jazzman7
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| Physically connect a Bluesond Node 2i to a downline, stand alone Chord Qutest DAC @hilly230 My personal experience with 75 Ohm digital coax cables connecting Node2i to Qutest are limited to Tributaries and Transparent. In both cases those cables are terminated with RCA connectors, using an Audioquest RCA to BNC adapter to mate ... | |
| Physically connect a Bluesond Node 2i to a downline, stand alone Chord Qutest DAC @hilly230My experience with the Bluesound Node2i / Chord Qutest combo is that the Node2i via its analog output using its own DAC produces a polite (some might say forgiving), warm sound that leans to the dark side; by comparison, with the Qutest t... | |
| Roon Nucleus as a streamer Roon Nucleus needs to be connected either by one of its USB or HDMI outputs (directly or indirectly to a DAC) in order to be utilized as a server/streamer. All the while it still needs to be connected via ethernet to function as either a server ... | |
| Can Any Bookshelf Speaker Be Used Nearfield? I can highly recommend KEF LSX speakers for nearfield listening in a desktop application. The LSX are basically a mini version of the LS50 wireless speakers. They are active, powered speakers, with built in DAC and DSP. All signals, including ana... | |
| Move on from my Bryston BDA-1? dsands, for what it is worth, if I was out shopping today, the 3 DACs you have mentioned would all be at the top of my list in their price range.All 3 have been very well reviewed. John Darko, when reviewing the RME, directly compared it to the Qu... | |
| Move on from my Bryston BDA-1? Hello dsands!Been using Bryston BDA-1 with Bluesound kit since 2014. I think it is still a very capable DAC. Its USB input is somewhat limited, but with Bluesound kit that is a non-issue. I'm currently using mine in a second system with a Bluesoun... | |
| Question about SACD and DSD There are multiple ways to skin the SACD/DSD cat.The option I use is to rip SACD to .dsf files using a compatible vintage Sony Blu-Ray player as my SACD network server. I use Sonore's ISO2DSD software to perform the ripping chore. Can check out ... | |
| Thiel Owners @sdecker Thanks! Reason I asked is that Kef (like Thiel) bills the Uni-Q as a point source. | |
| Thiel Owners So a question, where would Kef's Uni-Q concentric driver array fit into this mix? | |
| Thiel Owners Just in case anyone is interested, Saturday Audio Exchange in Chicago is listing a pair of CS 7.2 in teak for $4499. They are also listing an MCS-1 for $899. | |
| Would I benefit from a dedicated streamer? I'm currently running a Roon Nucleus directly into a Chord Qutest via Curious USB cable. I'm using an Sbooster Linear Power Supply with the Nucleus (fwiw purchased from Upscale Audio) and found that it made a big difference. Also currently cons... | |
| Jaw Dropping Improvement? lg1 ... in my opinion with your system something on the order of the Chord Qutest would be most appropriate and a logical next step.FWIW I've had a Chord Qutest in my main rig since March of 2019 and absolutely love it, and had it fed by a Node 2i... | |
| Jaw Dropping Improvement? lg1 ... just to give us some needed context, can you tell us about the rest of your system. With the right system something like the Chord Qutest can be an absolute game changer. But that being said, given the rest of your system, is a DAC the ... | |
| Importance of Ripping CD to My Music Server I currently do much the same. Use dBpoweramp to rip CDs as uncompressed FLAC files and then transfer them to Melco N1A. Also use old Sony BluRay Player to rip SACD as dsf files, and then transfer them over as well. | |
| Digital Front end for Dummies +1 for starting with Bluesound kit and then adding an external DAC.Agree with mahler123 that the best thing about Bluesound is the BluOS app. Only user interface out there better in my opinion is Roon, but that is a whole other expenditure. But sh... |