jbuhl
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| Another streaming newbie I started on this journey long ago (tech years). Spotify then Deezer and then a shoot out Twix Tidal and Qobuz. I thought Qobuz edged out Tidal, no MQA for me, High Rez Qobuz (24/96) is enough. Started with Sonos, Then added external DAC, Then mod... | |
| Looking for best streamer without DAC under $3500 +1 on the BDP-3 . I got the Pi and like it very much | |
| Best Preamp round $8000 I don't know anything about the PS Audio's Bascom King Signature preamplifier. But they do in home trial. Might be worth a look.note: I have met Paul McGowan and toured their facility.https://www.stereophile.com/content/ps-audio-bhk-signatur... | |
| Parasound A21+ or PS Audio S700 monos? @mgrif104I was considering Parasound when I bought my S300. Then I talked to a person in the sales industry who was familiar with both and said to go with the S300. Been pretty happy with it so far. I matched it up with a Tube pre and a DAC tha... | |
| Parasound A21+ or PS Audio S700 monos? I have the S300 and like it but am interested how this turns out. Might have to move up to the 700 | |
| Streaming For Beginners For a Few Dollars More. You could get a Schiit Modi for $99. Then you could go USB out of a tablet or laptop to the Modi then analog into the Sherwood. That opens up the option of doing a Trial subscription to Tidal or Qobuz and testing higher ... | |
| Streaming For Beginners Does the Sherwood have USB input? | |
| Moving up from a Node 2i I think CA just added Roon support to the CNX V2 , $1,100. I just fired up a trial of Roon and now I to am a believer. Found my Bryston pi lick split. And wow what a slick interface. Currently running the core on my Mac mini. Next upgrade is to ... | |
| Only using Spotify connect, am I loco??!! My DAC upsamples. I have compared lower resolution services like Spotify to my current subscription Qobuz which has higher rez. Sometimes you can’t tell the difference especially with hard rock. But on other well recorded tracks the higher rez str... | |
| What other Hobbies or Interests Do You Have? Collecting cheap tupperware. | |
| Speaker cable recommendations in my budget +1 on @moto_man post. Morrow has like %40 off now. And as others have suggested Blue Jean Cables are a solid value buy. I have used there interconnects for years until recently dabbling in high end products.BJC thread:https://www.stereophile.com/c... | |
| Move to the next level I been running a Wyred4Sound modded Sonos for years to a Wadia 321. I wanted to move up so I could stream 24/96Khz and above on Qobuz. I found a Bryston Pi used for half price. Took a few weeks to get it sorted but the improvement is there. Manic ... | |
| Expert Advise Needed on Streamer - DAC combos. What I would say is after doing this for years. Find a Streamer that does that only. Then get a good external DAC. | |
| Expert Advise Needed on Streamer - DAC combos. I been running a W4Sound Sonos unit for years, out to a Wadia 321 DAC I picked up new for half price. I just picked up a used Bryston Pi and it's a decent improvement over the hot rodded Sonos. Total investment for ~$2k | |
| Moving up from a Node 2i I found a Bryston Pi for ~$600. Took a few weeks to get it up and running, had to get a new OS snail mailed from Bryston. Manic Moose interface is spartan compared to my Sonos. iPad Safari is particularly annoying. Nice not to have another app to... |