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Sound Quality of Direct TV audio
I had a similar problem with my Sony Blu-Ray player. Please review the Menu>Settings & Settings>Audio>"options" for your Genie unit. Look for something that says PCM output. If this does not work, please call Genie and ask them. 
Sound Quality of Direct TV audio
I use the Toslink digital output, using Wireworld Supernova 7 Glass Toslink cable, from my Wave Broadband TiVo cable box to my Musical Fidelity M1 DAC that connects, using balanced interconnects (XLR), to my Ayre AX-7e integrated amplifier. The mu... 
Oppo BDP-95 to Bricasti M1
I found this in the Oppo-95 manual:Coaxial/Optical Output: To set the output format for the coaxial/optical digital audio output for use with Dolby Digital and DTS-compatible receivers. The options are:LPCM – Forces down-mixed 2-channel digital au... 
Oppo BDP-95 to Bricasti M1
You need to confirm that if you use the Oppo-95 digital outputs (HDMI, toslink, or digital coax) that you are "bypassing the internal DAC" of the Oppo player (I do not know!!) In other words, do the Digital Optical and Coaxial Output a digital sig... 
Oppo BDP-95 to Bricasti M1
The Bricasti M1 DAC manual states the Bricasti M1 DAC Input options are: When the M1 first powers on, it will default to the STATUS page display on the front panel. This will show what input is selected and the sample rate. Pressing the INPUT key ... 
Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC
For Bricasti M1 DAC owners only: If you connect your Bricasti M1 DAC to a pre-amplifier (any pre-amp), you need to turn the M1 volume control to ZERO since this allows the full signal to be sent to your pre-amplifier. If you reduce the volume on t... 
Any comments on DAC directly to Power amp with no
Correction: I changed my mind and cancelled my order for the Ncore NC400. Please keep reading.INSTEAD, I ordered two new Hypex NCore NC400 BTL (Bridged Tied Load) mono blocks, Hypex SMPS1200 (1200W) power supply (same as NC1200 power supply), Sili... 
Any comments on DAC directly to Power amp with no
I have been researching and thinking about going from my Bricasti M1 DAC direct to my power amp with no pre-amp for a while. It seems everyone has a different opinion on this complex subject. As many people above have already suggested, you never ... 
Anyone compare Tidal and Spotify Premium Sound?
Please see these posts in the Audiogon PC Audio Section:Anyone love TIDAL lossless streaming like I do?Tidal equivalent for Classical?Spotify Premium vs Tidal ... opinions?I agree that Tidal is an excellent music streaming service. 
Anyone love TIDAL lossless streaming like I do?
Please see the link below for "ClassicsOnline HD•LL. It is the first HD (high-definition) and Lossless (CD quality) classical music streaming service".www.classicsonlinehdThe info below was copied from their web site:"ClassicsOnline HD•LL is the f... 
Tidal equivalent for Classical?
The above link looks very interesting for streaming classicial music. Please note that the above link has been recently replaced by the link below:http://www.classicsonlinehd.comThe info below was copied from their web site:"ClassicsOnline HD•LL i... 
Anyone love TIDAL lossless streaming like I do?
Tidal Streaming Customer Service is excellent. For example, I asked "Does Tidal have playlists for Classical music?". Their response is below: "You can go to genres, and then select classical music. Here you will see a variety of content. While th... 
Anyone love TIDAL lossless streaming like I do?
100 Tracks 03.04.2015, Acoustic Covers, Working Class Rock and Spotify 60-80s playlists have been described above. For example, as noted above, "The 100 Track Playlist" was created by Chris Connaker of Computer Audiophile. If I do not know the nam... 
Need Help buying headphones and head amps
All, Thank you very much for the information above. It was very useful. I am reviewing Head Fi, Audio Consultants, The Cable Company, suggested headphones, DAC's, etc and hope to make some decisions shortly. Thanks again for all of the above sugge... 
Anyone love TIDAL lossless streaming like I do?
I finally found 100 Tracks 03.04.2015 and agree that it is a "musical goldmine". Did Tidal create this playlist? If not, who did? Is the 100 Tracks 03.04.2015 playlist fixed or will the tracks change (be updated) over time? Is there a similar play...