lalitk
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| Digital coax cable, real world experiences? @wgutz,I believe the article link you shared above is about 2 years old. Qobuz is very much alive and thriving. I wish they offer subscription to US residents. They are the only ones I know currently offering 24bit/192khz FLAC streaming. | |
| Best monoblock amps for $2000 used I seriously doubt you can find ‘quality’ and newer tube monoblocks in your price range. While you considering your options, I would recommend looking into ATI’s Class D amps, I own a pair of 544 series amps and they are quite amazing. http://ati-a... | |
| What makes you build a system around an amplifier? +1, @wolf_garcia That’s exactly how I felt when I first heard ARC VT-80 amp. Six months later, my rest of the system is now ‘tuned’ to extract every last bit of its goodness. The amp’s tonal purity, full bodied mid base, dimension and texture, all... | |
| Please recommend a McIntosh preamp +1, @mcgal I did find the tube / SS combo bit more 3 dimensional and rich in harmonics. My setup included C2500 with MC601’s. | |
| Do I need a preamp/processor? @autre Since you’re already familiar with Sonos and mentioned wireless speakers, I suggest looking into Sonos Soundbar, Sub and a pair of PLAY 1’s. And you can leave your current 2 ch setup as is. I am using the above 5.1 setup with my TV, and Opp... | |
| Cable Survey @toetapaudio,RE: Sablon, are you using powered version or non-powered version? | |
| How to start streaming @rvpiano,Since you own high resolution files and got a nice DAC, I would also recommend looking into Aurender N100H as well. But, overall Node2 is very good value for the money. It’s also capable of full MQA decoding through its internal DAC. Enjoy! | |
| How to start streaming @rvpiano,What is the resolution of your stored files? If you own a iPhone/iPad I would recommend Apple AirPort Express and a 3.5mm/ optical cable setup. https://www.apple.com/airport-express/https://www.amazon.com/FosPower-Toslink-Digital-Connecto... | |
| Is anyone going to the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest? Here is a short video of RMAF highlights, shot by Mr. McGowanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8smrOEbZDE | |
| Audio Research - DAC9 @audiodragon777,Yes, it will play FLAC files from any of its AES, SPDIF or Toslink inputs. The only exception is USB interface, which is not compatible with Linux based servers. | |
| Is using streaming services worthy of an audiophile? @james1969 ~ I guess he wasn’t thinking clearly :-) Now let’s get back to our discussion of how great is Tidal streaming, even for Vinyl lovers 😉 | |
| Is using streaming services worthy of an audiophile? @clearthink,I think you have taken @james1969 words out of context. He may be referring to the content of a album. I ‘listen’ to lot of content on Tidal and other sites that allow audio samples before buying downloads or 24bit CD’s. And yes, I agr... | |
| Aurender N10 sort by artist out of sequence @hgeifman I don’t see any albums out of sequence in my Aurender app. May I ask for one clarification, do you experience sort sequence error on Tidal or albums stored in your N10? I do recall you importing lot of Apple Music on to N10 internal SSD,... | |
| Is using streaming services worthy of an audiophile? +1, shadorne. | |
| Digital coax cable, real world experiences? @uberwaltz,I have very recently heard Mytek’s Brooklyn DAC, which sounded pretty good. The other option would be Bluesound’s Node 2 or Vault 2. Honestly, If high resolution streaming is your goal, I would wait until MQA shakes out. I am sure you h... |