jbuhl
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| Question/Help Needed: Boomer who is totally inexperienced with DACs and streamers. It looks like the BlueSound has optical and USB outs...so would I connect one of them to the corresponding input in the amp/DAC? Yes. but make sure the Blue Sound supports Amazon service. Then find out the resolution of the stream (make sure ... | |
| Hegel H390 DAC According to Hegel’s site the H390 uses a SyncroDAC. Maybe do some research on that and see what different implementations there are as it obviously covers many of your bases. https://www.syncronorm.com/products/syncrotools/syncrodac/page ... | |
| Need an amp upgrade suggestion..... But not the usual upgrade request :-) Yep need some specs on what characteristics are you looking for? | |
| Tidal or Qobuz @zlone Only way to find out is fire up a trial on both services and exploritate. Then sign up for monthly if you need more time. then cancel the weakling. | |
| Tidal or Qobuz I tested them both and could not tell a difference on my gear. I went with Qobuz just because I didnt like the history of how Tidal came to be (The Jay Z thing). | |
| Streamer question @mahler123 It looks like Rigelian has the capability to directly connect to Qobuz now via UPnP that runs with the app. Question is: Do you then send it to MPD running on the BDP? or does it get rendered at the controller. I think I will hop o... | |
| Streamer question @cleeds Will Rigelian allow you to access streaming services through MPD on a BDP? I thought Regelian only managed local storage? I too am a fan of Brystons BDP units an I am amazed out how good my little BDP -Pi sounds. Update: Hmm just... | |
| Roon Aquisition: Will This Help Or Hamper? Harman also owns dbx. So maybe tap some of the DSP resources. | |
| Need a new integrated, what say you? what say you? I say take a look at the used Rogue Audio Pharaoh, proly be found near your budget. Hypex Core Tube Hybrid. Stick a couple NOS'r in there and have a really nice integrated. Hegel good choice as well. | |
| DAC as pre amp @soix yeah i have considered the pre in the Wadia just ain't that good. @carlsbad2 yeah call it what you want. Full disclosure: The pre is the only component with valves, the rest is solid state. Is it the NOS matched Mullards I got from Andy's... | |
| Help with streamer software I been a ROOn user for several years. I don’t need it as my streamer,BDP-pi can stream Qobuz and has the app for Radio Paradise that I primarily use. I often think I should stop Roon and dump the core hardware. But everytime I sit down and front o... | |
| Upgrading cd player This might be worth a look. https://darko.audio/2023/08/hegel-viking-video-review/ | |
| Help with streamer software I think some of the people are using BubbleUPnp servers with the Airlens. I see it on my SonicTransport that runs my Roon core. Been thinking about firing it up and see how it works. | |
| DAC DIRECT IN TO AMPLIFIER OR TO PREAMPLIFIER I have flopped back and forth and always got back to pre in chain. | |
| Replacing a Cambridge Audio CXN V2 My limitations are that it needs to be wifi/Bluetooth capable as I don't have an ethernet plug accessible where my equipment is located If you switch to a mesh wireless you can have a mesh node at the rig and hardwire from the node to the st... |