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| LHY Audio Unveils EFI Ethernet Fibre Optic Isolator I just ordered it. It seems well engineered -- fiber optic isolation can theoretically eliminate electronic noise, and it also has linear power supply which avoids putting further noise as well. | |
| My SACD Transport feeds so much better signal to my DAC compared with streaming end... @kennymacc I haven't listened to dCS Bartok but I listened to dCS Lina which I believe uses similar core technology (Ring DAC) and is also a integrated Streaming DAC. To me it sounds amazing; extremely revealing with superb clarity. It is not a ph... | |
| My SACD Transport feeds so much better signal to my DAC compared with streaming end... @kennymacc Thanks for the recommendation! Do you find integrated streaming DAC more cost effective? | |
| My SACD Transport feeds so much better signal to my DAC compared with streaming end... @sls883 Not yet -- I almost have to use Roon because of my large local album collection in my NAS. Bluesound Node is terrible for still not yet support Qobuz Connect. Do you find Qobuz Connect superior to Roon? What is the difference? | |
| My SACD Transport feeds so much better signal to my DAC compared with streaming end... @curiousjim That's two great cents! | |
| My SACD Transport feeds so much better signal to my DAC compared with streaming end... @ghdprentice Thank you. I just decided to go for a used MSB Discrete with Renderer V2. I will likely move my Ideon combo to a future headphone chain if my life will need that. Even in that case, I will still do some streamer upgrades over the Blue... | |
| My SACD Transport feeds so much better signal to my DAC compared with streaming end... @kennymacc @ghdprentice Happy for your results. What streamer/DAC do you use? | |
| My SACD Transport feeds so much better signal to my DAC compared with streaming end... @ghdprentice I agree with most of what you said. Streaming is certainly my primary chain which I spend most of my time with. I am planning upgrade my DAC to a MSB Discrete or Premier with Renderer V2 and I2S module so that SACD playback can be unl... | |
| My SACD Transport feeds so much better signal to my DAC compared with streaming end... @cleeds I am pretty sure, at least the drive that companies like dCS, PS Audio, Wadax, etc are using. https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/d-m-will-end-production-m3-optical-transport-at-the-end-of-july-2024.38956/ I am not sure about their ot... | |
| My SACD Transport feeds so much better signal to my DAC compared with streaming end... @elliottbnewcombjr You are right... I can see this happening... And thanks for the advice on laser age. I think mine is fine as the original owner used it for ~3 years, but one thing worrisome is that Marantz, which supplies SACD drives for PS Aud... | |
| My SACD Transport feeds so much better signal to my DAC compared with streaming end... @rumblestrip Thanks for the advice! I figured it must be power/electronic noise that is bottlenecking the performance. | |
| My SACD Transport feeds so much better signal to my DAC compared with streaming end... Makes sense! If I end up moving Ideon components to the second chain I will probably still replace the Node. |