jazzman7
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| Another Streamer Recommendation Question Hello jaytor!In my main rig I’m currently using Roon Nucleus as my principal source, connected by USB to a Chord Qutest. I’m using a Curious USB Cable which goes for $350. I’ve been running with this configuration since November. I just upgraded t... | |
| External DAC connection for Bluesound Node 2i (after "Another streaming newbie" thread) Have had Node 2i hooked up to both Bryston BDA-1 and to a Chord Qutest by both Toslink and Coax cables. Toslink cable was an Audioquest Vodka. Coax digital cables employed have been Tributaries 75 Ohm Delta Digital and a Transparent 75 Ohm d... | |
| Another streaming newbie Concerning Tidal, Qobuz, MQA, Bluesound and using Bluesound gear with external DACs.Some history:Been both a Tidal subscriber and Bluesound user since 2014.Have been a Qobuz subscriber since November.Have 4 pieces of Bluesound kit in the house, in... | |
| Another streaming newbie Bluesound Node is a great place to start. It has a solid interface and supports a whole host of streaming services as well as internet radio. Get started there, and then if you want to take it further, take it up a notch with an outboard DAC. If y... | |
| Need some technical help/suggestions Another alternative. Just read about this today. This piece of gear would sit between a SACD player with an HDMI out and your suitable DSD DAC of choice.The GearFab Audio D.BOB Digital Breakout Box - $999This piece of gear extracts DSD64 from a... | |
| Connecting Bluesound Node 2i Questions Hello Mark.Don't think you can go wrong with a Bluesound Node 2i. I currently have 4 pieces of Bluesound kit in the house, including a Node 2i. I've been using them since 2014 beginning with the original Node N100.With respect to your need for o... | |
| What would you Buy? Adding to ELAC Navis & DSpeaker (1) Up to $1250 - Bluesound Node 2i and call it a day(2) Up to $2250 - Bluesound Node 2i + Chord Qutest + Digital Cable(3) Up to $3500 - Roon Nucleus + Chord Qutest + Curious USB Cable | |
| USB cable: One Continuous length for Best SQ? All things being equal, for digital audio purposes, you should keep your USB cable lengths as short as possible. In my opinion, long USB cable runs are not advisable. Signal degradation could prove to be a real issue. | |
| Need some technical help/suggestions An alternative is to rip the DSD file from the SACD, and then play the DSD rip using a DSD capable DAC. You can either pay a service to do this for you, around $5 a rip, with a $50 minimum; or with the right hardware (certain Oppo, Sony, and Pion... | |
| Need some technical help/suggestions I believe the PS Audio Memory Player had that capability, but unfortunately PS Audio is not currently producing this product. | |
| Need some technical help/suggestions All of the following requirements must be met in order to play SACD or Hybrid SACD discs via separate transport and DAC.1. The disc transport mechanism must be SACD capable.2. The DAC must be a DSD capable DAC.3. The transport must have digital ou... | |
| Roon Nucleus EQ @unsound, The Nucleus can provide eq to the Oppo when using streaming services or delivering music from a storage device.The Oppo can output signal from disc playing or from other connected sources to rip onto the Nucleus's added storage device?T... | |
| Thiel Owners @fitter468,Concerning Audio Consultants. Scott Solloway was already semi retired when Simon closed up shop. John Fehr is now working at Quintessence Audio in Morton Grove. | |
| DAC Output 192/16 vs. 192/24 Will I Hear A Difference In my opinion, the bit depth is actually probably more important than the sample rate with respect to delivering SQ, all things being equal. So I wouldn’t want my bit depth limited to 16 bits, although I could easily live with a sample rate that t... | |
| Roon Nucleus EQ Roon ready means that your Oppo 205 can function as a Roon endpoint. However, when you are playing discs, Roon is not part of the playback chain. I have a Roon Nucleus. I utilize the Nucleus not only as my Roon Core, but also as a network player i... |