 
CD copies
You can make a CD copy of hi-res audio files, but the copy you make will not be hi-res; rather, the copy will be 16 bit depth and 44100 Hz sample rate. All CDs (apart from SACD) are 16/44. Period. No other exceptions. So if you want to maintain th... 
Where are the female Audiophiles?
Iso, u REALLY bad! Ho, Ho, Ho 
Connected Roku 3 to my Oppo 105 Blu-Ray Player
Hgeifman, very nice of you to take the time to post these notes. Thanks! 
Where are the female Audiophiles?
Raks, u bad! But I must admit u also right, it would be great, LOL. Of course, the next question then becomes, who might she have an affair with??? 
What do I need to set up digital music server?
Sonos does not support hi-res files which is indicated as the first objective in the OP. Logitech no longer makes Squeezebox (and hasn't for some time) so why get in bed with yesterday's news? As for "is it possible for a server to also be wireles... 
CD copies
Swampwalker is correct. Generally speaking, an SACD layer cannot be copied. The sole exception is that some early Playstation models could be used to create a decrypted ISO file or a DSD disc from the SACD layer. An XRCD does not have an SACD laye...