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| IFI Zen blue vs Bluesound Node 2i From my quick perusal of a What HiFi review, it looks as though the the Zen is just a DAC, and it has to be directly connected by usb to a computer not only to play the files on the computer, or to stream files from the computer program for someth... | |
| Whatever happened to . . . (Audio Reviewers) I thought Gilletpassed away | |
| Historic recordings- best audio on reissues +1 Pristine | |
| From Canada to USA - buying used stereo from private sale schubert I am a Physician. For years our seniors were encouraged to buy their expensive medications through Canada. Then these scamming rings started in Toronto sending back fake pills for our Grandparents money. For years the Canadian governm... | |
| Replacement for Marantz AV8801: another prepro or receiver? +1 soixIf movies are the main consideration, I would also save money and just get an AVR, one that has the features that you require, such as being able to hand the VCR and the Edison Cylinders and whatever else you might have in your Aladin's Cave | |
| Modern DAC to support SACD and DVD-A stereo playback for Esoteric P-03 Universal I use a Bryston DAC 3. It has many inputs including 4 HDMI inputs. I use two of the HDMI inputs, one for a Sony SACD player, but mainly the other one for an Oppo 105 for Redbook, SACD, DVD-A, and Blu Ray, all in 2 channel. If your Esoteric ca... | |
| Replacement for Marantz AV8801: another prepro or receiver? It doesn’t appear as though the OP gave Anthem much consideration. The Room Correction is definitely a plus, particularly 2 channel listening. Why would you go back to Marantz after the bad experience you had? Even if their products were more r... | |
| Convert USB to SPDIF You can’t. You need to add a DAC, and one that will accept usb. And you probably need a “Player” and that can read the files on the flash drive and send them to the DAC | |
| What did your system look like 30 years ago? I had just sold off my turntable. I had got my first floorstanding speakers , some Polk Audio things that were about a 3 meters high and a foot wide, a 14 bit Sony CDP, a Carver Pre Amp Tuner, and an SAE two channel power amp | |
| Have you re-visited analog, or did you never leave? I was ready to leave analog, in the mid eighties, being fed up with crappy, noisy vinyl, but I couldn’t afford a CD player and CDs. Then my lps were destroyed in a flood, and the stores were switching to CDs, and no second hand vinyl at that poin... | |
| How do you think about Qobuz store? OP I’m also a Classical Music lover and Qobuz subscriber. I have been doing the same contemplating. Something went awry with my first attempted download yesterday, probably my error, and I will try to figure it out today. I had done some high ... | |
| A DAC to help overcome compressed music? Agree with the other posters here. If the recording is damaged at the source—badly compressed recording—there isn’t a fix. The irony, as the OP is discovering, is that as the rest of the system improves, the defects in the recording become more ... | |
| Something amazing - what would you buy You have a healthy budget and whatever you end up doing will probably be wonderful, just a few comments here. First, I don’t think that you require separate systems or speakers, one set for music and one for movies, especially at your budget. I... | |
| Living with unsolvable hum - Any audio detectives out there? I wasn't suggesting getting rid of the preamp, just swapping it out for another identical preamp, both to see if the hum is still present and if not to discuss purchase with Berning. No more suggestions from this quarter | |
| New DAC for Sony SCD-777ES SACD player.? I had a 777, replaced it with an Oppo 105, and then with a few DACs. Each step an improvement. However, since you thumbs downed the Oppo 205, who knows what you would think? Order a DAC with a return policy and experiment away! |