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| Yes, digital cables matter too @nonoise my Unique Products cable is 1.0M. The medical grade cable recommended by Steve Nugent was 1.5M and I was unimpressed with that. As mentioned previously, my DHLabs Toslink cable is also 1.5M, so take the direct comparison in my system wi... | |
| Yes, digital cables matter too My older Chord dac can handle 32/384 via coax and 24/192 via either USB or Toslink. The resolution via Toslink depends on both the source output and the dac input. | |
| Yes, digital cables matter too @tweak1 Chinese cables. I could write an essay on that. Suffice to say that I have had great but not necessarily consistent luck with both counterfeits and Chinese house brands, particularly for power cables and connectors. Some of the cables I ha... | |
| Yes, digital cables matter too @soix about half the cables in my test were directional, and half were not labeled. However I placed them in my system, the sound signatures were repeatable and consistent between cables, but the point of testing directionality for any given coax... | |
| Yes, digital cables matter too @nonoise I have a Unique Products Toslink cable as well, which was my favorite for quite a while and bested cables from Audioquest, Chord, and one recommended by Steve Nugent from Empirical Audio the brand of which escapes me. I like the DHLabs ca... | |
| Yes, digital cables matter too @renatus all the cables are 1M except the Pangea which is closer to 0.5M. I have read that 1.5M length is a sweet spot for digital cables between reflections and data loss. https://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue14/spdif.htm I have about 4 or 5... | |
| Yes, digital cables matter too Thanks for all the feedback folks. It was a lot of time, but not all work;-) @baylinor interesting comment on the Node not clocking the USB output. I use an iFi iPurifier 2 at the coax input into my Chord dac to reclock the Node output, and it ... | |
| Yes, digital cables matter too @soix thanks for the tip, I will check out that cable. @lowrider57 thanks for the original suggestion for me to explore other cables. Good advice! I have a pretty conservative budget, so it may take a bit to get the cable I want. Used is certa... | |
| Has Anyone Compared the DAC On a Bluesound NODE 3rd Gen to a Separate DAC? @tcotruvo yes, I am using coax out of the Node because I use it primarily as a server and I’’m using the USB connection on the back of the Node for an SSD drive loaded with all of my digital music. It works great for this. | |
| Has Anyone Compared the DAC On a Bluesound NODE 3rd Gen to a Separate DAC? @tcotruvo understood. My living room has similar issues with lots of windows, plaster walls, tile fireplace and hardwood floors. I had difficulty getting a system to sound right there. But, jitter in a digital signal can present as glare or shri... | |
| Experience with iFi SPDIF iPurifier2 @lowrider57 @jriggy, I spent a fair bit of time sorting out my digital cable situation with the Bluesound Node and my Chord dac, pretty much by accident. I ended up enlisting outside help, but I learned quite a bit, and I think my system will... | |
| Has Anyone Compared the DAC On a Bluesound NODE 3rd Gen to a Separate DAC? @tcotruvo I have a Bluesound Node (gen 3) and the internal dac is pretty good. It was not quite as good as my old Arcam irDAC, but reasonably close. It is nowhere near as good as my current Chord QuteHD dac, but that is not really surprising. Th... | |
| Warm, Lush Laid-Back Smaller Floor Standers? 32,400 cubic feet. Plus 1 for two subs. A small floor standing speaker, I don’t care how great it is, will not fill this space with satisfying music on their own, especially in terms of bass. I suggest you get whatever floats your boat for spea... | |
| Are you interested in the new generation of "old school" design loudspeakers? @nonoise that’s a certain kind of vintage. +1 | |
| Are you interested in the new generation of "old school" design loudspeakers? @nonoise those look like a home version of the Grateful Dead’s Wall of Sound. Phil Lesh would approve - four 15” woofers in your living room. |