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Signalyst HQPlayer - Is it worth the upgrade?
@sworksone, Will HQPlayer player run on an M1 Mac Air laptop especially if you are upsampling to DSD 256? I thought HQ Player requires lots of CPU POWER for DSD upsampling? Thanks. If you use HQ Player, without Roon, how is the user interface wor... 
Aurender Conductor app reliability and user experience
I purchased my Aurender N20 Music Server on September 20th, 2020. I had a couple of user errors that Aurender Customer Support solved and one technical issue and so I entered a remote request service. Aurender was able to fix my issue that require... 
MSB Discrete vs Premier
The MSB web site says “ In keeping with MSB’s core design principles, the Digital Director seamlessly supports and augments all current DACs”. I suggest you call your MSB retailer and ask.       
MSB Discrete vs Premier
Please review this link This link provides more background on the MSB Director.   
MSB Discrete vs Premier
I suggest you investigate the MSB Director that is an update to the MSB Premiere DAC. The MSB Director costs $14,000 and adds a third box to your stack (DAC and power supply) plus additional cables. See MSB Director Link for more info: "This is ... 
Aurender Conductor app reliability and user experience
@glennewdick, If your "Conductor App drops your connection and sometimes is hard to regain, specifically after your turn it on and having to search every time for the Aurender" represents a SERIOUS ’unacceptable’ connectivity issue. Please file a... 
Aurender Conductor app reliability and user experience
@robertkpax, the Conductor App is fairly intuitive to use. If you have Issues, you can use their Remote support request for help. This is included in the settings section and allows Aurender to connect to your unit, if needed. Like all software, ... 
Aurender Conductor app reliability and user experience
Please see list for Conductor App features: Intuitive interface User-selectable theme (dark, light, warm) Editable playlists  Remote support request One-click addition of songs/albums to the queue Browse by song, album, artist, genre, or c... 
Aurender Conductor app reliability and user experience
I use the Aurender Conductor App and like it very much.  I find it easy to use to find the albums I am interested in.  You download the App, connect to your Aurender server and are ready to go.  It is very intuitive and works fine.  Highly recomme... 
T+A DAC 200 or WEISS 501
Interesting.  I also looked at the T+A DH200 DAC.  The retailer wanted $7,125 + $600 for HDMI connection + 9.5% CA sales tax.  The Benchmark DAC is $2,399 and I like that the Benchmark DAC HAS 4 Sabre 9028PRO DAC’s, 2 per channel.  The signal is s... 
Question re: Aurender N20 Server, Qobuz album takes 10-15 seconds to start playing
@jond, Thanks. The Cable Tech needs to confirm my cable signal strength coming into my modem is correct (and not out of frequency range). My local Cable Store Rep also my cable signal needs be checked to ensure everything is working correctly.  O... 
Question re: Aurender N20 Server, Qobuz album takes 10-15 seconds to start playing
Cable company service call on Tuesday afternoon. Thanks again for your help.  
Question re: Aurender N20 Server, Qobuz album takes 10-15 seconds to start playing
Thanks again for your help.   My Internet Speed Test Shows download speed of 486 mbps and upload speeds 10.4 mbps Jitter is 1ms and ping is 14 ms.  My cable store suggested I call their Tech services on Monday.  It is possible my cable signal migh... 
Question re: Aurender N20 Server, Qobuz album takes 10-15 seconds to start playing
Yesterday, I rebooted all devices and confirmed all software was current.  A friend reports he had similar issues and had to update his Qobuz App.  I will sign out of Qobuz and log in again. I will also test using my stored albums when I get home ... 
Question re: Aurender N20 Server, Qobuz album takes 10-15 seconds to start playing
My iPad has nothing on it and is only used for my Aurender and FaceTime sessions. I have rebooted all devices and everything is current. My iPhone test also had slow times. I doubt there is an issue with both my iPad and iPhone. My Aurender is ha...