mahler123
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| Hegel Mohican vs. Bryston BCD-3 @twoleftears no experience with the Mohican.I do have the Bryston DAC-3 which I have read sounds quite a bit like the Bryston CDP. It is a middle of the auditorium type sound, detailed without being overly clinical. Decent soundstage depth and w... | |
| Hegel Mohican vs. Bryston BCD-3 There are billions of CDs in circulation and people are still going to be playing them. I do think it’s true that the younger generations are much less interested in CD replay than people in my demographic are (60 in a few weeks). My adult child... | |
| Internet radio, streaming, and CD player. Can’t play CDs from Bluesound although they can be ripped for playback | |
| DACs for Portable Listening I’ve read several of the reviews of the Dragonfly but don’t recall if there were comparisons to the Oppo. I will also check out the Mojo | |
| Recommendations for music network player OPsorry to hear that you are septic. Perhaps broad spectrum antibiotics and fluid resuscitation may help. Perhaps a dose of Bluesound may facilitate a quick recovery | |
| Added value of separate server? @dbphd Bluesound Node 2 doesn’t have a Hard Drive storage. For storage and CD ripping the Bluesound Vault2 is required. The Node 2 is a network player with a bypassable DAC. The Node 2 should be able to recognize your NAS or PC and play it. Th... | |
| Added value of separate server? I’ve gone both routes. Mac&DAC, Bluesound.it come down to whether you would rather use a dedicated audio component—a server, with or without a DAC— or make a computerwork. There are many theoretical reasons why a computer, with all of the ... | |
| Upgrading digital source device is not easy Have you thought of adding a Bryston DAC 3? It can take the DSD stream from and SACD via HDMI | |
| Help a guy out? Renovating home theater system after 10 years and have a few questions. For the OP, why not get separates for electronics? Get a nice powerful multichannel amp that will really make the speakers you use sing before you decide to replace them, and add a processor that will do all the new things that your present pre a... | |
| Help a guy out? Renovating home theater system after 10 years and have a few questions. For the OP, why not get separates for electronics? Get a nice powerful multichannel amp that will really make the speakers you use sing before you decide to replace them, and add a processor that will do all the new things that your present pre a... | |
| Sony CDP XA2ES is good ? I own one, now in my second system, a surround system, where it doesn't get much use. The drawer works fine. One weird thing is that it cuts off the first two seconds of every disc; I actually have to rewind it after it starts if I want to hear ... | |
| Oppo protection plan ?? My 105 has worked well for the 4 years that I've owned it. I did wind up calling their customer service a couple of times for issues that turned out not to be related to player. They were very responsive and helpful. Oppo gets good marks for p... | |
| Newbie Question I use the Vault and bypass it’s DAC. I also coincidentally have the OP Silverline Monitors. OP is correct that this can be accomplished using Computers only. Network players are basically Computers whose OS is specialized for the functions requ... | |
| Need upgrade from Denon 1520 and better DAC Oppo works works easier if a video monitor is attached, particularly for outputting DSD from SACD or playing usb sticks, so I would budget for a monitor. I use a 19 inch Samsung that cost about $80. | |
| Can you rip SACD data to a music server/hard drive? I’ve read the threads here, but I have a question. Currently I listen to SACDs by having my Oppo 105 output DSD into my Bryston DAC-3 which accepts the DSD over HDMI. Is there a device that I can connect to the DAC that will record directly from... |