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| Jay’s Audio CDT3-MK3 wins over Aurender W20SE As @bigkidz said the DAC will have a big influence but don’t forget the W20SE has a 10MHz master clock connection. This makes a big difference. Also consider comparing files on the Aurender’s HDD to the CD player because streaming opens another c... | |
| Aurender @vonhelmholtz As said previously I have explored I2s in depth and I wouldn't get hung up on it and think you are buying into older tech such as USB, AES and SPDIF. The USB powerline interference has been mitigated by DACs using Amanero USB Boar... | |
| Aurender @dinov Thank you for sending me SEVEN notifications that I had corrected your inaccurate and grossly misleading post. Aurenders can utilise NAS, but as I said internal drives sound better. I have 4000 CDs (FLAC & WAV) and a few hundred SACDs ... | |
| Aurender @dinov Aurender is not NAS friendly, so I’ll look elsewhere. If there was that option, I’d highly consider Aurender. This is completely incorrect but downloading your files to the Aurender HDD or SSD will improve SQ. | |
| Aurender @baylinor Aurender OS is not android phone friendly, so it kills it for me. Android has now been fully upgraded to the same level as Apple. I've used Android Conductor App for almost a year and it never bothered me, because I use Folder View... | |
| Aurender I use the USB output exclusively because I listen to a lot of DSD files which I have stored on my N20. You must use USB to enjoy native DSD. In my system USB is better than SPDIF. I would recommend a solid silver USB cable. We haven't discussed ... | |
| Aurender Most of your questions are about I2s, well after exploring I2s extensively it's not such a big deal. USB is more than capable of providing exceptional musical reproduction and IMO betters SPDIF, depending on your DAC, of course. I cannot recommen... | |
| ETHERNET CABLES Oh Dear, well I guess I'll take a rain check on the purchase of a couple of Shunyata Omega ethernet cables then 😜 | |
| Blu Ray player versus CD/SACD player. @ianhorseman I have about 400 CDs and about 30 SACDs. A Tidal or Qobuz membership will give you access to over 80 million CDs, many in 96 and 192 Khz which is what you're playing anyway when DSD gets converted to DOP. There are also DSD stre... | |
| New Aurender Conductor Problems I've had similar problems over the last week (Android), I fully deleted the Conductor App and did a fresh install. That solved the problems. It seemed to me they were tweaking the app for a few days, mine is stable now. | |
| "NO DISC" error on cd player Many times the laser pickup can be saved by turning the adjustment screw on it a quarter of a turn. Search online about this, it's a PITA but does work. | |
| ETHERNET CABLES This is the best value ethernet cable: https://wireworldcable.com/collections/ethernet-cat8/products/starlight-cat8-ethernet-cable If your system is more resolving go for the Platinum. Audioquest Vodka and Diamond are highly regarded, but darke... | |
| Blu Ray player versus CD/SACD player. You can use the Oppo to rip all your discs to files including SACDs, but to be honest you'd be better off getting a streamer and play Tidal and Qobuz. Time to move on, keep your Oppo for DVDs. | |
| surrender n200 vs n20 @lbkwhitney The main differences are that the N10 has an internal HDD which can’t be changed without a factory refit. Whereas the N200 has swappable (x2) SSDs and a newer CPU. The N10 has AES/RCA/BNC/USB outputs while the N200 has only RCA and ... | |
| When someone tells you it's a $40,000 amp, does it sound better? A used $40k amp is a $20k amp, but it'll still be and sound like a $40k amp. |