hgeifman

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The Music Room
I have sold several items using The Music Room. Sometimes they purchase an item for cash (great if you need immediate cash) and other times for consignment selling. They do an excellent job preparing and listing your item for a consignment sale i... 
Help with PCM, 96khz/24bit, 176.4khz/24bit FLAC, DSD, Double DSD, Quad DSD, MQA, WAV, etc
FLAC files need to be decoded/decompressed along the way, a potential source of issues (probably very minor). AIFF is an uncompressed format similar to WAV, but unlike WAV also has the benefit of supporting metadata and cover art. AIFF files take... 
Help with PCM, 96khz/24bit, 176.4khz/24bit FLAC, DSD, Double DSD, Quad DSD, MQA, WAV, etc
@marktomaras, Thanks for your above comments.  Since HD Tracks offers the AIFF option, I will use it.  All my current albums use AIFF and it works fine.   
Help with PCM, 96khz/24bit, 176.4khz/24bit FLAC, DSD, Double DSD, Quad DSD, MQA, WAV, etc
MY Ayre Codex DAC supports  44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192, 352.8 and 384 kHz PCM 16, 20, and 24 bits 2.8224 and 5.6448 MHz DSD  1 bit (DSD over PCM = “DoP”) This means the Ayre Codex DAC supports FLAC Files, correct?   Can someone please confirm ... 
Help with PCM, 96khz/24bit, 176.4khz/24bit FLAC, DSD, Double DSD, Quad DSD, MQA, WAV, etc
Its been suggested I used the FLAC file format and not WAV files.  I plan on downloading Hi Res files from www.hdtracks.com.    
Help with PCM, 96khz/24bit, 176.4khz/24bit FLAC, DSD, Double DSD, Quad DSD, MQA, WAV, etc
@marktomaras,Thank you for your excellent explanation above.  It was very helpful and answers my questions. I am not ready to commit to DSD files but I will download some Hi Res WAV files to see how they sound.  Thanks again.  
Schiit Eitr with Aurender N100H
@dave,  I am happy Schiit responded so quickly with a replacement Etir unit and everything is working.  Please check the Tidal Masters tab for MQA coded albums.  Enjoy.  
Volume control question
Sorry, I did not understand your original question. I do not know the answer so I am going to "guess" and let someone else answer. As I understand it, the mobile app is controlling the volume control on either the DAC or the preamp probably via B... 
Volume control question
I started using a DAC with volume controls going direct to a power amplifier and did not like the sound quality. I was running between -20 to -40db and noticed the bit reduction was impacting (greatly) the sound quality. However, every DAC and po... 
Schiit Eitr with Aurender N100H
Please also contact Aurender support on this issue.  See:http://www.aurender.com/page/contactus 
Schiit Eitr with Aurender N100H
Please review this Schiit link for possible answers. If nothing, please contact Schiit and ask them. http://www.schiit.com/faq/dac-problems 
Schiit DAC Crashes Audirvana
Please also ensure your Audirvana is updated to the current release.   I still think emailing Schiit is your best option.   
Schiit DAC Crashes Audirvana
As stated above, please do not give up on Schiit.  Please email them as per this link:http://www.schiit.com/contact/help-supportSometimes interface issues occur between two products and you have to alert the parties and request their assistance.  ... 
Aurender A10 setup - loading from CDs
fsonicsmith, How does XLD handle an albums cover art?   Where does XLD store the cover art and what is it named?  The Aurender requires the album cover art to be stored with the music files and named folder.jpg.   This album cover art naming will ... 
Aurender A10 setup - loading from CDs
Please also review the Aurender App Guide for Transferring Music link below:http://www.aurender.com/page/appguide-transferringMy instructions above plus the Aurender App Guide link for transferring music should enable you to transfer your albums f...