mahler123

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worth adding blue ray?
Is OP priority here for playing Blu Ray movies or listening to Blue Ray Audio?Does the Esoteric have digital inputs? If it does tand if the Blue Ray Player has a non HDMI out, then the audio from the bdp can go to the Esoteric and the Video can go... 
New comer looking for help to buy!!
A really good room correction system can fix a lot of ills.  I just bought a5.1 AVR from Anthem that will be installed on Wednesday and am itching at the bit to hear.DIrac is the other well regarded system.  My advice is to get whatever speakers y... 
Can Streamed Music Sound Better than any other source?
OP  polls are fun, but meaningless.  We all have different preferences.  I wouldn’t waste my resources buying what other people like unless it sounds right to your ears 
Since my sabbatical
Did the OP ever define a budget?  And what exactly are the OPs needs?  Is it CD replay?  Streaming?  Vinyl or other analog formats?  Does the OP need amplification?  Speakers?  It’s easier to try to help someone if those basic parameters are estab... 
RME ADI-2 vs M-DAC+ by Audiolab (other suggestions)
Mytek Liberty.  Their other DACs can be used as a preamp and I think the Libertycan as well.  Their other DACs also have lots of filtering options so I imagine the Liberty does as well.sorry, no experience with the 2 products in your title thread. 
Quality streaming for newbie
If read the OP correctly he or she wants to upgrade their sound with a DAC, still play CDs and investigate streaming.  What I am unclear about is whether the OP currently has a useable CD player.  If so, and if it has digital outs, then it can be ... 
How much would I lose going to a Bluesound Node 2i
Andynotadam   I’m curious about your statement about the Nod2 iPad interface being simpler and easier to navigate than the Bryston BDP2.  I am currently having some problems with my Bluesound (detailed in another thread) and have been looking at t... 
I want to dump my Oppo; but...
Essentially you are asking how to play digital files containedon Usb drives without the Oppo.  Your Ayre becomes irrelevant here because it lacks digital inputs.  I would keep the Oppo and the monitor and continue to use it-them for the usb drives... 
Can A Network Player/Streamer Be Hooked Up to Old School Receivers
Besides the Node 2, I use an Apple TV into two aging AVRs for Internet Radio. 
Advice Needed: Bluesound Node vs Vault
Well, due to the Holidays and and my work schedule, it may be a few weeks before we are able to do his.  This is a first world problem—90% of my rips are still available to me on the Vault2, and if I use my Oppo as the controller, I can access all... 
Subwoofer HUMMMMM
Have you tried a different power cord? 
Advice Needed: Bluesound Node vs Vault
Their customer service is always great.  The problem is their availability. 
Advice Needed: Bluesound Node vs Vault
Huh I tried to do that but somehow I don’t the page that you are referencing.I tried a factory reset again and this time it worked.  I did the reiindex music collection and rebuild index and the only problem is that my NAS won’t play.i have two se... 
Music streamer with no DAC and no storage?
@tatyana69  have been using Bluesound for the past 3 years but while sonically it’s wonderful, it’s been a buggy troublesome experience.  I just had another frustrating 2 days where one of their frequent downloads screwed everything up.  I tried t... 
Digital improvements possible?
Did I miss it, or did the OP mention his amplification?  There is a lot more to sound than just mentioning the source.