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Ethernet Switch Recommendations Please
I am using the LHY Sw8, I love it. It is built like a tank and made by the people who work with Jay's Audio, the maker of that great CD transport and DAC. I tested several before settled on this. It has great improvements when tested with Tidal. N... 
Best EXTERNAL DAC suggestions
Research this "https://www.beatechnik.com/product-page/DAC2-MK3"  Jay's Audio makes one of the finest Cd Transport and DAC   
New cd player
Research on the "Technics SA-C600"  It fts your budget well and has more features that u may love, Its a CD-and-streaming all-in-one player.  
Sonus Faber Olympica nova 2 VS Sonus Faber Cremona M Loudspeaker vs
I am using Sonus Faber Olympica Nova 5 and I am listening to many music genres. I love them and heavy metal sounds awesome without brightness. Such a beautiful musical speakers. I am driving it with McIntosh MA352. Awesome sounding pair.   
Jazz like this? Suggestions
There are many such music especially from Quboz/Tidal/Spotify play list. Try Oscar Peterson some albums really sound like what u like, Paul Desmond and many more.  
Brand New Vinyl Static and Pops
I bought MOFI Micheal Jackson Thriller, brand new sealed and when I spin for the first time, Billy Jean and another track skipped many times. When I spin the 2nd time, it skipped lesser, lesser on the 3rd and it spin without skipping when I spin f... 
STREAMER
I have the new Lumin U2 mini just to stream music into my dac (Esoteric K-03XD), I also upgraded the Lumin power supply by incorporating a PSU made by "Jay Audio", they called it another name, the sound improvement was tremendous. I love it. And t... 
New Pink Floyd release
Luckily I never like their music...I think there are few of us...lol  
Mesh network versus a simple Wi-Fi extender
I experienced great improvements in sound quality when my Service provider took out the old router from my wifi network and replaced it with  pair of Mesh disc. Its a generic brand. I changed to a better brand eternet cable dont have much differen... 
Snake oil of the year?
Early this year, my Internet service provider came to my house to remove their old wifi router and put a pair of wifi mesh instead. When I tested my streaming, I am shock to notice a significant improvement in Sound Quality. Instanteously I love m... 
Streaming
  @reubent when he (sheridanmartinj) becomes familiar with streaming and like it, and when he wants a better sound from streaming, then that will be the next chapter, a big one too...lol  
Streaming
Forget abt more complicated stuffs abt streaming, to start off streaming, u need to have a good wifi connected to the Internet. And here, we have free Spotify to get use to streaming. Tidal also offers 1 month free music streaming svs before subsr... 
Streamed music sounds awful in my system and I don't know why ....
Streaming is so joyful, convenient.  Initially when I started streaming music, the sound quality is not comparable to cds/SACD. Definitely. But after I upgraded to a better Router/MESH/Network Switch for my wifi, it improves tremendously.  Wow, yo... 
Streamer Upgrade
I love streaming and I felt for the McIntosh MB50 Streaming / DAC and it is runing on Play-Fi. I live with it till today and love the big, clear, warm sound signture of this McIntosh streamer. I am surprise how come the world is complaining about ... 
Need recommendations for a streamer
I am also looking for streamer to hook up to my Esoteric K-03XD dac. I bet usb is the best connection than digital Coaxial and Optical. Am I correct?  I am looking at " LUMIN U2 Mini Digital Transport/Streamer cost abt US$2000" and the "Ifi Zen S...