mahler123
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| O.K., downloads, streaming and more....but I still like many of my CD and SACD disks if if the OP has a functioning CDP with digital outs that he can use as a transport I would put the budget in a good DAC. 2K will buy something really excellent from Benchmark, Mytek, and others. | |
| is it possible to make digital audio sound like vintage vinyl If you want digital to sound like “vintage vinyl” the snarky response would be just fry some bacon while listening. A more helpful response would be why is that important? If the sound of vinyl is necessary , why not just listen to vinyl? If it... | |
| Need help on buying a streamer / network player Buying a streamer is definitely harder than it looks. There are multiple technical issues. It makes me appreciate popping in a CD and hitting play. Have you tried running something besides Foobar? Are you interested in Roon? I would suggest ... | |
| 3.1 or 2.1 Home Theater setup for desktop I strongly agree with @soix . I would start without the center speaker in such a small setup. You can always add one later as funds allow if you really feel the need. I use the Silverline Minuets as fronts in one of my HT systems (with a Silver... | |
| Simple question, or is it... I liked millercarbon’s answer. | |
| Can an older Sony or Pioneer CD changer sound better with a budget DAC? I looked up the DAC...it costs $20! Please go ahead and experiment because I would love to know the verdict. | |
| Question re: DAC with network/streaming capability New to the thread. I think the OP has a fairly decent system. He would benefit from a better DAC and he wishes to stream and he also plays SACDs. I would look strongly at the Bryston piece that combines their DAC3 with their BDP3 streamer. The... | |
| DAC or CD PLAYER?...again I used to own the Apollo. One negative is that it refused to read many discs that worked just fine on other players. It was one of the first CDPs that would store the first 20 seconds or so in a buffer before deciding if it liked it, and it’s ve... | |
| Looking to upgrade DAC from SA8005 The Bryston BDP-2 isn’t a DAC, but a streamer.Parasound makes a Pre amp/DAC combo in your price range, but I haven’t heard the DAC | |
| Best DAC for SONY SCD XA5400es The Sony can also output DSD over HDMI. If you have a DAC that has an HDMI input, then you are getting DSD. For that reason I recommend the Bryston DAC3. | |
| What is to become of Marantz Reference and HIFI as we know it Was KI really that important to the sound? I had always read that he tweaked equipment that had been designed by their in house team.My lousy streamer aside, my other experience with Marantz products was that they did well in the bass and midrang... | |
| What is to become of Marantz Reference and HIFI as we know it Your loyalty to a brand is touching, but my last Marantz purchase wasn’t so heartwarming. I had bought the NAS 7004, one of the first streamer DACs. It was so buggy as a streamer that it was unusable. I was not allowed a refund, only to exchang... | |
| Another streaming newbie There are all kinds of streamer/DAC combos, or you can just get a streamer sans DAC;, a DAC that only does DACing; streamer/DACs with amplification built in;streamer-DAC-amplifiers-toasters-car butt warmers, etc.My advice would be to check the Aud... | |
| Bluesound Vault 2 @fjblair good move. If the Node doesn’t work out, or if you want to upgrade, then you won’t have to worry about how to transfer files from the Vault in the future. It can be done, but it isn’t intuitive | |
| Esoteric n05 streamer and dac I have never heard the Esoteric or the Sonica. I do own Oppo 105 and 203, and I’ve been told that the Sonica essentially is a beefed up DAC from the 105. When I ran the 105 into two other DACs, the Mytek Manhatten and the Bryston DAC3, the impro... |