mahler123
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| Streaming an aid to enjoyment I have the opposite experience from the OP. Most of my “streamed” music is my CD collection burned to Melco, and the difference in SQ is negligible. When I listen to Qobuz, I find myself fretting over the slight decrement in SQ, when it is a fam... | |
| Blue sound vault2i OPMelco N100 has same functionality as Bluesound Vault2. It does require Ethernet. It costs the same as a Vault2 and sounds about twice as good. It has attached 2TB HD, same as Vault2. Melco sells a ripper, which can also be used as a CD Trans... | |
| CD player suggestions under $700 Schiit Audio makes sum well regarded DACs that would be under $700 | |
| CD player suggestions under $700 OP I know that you asked for a CD player recommendation but have you considered getting a DAC? If you prefer your CDs to Bluesound Node it may be the limiting factor is the DAC in the Node. It may be that if you use your current player as a tran... | |
| Looking for a cd player that plays nice with classical orchestra. Never heard a Hegel, but yes, it gets pretty good reviews. What is the “part shortage”? Is it the DAC chip? The chip manufacturer AKM lost their factory in a fire. My Bryston DAC recommendation and their CD players would be affected here as we... | |
| Is Innuos Zenith or Statement Overkill with a High-End Streaming DAC? I think that you are right on the money. The bigger determinant of the sound is the DAC. Transports matter, but you can get superb DACs in the 5-15 K range. Why spend all that dosh on storage if you have determined that streaming is your future? | |
| Melco E100/N 100 Combination The dealer is here in Agon. He seems like a real nice stand up guy. Since I am not being critical I will mention his name-Anthony Perotta | |
| Got a Node 2i, what's next? Listening is subjective, but I couldn’t disagree more with the OP statement that the Node sounds like it’s out of the 1990s, not if it’s paired with a decent DAC. I have one in an HT system that I paired with an old PSAudio DigitalLink 3, vintag... | |
| MQA is for chumps I love SACD. I didn’t perceive any consistent difference with MQA. What does ANA stand for? In my world it’s Anti Nuclear Antibody | |
| Got a Node 2i, what's next? Sorry, the last parentheses should be “any other transport than the node 2). | |
| Got a Node 2i, what's next? The OP refers to DACs as a “secondary “ source. Transports matter, but the DAC imo is much more important. Think of it like a gourmet restaurant. You have a great chef (DAC). The chef has two helpers to purchase the ingredients. One goes to W... | |
| Looking for a cd player that plays nice with classical orchestra. My Bryston DAC3 gives me a mid concert hall experience, and the 4 HDMI inputs are nice because it can take the DSD feed from SACDs | |
| Brighter sound then Bryston DAC I love my DAC3. It sounds plenty “alive “ to me but source matters. I also had a Mytek Manhattan I which sounded more in your face and ultimately I found fatiguing. However, both Bryston, which relies on now vanished AKM chips, and Mytek, which... | |
| MQA is for chumps Thanks for posting that, fuzztone | |
| Blue sound vault2i Melco. For the same money the same amount of HD and real quality NAS. You need to supply your own CD ripper/Optical drive |