jaferd
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| Tidal WiFi not as good as cd Thank u all for all ur inputs. What I don't understand is if only data i.e. 1s and 0s are being transmitted, why does it matter whether it's airplay, pc, iPad or a dedicated streamer. Shouldn't they all stream the data effectively to the dac? Shou... | |
| Tidal WiFi not as good as cd I just signed up to try qobuz. Will see if I can Chromecast at 24/96 to my dacmagic. | |
| Tidal WiFi not as good as cd Airplay did a pretty good job so I'm hoping Chromecast audio will too. I'm sure I won't be getting the maximum resolution and sq with it but I'm ok with near Redbook sq. Will report back after eval. Just like the convenience of not having the pc t... | |
| Tidal WiFi not as good as cd I tried a different laptop usb to dac and it's getting pretty close to Redbook. I'm waiting for Chromecast to arrive to see if just as good thru Wi-Fi. If not, I'm pretty ok with the sq from usb. Time to explore tidal's library. | |
| Tidal WiFi not as good as cd So has anyone found a way to get at least CD quality from tidal or is it a waste of money for hi res music. The difference is not subtle, only slightly better than lossy files. Maybe the solution is a dedicated streamer. | |
| Tidal WiFi not as good as cd Airplay works thru my Wi-Fi and it allows Redbook 16/44 quality and nevertheless the ripped CDs from my laptop thru airplay is much better than tidal hif. It's even slightly better imo than the CD transport wired to the dac. Infact I use this to ... | |
| Tone, Tone, Tone ! Going back to the op's question, why is it that there seems to be two camps of audiophiles. One favoring musicality and tone/timbre and the other wanting detail, and accuracy. Shouldn't an "accurate" system also get the tonality right? Why can't... | |
| Need a preamp? I got the 60 dollars simple Douk audio switch box and can't discern any differences. However, my system is not the most revealing. Not elegant but works. | |
| Need a preamp? @atmosphere. That's very informative. Thank you. I'm glad there are science and answers behind the different perceived sounds. | |
| Need a preamp? @milpai, I didn't listen to it very critically when I realized right away that it didn't sound completely transparent. I want to say maybe a tad less dynamic but YMMV. My feeling is that a preamp or anything that is introduced to a signal can only... | |
| Need a preamp? So I got the Schiit sys but it seemed to have muted the top end. Didn't sound as lively even with the volume turned all the way up. Waiting for my switch box to see how that performs (or ideally not perform 😉). Currently I have my itune from MacBo... | |
| Need a preamp? Hi Milpai,Interesting since any active preamp would seem to add some colouration. Did you have a ss amp with the Blackert? Maybe the tube preamp and ss amp was the right combo. I am currently running the st70 in triode and I do like that sound mor... | |
| Need a preamp? I was thinking of using the Schiit sys and leaving it on full volume and use the amp volume control. Would that function as a switch box or is a dedicated switch box better? If so, what's a good switch box? | |
| Need a preamp? Thanks for inputs. Would the Schiit degrade or color the sound more than the Goldpt cause it's so much more affordable. Also, would either give worse sound than just switching the inputs manually and using the attenuator? Just for my own education... |