mahler123
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| Superb Bryston BDA-3.14 I own the BDP3 and the DAC3. The DAC is superb, and it is what lead me to buy the BDP3 when I got tired of Bluesound dying on me repeatedly, and while the BDP3 sounds fantastic I completely agree with everything the OP says about Manic Moose. I ... | |
| The value of "Legacy" DACs vs new? Agree with djones51, although I’ve owned two devices with that chipset (Mytek Manhattan and Oppo 105) that sounded vastly different from each other. Newer may not necessarily be better. It may be different, because different DACs tend to emphasi... | |
| Mytek Manhattan or Berkeley Alpha or PS Audio Direct Stream I had the Manhattan I. Incredible piece but not warm. I’ve heard the PS Audio which isn’t as detailed but less clinical than the Mytek. I haven’t heard the Berkeley. My current DAC is Bryston DAC3 with which I am very pleased | |
| Up-sampling inside the DAC I like upsampling. I think it adds the sense of space around instruments and fleshes out their colors. My first experience with upsampling was with a PS Audio Digital Link III, around 10 years ago, and the improvement wasn’t subtle.i recently ow... | |
| Cambridge CXN vs Bluesoune Node? I have been looking at that piece but more for its Room Correction capabilities. When I realized I didn’t need the streamer I started looking at other units. I am hoping to audition the streamer less unit in a few weeks when I will have time to ... | |
| the sound of massed violins in classical orchestral recordings I vote for recording quality. Try DSD recordings, you will virtually never encounter it | |
| Convert USB to SPDIF The laptop-Dragonfly-mini cable into the analog inputs of the AVR seems to work o.k. I had bought a mini cable from Best Buy late yesterday but then didn’t have much time for comparative listening. I don’t use this system for streaming very much... | |
| Convert USB to SPDIF yeah, I don't want to spend more on the converter than the price of the AVR.djones51 suggestion might work, although that is getting towards the price of buying a budget streamer. I just wanted a quick fix to replace my Node2 in this system which... | |
| Want to setup basic home audio system Haven’t read every post in the the thread but has anyone recommended an all in one system such as Denon ? For $500 OPgets amplification, streamer, DAC. Another $500 for speakers and stands and he is done, saves some $ on cables. The Denon has g... | |
| 50’ Connection Between Mac and DAC OPSPDIF stands for Sony Phillips Digital Interface. It is also known as a Coax cable. It is one of the two digital cables originally intendedto connect two audio components ( usually a CD player to DAC, or a device that contains a DAC, such as a... | |
| Bluesound Node Issues After the Firmware Upgrade My Node2 still won’t make a peep... | |
| Macbook Air to dac Yes | |
| CD Player vs. music streaming I wonder why the fuss about streaming vs CDs. Sonically, assuming comparable equipment, the difference is not great. For me it’s a Lifestyle issue. If you are tired of storing thousands of CDs, or changing a disc every hour or so, or if you have... | |
| Cambridge CXN vs Bluesoune Node? The Node does it all. Many reliability issues bedevil it. DAC is ok but use the Schiit. I can’t compare to the Cambridge but the largest determinant of the sound will be the DAC. Does the Cambridge have a digital out so that you can utilize th... | |
| Is something wrong with my hearing? You can get pretty good sound from a computer using Audirvana Plus. I used it for a while, still have it, and sonically it is comparable with my streamers. I prefer not to have a PC in the system, but streamers are just computers that have been ... |