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| 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. | |
| Aurender N20 Streamer & Holo May DAC vs Analog The N20 is very sensitive to power cables. Use the best you have. | |
| Aurender N20 Streamer & Holo May DAC vs Analog @vonhelmholtz Is there an advantage to an external clock when the Aurender already has a quality clock and the May hasn’t any clock input? Is Silver critical with USB? A 10 mHz external clock helps the internal clock be more accurate. It make... | |
| Aurender N20 Streamer & Holo May DAC vs Analog To get the best out of the N20 you will need: 1. Get a 10mHz 75 Ohm clock, something like After Dark or Chinese will work, no need to spend $1000s, but a quality 75 Ohm clock cable is essential. 2. Hi-End power cable, $3-5k. For DAC too. 3.Silv... | |
| Ferrus, Mytek, gossip please They needn't have bothered to get all dressed up 😄 | |
| Wireworld Platinum Starlight 8 USB There are different grades of copper, silvered/tinned copper and solid silver. Only trial and error can bring the best results. Maybe consider Dueland ready made cable not expensive https://audiolund.com/ | |
| Share Experiences with Ethernet Switches, Ethernet Cables and USB Cables used in Streaming Without doubt the sweet spot is the Aurender N20. Other server/streamers maybe fractionally better but nothing will blow the N20 away. You'll need to spend at least twice the price to get any slight improvement. It also has a master clock input. ... | |
| New AES3/USB interface? How are you connecting because the Mutec only has a single AES output and the speakers need dual AES inputs. Do you connect the second stereo channel via ethernet cable? Denafrips and Audio GD make similar units to the Mutec. | |
| DAC Input Topology I've never for one moment regretted purchasing my N20, it's a fantastic machine that can only be truly appreciated by long term in home listening. Maybe you can get some better sounds by cobbling together this and that with various computer progr... | |
| To preamp or not to preamp. That is the question. There are basically 4 different kinds of preamps. 1. A pot in a box, it can be just a line level resistive rheostat or more favourably, stepped resistors. Totally passive, no mains power. 2. Line level preamp. No gain but a more sophisticated ve... | |
| Is a femto clock important if you aren't using asynch USB? Why would you want to buy a ten year old DAC with ten year old tech? Even if your funds are very limited you can buy a very good Chinese DAC with upto the minute tech. For around $3k you can buy a world class DAC, many cheaper options available. |