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Better to buy a high end network player with a DAC?
Mr mahler,didnt say players without dacs are bad.i said its tough to get the higher end players without a dac, eg lumen x1, dcs bartok.  The lumin u1 is without dac, and it is a very good player.  The x1 has more to offer relating to the player, b... 
Schiit customer service seems poor
Bought a dumb chair and 4 weeks has turned into 3 mos., and no details about delay.manuf is done in US.  Seems businesses have limited interest in helping customers.Need a good chair to listen to music.   
Better to buy a high end network player with a DAC?
Right now i am using a Nucleus connected via usb audioquest carbon cable to  a chord tt2 dac.higher frequencies seem rough and abit harsh.  So i am thinking about the luman x1.  Maybe it will be better. 
Better to buy a high end network player with a DAC?
And possibly by now Lumin can be very competitive with Linn.should i feel comfortable buying Lumin?  Is it really a Linn product? 
Better to buy a high end network player with a DAC?
Ironlung,very helpful comments, so it seems a dac inside a player is appropriate in light of all the stuff that goes on inside box that most have no clue about...Neg comments about Lumin see abit unfair. 
So how can a great system solve less than great recordings
Sinatra recordings are quite good, beatles sadly not that great at times.  Kinda disappointing they didnt do better.  My older system did better with beatles but the speaker cones decayed ........revealing systems dont do well with highly mixed ol... 
Better to buy a high end network player with a DAC?
Melco seems to offer mostly servers included with players.  Servers inside a player seems a bad idea?  Dont follow why melco is any good.  They offer an expensive switch for 2k, which if u use an optical connections seems pointless. 
Better to buy a high end network player with a DAC?
Possibly an internal dac is tailored and better sized to all the things included within a network player.  So this may be a huge plus when considering getting an internal dac,  Above reference to lumin u1 i think is withou a dac.  The dac in the l... 
So how can a great system solve less than great recordings
Of course many may be drinking adult style drinks, and i am not inclined so maybe therein lies a consideration.so some and probably many may be listening in an altered state.  so is this being true to the audiophile lifestyle,are there rules? 
So how can a great system solve less than great recordings
Poorer older quality cooms from a qobuz stream.  Is older stuff handled well by qobuz? 
So how can a great system solve less than great recordings
So i will hopefully improve things by getting a network player from lumen with an internal dac and much nicer cables.  Maybe a good thing. And then will get a new stereo tube preamp, leaning toward audio research.  next i will buyout comcast and i... 
So how can a great system solve less than great recordings
Of course high end is about making tunes sound better.  Ie. Effort to eliminate all the crap that degrades sound while on route from source to a driver.of course its about making it all sound better.how condescending to suggest people dont underst... 
So how can a great system solve less than great recordings
Hi end (and the rest) systems remain at the mercy of lesser quality recordings, past and present. tried a rolling stones album and it sadly didnt sound so good, ‘ let it bleed’.its sad. Thats all.Fortunately, linda ronstadt albums sound really goo... 
Upscale Audio and Primaluna
I’d like to see Kevin advocate the benefits of eating healthy food.  He would save the world.prima luna peas for all! 
Stratospheric audio gear prices
So you saved a few million.  Paying up for higher end audio is more likely when you have available funds, and these wealthy souls help support pricing.  Frequency of very high priced speakers and amps is very limited.  But this pricing serves to s...