lordmelton
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| Streamers and their Fuses I have SR Purple fuses in all my gear including my Aurender N20. Only exceptions are HIFI Tuning Fuses (x5) in my power amp and a Power House fuse in my power conditioner. You didn't say if you compared the Magic fuse in your Aurender W20 SE to ... | |
| What am I missing? A huge part of my youth was spent hunting for LPs in record shops and in magazines and later for CDs and SACDs in shops and online. Anyone coming into Hi-End Audio now is blessed that they have millions of albums to choose from for a small monthl... | |
| Shunyata PC Shootout @w123ale as @ghdprentice said: Good to hear that higher level cords are significantly better. I know my AudioQuest Hurricane is simply stunning. Check out the Hurricane you won't be disappointed | |
| How to get DSD working in a networked (Roon) setup? @koenvingerhoets There must be an issue with the way you've downloaded the file onto the USB stick. I assume you downloaded it from a DSD website. It could be that your file tags are in a different order that unit cannot read. However you are c... | |
| How to get DSD working in a networked (Roon) setup? @koenvingerhoets The MP doesn't see DSD (*.dsf) files, so I can't plug in and play. That's exactly the issue. Have you tried the front and back USB sockets with files in WAV or FLAC? If they don't work format a USB drive in FAT not exFAT or ... | |
| Where to put your best power cable? I'm inclined to say power amp too but you need to try both ways. | |
| Denafrips 12 anniversary Yeah, the greed monster is taking over. I'd hold out for the special limited edition 9/999 with gold knobs, personally signed by Metallica or whoever. Confucius say "When no selly put up pricey". | |
| How to get DSD working in a networked (Roon) setup? When you say DSD albums do you mean SACDs? You can connect a USB stick or Portable USB Drive to the USB input and play your DSD files. I don't know anything about ROON, not my thing. | |
| Cen. Grand DSDAC 1.0 (vs Pontus II) Seems like a rip off of PS Audio's Direct Stream and now Direct Stream Mk II DAC. The Cen Ultimate version of this DAC is $5.3k so not much reason to buy it when you can get trade ins off buying the PS Audio DAC, on any components. PS Audio and ... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC Tape up both ends of the +5v line with electrical tape. If you only tape one end it can act as an antenna and attract RFI/EMI. Don't tape the -ve because it'll be earth. | |
| Ethernet cables @soix Hi, I have several of the WW Starlight and Platinum Cat 8 ethernet cables and I can honestly say after living with them for about six months they both are excellent. The Starlight gives a more musical rounded presentation, whilst the Platin... | |
| Amp vs powered speaker confusion…. Most "overseas" AC mains is 230v then you have import duties and shipping. The very best speakers are bi-amped or tri-amped with an active crossover. The cost of the cables alone is prohibitive. The best active speakers I've heard were Dutch &a... | |
| Best sounding CD player Steve Guttenberg like every other reviewer gets paid or is given freebies to review. They all get paid. Why any sane person would want to buy a CD player in 2022/2023 is beyond me. If you really, really want one get a ripper that plays too. | |
| Aurender N20 Conductor is similar to iOS, it's bespoke software made exclusively for Aurender. Whereas ROON is similar to Windows, it's compromised because it needs to work on a multitude of devices. Personally I use the Conductor "folder" option which is lik... | |
| DACs that do well without a preamp The Holo Spring 3 had an analogue preamp option. Available used. |