mahler123
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| SACD or not I beg to differ, tomcy6. See my previous post. Many Classical SACDs now going for 5-12 bucks a pop | |
| SACD or not Regarding the cost of SACDS, a few weeks ago I bought about $300 worth from Berkshire Record Outlet, at about $5 each, primarily Pentatone and Audite Labels. Last night I bought another large haul of Channel Classics from Presto Classical that w... | |
| SACD or not It’s true that not every SACD sounds better than a Redbook layer on the same disc, there are some labels that are known for their consistency in quality with SACD. Channel Classics and BIS are two labels that consistently produce outstanding SACD... | |
| Internet Radio as digital source Another option would be o buy a streaming component that incorporates a digital tuner. I purchased a demo Bluesound Node 2 last year for around $250 | |
| Streamer vs. CD Transport It depends. If you have great DAC that can do an effective job reclocking the usb from the PC you can get excellent results | |
| SACD or not What kind of music do you listen to? SACD has largely been kept alive by Classical Music. I don’t listen to anything besides Classical but it’s my understanding that non classical SACD offerings are pretty limited | |
| Do I have to connect my dac to my computer? The Lampizator site has a “Superkomputer” listed. Is that your transport? It looks like it is supposed to be used with Roon software. Perhaps you need to download that to stream Tidal.Roon offers free trials. | |
| Options besides a computer for streaming It sounds like you already have a streamer in your transport. I would end the thread here | |
| Options besides a computer for streaming The Bluesound Node2i would fill your needs well at around $500. It should play nice with your DAC | |
| Options besides a computer for streaming There are many fine choices in that range and significantly less. The newest MacBook costs around $2300. You didn’t mention where your music is stored; is it on the HD of your current PC? If so you will need to back it up if you haven’t done so... | |
| What is wrong with audiophiles? I am impressed that the OP has friends that hang out with him in his listening room and critically have a listen. My listening room is a relatively small bedroom upstairs that is basically off limits to everyone. Our family room has a midfield s... | |
| The 5 stages of making a bad audio purchase I thought the OP was worth a chuckle , With its take on Audiophilia Nervosa as refracted through Kubler -Ross. Not sure why any one should find it offensive... | |
| Need a new DAC I can personally vouch for the Mytek Manhatten and the Bryston DAC 3. | |
| Looking At CD Players I use an Oppo 105 as a transport into a Bryston DAC3. Not only is Red Book great, but I listen to SACD in DSD. Same chip as the Bryston CDP that you are contemplating | |
| Streamer vs. CD Transport I prefer, by a slight margin, my Oppo 105 as a transport over my various streamers into the same DAC. I also listen to Classical. I didn’t care for the sound of IDAGIO vs. Qobuz, but prefer silver discs over all of them. Ymmv. There are a lot ... |