kmcong
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| Please be gentle with me! 🙏 I think he will see a significant improvement using the N130 over his phone. I think adding a quality dac into the chain will yield even better quality. I'm using a Bluesound Node, using the digital coax into a PS Audio Directstream DAC. The ... | |
| Songs you use when auditioning gear Symphony Fantastique by Hector Berlioz, recorded by the L.A. Philharmonic conducted by Gustavo Duhamel, a DG recording. Especially the fifth movement. It has everything from solo woodwinds to the oversized orchestra playing full out!! Tubular be... | |
| Value of a preamp? Paul McGowan of PS Audio has posted several YouTube videos on this subject. You can Google those. I was going directly from my PS Audio Directstream DAC Mk1 into my M700 monoblocks, and thought it sounded great. After watching his videos, and... | |
| Floorstanding speaker experiences/recommendations in the $12-25k range I second Audiotroy's recommendation as to the Legacy Focus. I have the Legacy Signature SE, slightly smaller than the Focus (WAF was a factor here!). My room is 14 x 25 with a 14 foot high vaulted ceiling. Plenty of volume (using a pair of PS... | |
| New streamer One of the big questions to ask, in my opinion, is which music services are supported by the os for any given streamer. I use Amazon HD and Idagio, and as far as I know, BluOS is the only user interface that supports both of these services. ... | |
| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results I recently had the exact opposite experience. I was using my PS Audio Directstream DAC Mk1 as a preamp, hooked directly to my PS Audio M700 monoblocks, feeding a pair of Legacy Audio Signature SE speakers. After reading several "experts" opinio... | |
| What to do with a large collection I wonder how many of those cds have "cd rot"? I have a collection of around 500 cds that go back to the 80s. I'm finding that a few from the 80s and 90s have "self destructed". I have always stored them properly, but it's my understanding that so... | |
| Does the streamer effect sound quality I also have a Bluesound Node for streaming digital out to a PS Audio Directstream DAC. I was going to upgrade the streamer (was looking at Innuos and Aurender) but neither has support for the two services that I use, Amazon music and Idagio. S... | |
| Is there such a thing as a good medium priced music streamer? Biggest problem for me with some of the higher end streamers is the limited support for streaming services; many don't support Amazon, and very few support Idagio, which are the two that I use the most, along with Internet Radio. Innuos support... | |
| Question/Help Needed: Boomer who is totally inexperienced with DACs and streamers. I use the coaxial out on my Node, into a PS Audio Directstream DAC. The optical will provide the same resolution, but perhaps a bit more jitter (some may debate this). If the Wiim Pro Plus is what fits your budget, I think you will probably be ... | |
| Question/Help Needed: Boomer who is totally inexperienced with DACs and streamers. Boomer here also. Using your Alexa to stream will give you a very compromised sound quality. The Alexa receives the streaming files via MP3 protocol, which is a very lossy compression codec. As suggested by several previous posters, I would r... | |
| I am looking to upgrade - looking for advice IMHO, I think you would see a more significant improvement by upgrading to a really good dac. Then use the digital out on the Node. Then if you want to go further, get a linear power supply for the Node; you will be surprised at how much improveme... | |
| DAC as pre amp For a couple of years, I was feeding my PS Audio M700 amps directly from my PS Audio Directstream DAC, and I thought that the sound was great. I began to wonder if and how a good preamp would improve the overall sq of my system. This was afte... | |
| Looking for intermediate-step Streamer: better than BS Node and not @ Bartok level pricing I too have a Bluesound Node 2i connected to a PS Audio Directstream DAC Mk1, and was looking for a better streamer. The problem is the lack of support that the high end streamers have for streaming services. The Bluesound app supports a much la... | |
| Is it worth it? DAC question I have a Bluesound Node 2i that I use as a streamer only. I have it connected to a PS Audio Directstream DAC, and the SQ is magnitudes better than the internal DAC. I would have purchased a more expensive streamer, but I can't find one that su... |