mahler123
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| adding a DAC/Streamer or what 10K is a healthy amount of samolians to heave at this issue. Still, I recommend being cost effective, in case you want to upgrade.As indicated earlier I would buy a great DAC and start with a budget streamer, possibly even a PC. With that budget... | |
| IMac or Nas I would keep the music on the NAS. The iMac will sound the same playing from an external server or its internal HD-I know because I have done both. Having the music on a NAS will probably add flexibility, in that other players are more likely to... | |
| adding a DAC/Streamer or what Knowing a budget would be helpful.Node2 has a DAC which you won’t be using, but it’s still a good introduction to streaming. It has one of the better software packages, which is very important in streaming, and it’s a good enough streamer that ma... | |
| Streamer Software My experience with third party apps is limited to Bubble and Rigelian. They are slight improvements to BluOS but not much good at integrating Qobuz. If the OP likes the BlueOS software he should keep in mind that the same app is used with NAD mo... | |
| What are your thoughts on the "Edsels" of the audio history? NeedlebrushQC on American Cars was indeed shoddy, and probably still is, but the Edsel was probably no worse than contemporary autos in that regard. | |
| adding a DAC/Streamer or what Streamers are Computers masquerading as Audio Components. They can be optimized for sound by eliminating some of the noise a PC puts into a system, but the more important component is the DAC. You can also use a DAC with other digital sources to... | |
| Oppo's gone, now what dvd/bluray to buy (Oppo BDP-105d) I have the Pioneer Elite UDP LX 500. I also have a large SACD and DVD-A collection and that is why I picked it over the competition a year ago. I know the Panasonic gets great reviews but I think the Pioneer picture is superb. Apparently it is ... | |
| What are your thoughts on the "Edsels" of the audio history? The Edsel was a good car. I grew up in Detroit, many families worked for Ford and used employee discounts to purchase them new and most of them couldn’t understand why it didn’t succeed.Quad Decoders were the hot audio technology when I was in Co... | |
| Denon AVR X3700 vs Marantz SR5015 I second the Anthem | |
| Bluesound Vault Restore from Backup I had about a TB on my Vault but ultimately decided I would rather have my music on a NAS and was able to back up my Vault to a Synology NAS. I still use the Vault2 in one system as the streamer to access the NAS. In the Blue OS under folders, i... | |
| Never Used -- in Sealed Box +1 sugarbie my experience with unopened boxes is that they formerly belonged to stores that had gone belly up. | |
| Mixing & Matching Components Not all manufacturers are equally proficient at all types of gear. Sometimes they will outsource one type of component and slap their name on it. Marantz first turntable of the vinyl resurgence era was made by Clearaudio, for example. Streamers... | |
| Looking for a good compact cd/stereo receiver for my wife... You told us what you think should included. What does your wife want?Mine wouldn’t care a fig, especially if it’s for background listening while she tries to work | |
| $7000 preamp vs $700 receiver - Is the difference THAT significant? Just curious. The OP is interested in McIntosh. At one time this manufacturer was making AVRs. At the same time they were making Integrated Amps. Now, there is a tremendous prejudice by some posters here against AVRs, the statement being that ... | |
| Amp repair cost — is this right? Sorry, thought I saw in a post that the repair shop was half hour. I would still just put it on eBay for parts. Maybe the shop can give you something for it |