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| No playback from my MacBook Pro to Bricasti M1 In addition to the above Ayre link, Audioquest publishes an excellent computer audio setup guide that is a quick and valuable tool to help you get your computer and your stereo system on speaking terms. It is specifically written to get iTunes wor... | |
| No playback from my MacBook Pro to Bricasti M1 Based on the above, it seems maybe some of your MAC's settings are incorrect. The link below is from Ayre Acoustics and should be helpful in reviewing your MAC settings to output to your Bricasti DAC:.https://www.ayre.com/usb-dac-apple.htmThe ab... | |
| Oppo Sonica DAC Expected this fall Thanks for your comments above regarding the Oppo Sonica DAC. I appreciate the additional information that was posted.After I posted my Oppo Sonica question above, I did some additional research on the Ayre Codex DAC and like it very much. The A... | |
| I am in the market for a $ 5-6 k monoblock amplif I suggest you look at the Hypex Ncore NC400 Bridged Monoblock CLASS D Power Amplifiers. The cost for this model is $2,980 plus shipping. I purchased the Hypex NCore Class D amps from James Romeyn Music and Audio, LLC (James). He was very helpful ... | |
| Apple AirPort Extreme & the Apple Airport Express Firmware Upgrades are Available Based on the above two failures, its been suggested I immediately replace my surge protectors and not run both devices off the same power strip. My IT Department recommended I make these changes. This is not the first time they have seen these d... | |
| Tidal News RE: Sprint Acquires 33 Percent of Jay Z's Tidal for $200 Million I asked Tidal what was the impact of Sprint acquiring a 33 Percent of Jay Z's Tidal. Tidal reports that "TIDAL will continue to offer uncompressed music and exclusive content". | |
| Used Ayre amp market pricing Finding an audio component to fix into a specific space with height limits is not easy. And, yes,the cost for the VX-5 will be lower than the price for the VX-5 Twenty unit. The difference is usually the retail price difference between the two... | |
| Apple AirPort Extreme & the Apple Airport Express Firmware Upgrades are Available I installed the new Luxul Ethernet switch, plugged it in and my three devices immediately connected to the Internet perfectly (finally). I tried to install my original Apple AirPort Extreme router for use as an extender but it would not connect t... | |
| Apple AirPort Extreme & the Apple Airport Express Firmware Upgrades are Available My Apple AirPort Extreme router stopped working. I doubled checked everything and finally called Apple Care. After an exhaustive amount of checks, we finally determined the LAN ports were not working. The time for the $150 (?) repair was one week... | |
| Luxman L-550ax vs. L-350 AII I found this on the Luxman distributor's web site:"The Luxman L-350AII is a rebadged L-550AII with all the critical Japanese audio parts, sourced from Luxman in Japan but assembled in China. As a result we were able to lower the retail price from ... | |
| MAC Book Pro Computer vs Aurender N100h vs Aurender N10 Music Servers Additional clarification information: When using you Aurender iPad application, you might see TWO identical albums on your screen. Unfortunately, Tidal is not displaying the difference between albums when browsing content (regular resolution or ... | |
| 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... |