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| MAC Book Pro Computer vs Aurender N100h vs Aurender N10 Music Servers How does the Aurender handle albums coded with the MQA Format (the answer and information below should be considered a work in progress and subject to change)? "If you navigate to an artist that has an MQA version of an album available on Tidal, ... | |
| Anyone having trouble with Tidal cutting out? Some additional items to check are:1) Update your device firmware: Check to see if there are any firmware updates available for your device (router, computer, etc.). Device manufacturers regularly release firmware updates you can download to ... | |
| Anyone having trouble with Tidal cutting out? Based on the info you provided above, the problem may not be with your ISP.How is your streamer connected to the Internet? Are you going direct to the router or using an Ethernet switch? What device are you using to stream Tidal?I had similar "... | |
| Integrated Amp Suggestions for Dynaudio Contour 3.4LE The Ayre Acoustic AX-7e integrated amplifier is excellent. The list price was $3,500 but the unit was recently discontinued so a lower price is possible. Ayre has the AX-5 Twenty integrated amplifier priced at $12,950 (ouch, over your budget and... | |
| Ayre Codex - to keep or not to keep As you requested, I am keeping my Bricasti M1 SE DAC in my main audio system and keeping the Ayre Codex DAC for my 2-chanel home theatre system.Last week, at my retailer, I heard the Ayre QX-5 Twenty DAC running direct to a power amp and then an A... | |
| Any comments on DAC going direct to power amplifier or to pre-ampliifer? George: Thanks for your suggestions. As I stated above, we removed the R141 circuit from my Hypex NCore NC400 bridged mono blocks, thus lowering gain by 14 dB, requiring 14 dB higher M1 volume setting for same playback level. This allows me to... | |
| Looking for a DAC < $1500 Please see the Audio Alchemy DDP-1 Preamp/DAC/Headphone Amp. Its digital inputs are AES/EBU, 2 RCA coaxial, 2 Toslink optical, I2S, aux USB for firmware updates.http://www.audioalchemy.com/products/ddp-1-1It has 2 RCA coaxial inputs. | |
| Ayre Codex - to keep or not to keep I received my Ayre Codex DAC today and changed the input source to USB and the output device to Pre-amp (goes direct to my power amplifiers). The unit was then installed in my main audio system and my first impression is out of the box, it sounds... | |
| Ayre Codex I received my Ayre Codex DAC today and changed the input source to USB and the output device to Pre-amp (goes direct to my power amplifiers). The unit was then installed in my main audio system and my first impression is out of the box, it sounds... | |
| Ayre Codex I heard the Ayre Codex DAC today with the Ayre AX-7e integrated amplifier. My first impression was that it sounded terrific. I continued to listen to a wide variety of music and liked the Codex DAC very much. I took a break and listened again. I... | |
| Ayre Codex - to keep or not to keep Sorry. Ayte = Ayre. | |
| Ayre Codex - to keep or not to keep I heard the Ayre Codex DAC today with the Ayte AX-7e integrated amplifier. My first impression was that it sounded terrific. I continued to listen to a wide variety of music and liked the Codex DAC very much. I took a break and listened again.... | |
| Ayre Codex - to keep or not to keep I agree that Ayre equipment sounds better in balanced mode than it does in unbalanced RCA output mode. I am currently using an Ayre AX-7e integrated amplifier and it does sound better in balanced mode. I am seriously considering the Ayre Codex... | |
| Considering Bricasti and Lampizator As many people, have advised me many times, you should listen for yourself to decide. The above comments are useful and making a decision on what DAC to buy is not easy. This process gets worse if you are unable to audition these DAC's in your... | |
| Ayre Codex I like the Ayre Codex DAC for its technology features of zero-feedback, improved power supplies, fully-complementary analog circuitry and fully-balanced analog circuitry. Every review I have read has praised the Codex DAC for its sound quality. I... |