mahler123

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Honesty is the best policy...I think.
If you intend to buying and selling frequently on this site, you will hurt your reputation if you are less than truthful, even if others are doing the same.  Yes, you probably will lose some money on this transaction.  Its only money  
Does your sound room stink?
I have to stop eating refried beans before my listening sessions  
Question about digital outputs
My Oppo players can output the DSD layer of SACD over HDMI.  
AKM makes the best DACs
I love my Bryston DAC, which uses an AKM chip, but didn't the AKM factory burn down about a year ago?  
Marantz HD CD-1 Good News Bad News
Not surprised.  Enjoy the Audiolab  
Do I really need an " Audio Grade Network Switch "?
Yes, you might need a better switch, not necessarily “Audiophile “.  My CA CXN 60 streamer wouldn’t recognize my NAS.  CA told to me to to change the switch, and that did the trick  
Help with finding a new streamer.
Does Spotify do AirPlay or Chromecast?  If so I recommend the Cambridge Audio CXN 60?  
The Aaron Copland / Bob Dylan connection
It doesn’t change anything that Willentz may have written about Dylan, but readers of this thread probably should be aware that Willentz is a very politically active figure who has been a bit of a lightning rod.  He actively defended the Clintons ... 
Starting over
+2   One of the best posts I have ever read here  
How is Mid Fi defined?
I have your Pioneer Elite player I think (it was for SACD and DVD-Audio).  It had some sort of FireWire connection so that if you had the matching Pioneer AVR, the combination, while being mid Fi, was superb.  If you wanted to play a movie you had... 
How is Mid Fi defined?
What a great question.  Recall the Supreme Court Justice that couldn’t define Pornography but knew it when he saw it?   @buff nailed it pretty well I thought.  And OP I would classify your system as High End.     No one I know in real life cares... 
Improvement of MacBook Air for Streaming Tidal
OP   Keep in mind that streamers are networking computers in audio component  casework.  The OS and the parts have been optimized for music replay.  Therefore a PC can do everything that a dedicated streamer can do.  Programs like Audirvana are... 
Best streamers WITHOUT a DAC
Melco N100 works for me.  Can you suggest the price range and other required features?  
I Don't Want to be an Audiophile, What am I...
Euro trash?  
Marantz HD CD-1 Good News Bad News
Interesting that you were able to at least get as you have on your own. I am not optimistic for you.  My guess is that it’s off warranty.  I had just an awful experience with Marantz customer service a few years ago.  You may want to investigate ...