mahler123
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| SREAMING??? phillyb's post is a model of common sense. We need more like that in Audio forums. There is no reason to adopt streaming just because it's the next big thing. If your preferred genre is Classical Music, as mine is, you are a lot better off hav... | |
| Oppo 205 modification I read in Hi Fi News that shortly after Oppo announced that they would support their products in the long term, they retracted that promise | |
| Oppo 205 modification Well, the demise of Oppo will probably limit the generalizability of your experience. I own a Bryston DAC 3, which has 4 HDMI inputs. Currently I’m using2 of them for an Oppo 203 and the Sony 5400. Both sound great as transports, particularly w... | |
| Best PC to use as a Server It sounds like you’ve mastered some inexpensive workarounds and I salute you. Unfortunately my IT skills are very limited, and I don’t understand the bulk of your post. I know what Raspberry Pi is but you lost me after that. I do have a questi... | |
| Oppo 105 D vs. DAC-transport combination. excellent post, Tim saved me a lot of trouble as I have been tied up the last couple of days and wanted to make these same points. Odds are you made them in a more cogent manner than I would have. I was so ready to drop lps when CDs came out. ... | |
| Streaming: From MacBook Pro to Bluesound Node 2 + with psyop. I don’t have the PS Audio DAC but I do have a Mytek Manhatten and a Bryston DAC 3 and have used both the the Bluesound Vault2 (which is the Node 2 with a CD ripper and HD added) and the Bluesound sounds significantly better than my ... | |
| Oppo 105 D vs. DAC-transport combination. @melm stick and stones....Just out of curiosity, what is the “quality of the musical experience “ that you missed with the Oppo compared with vinyl? I will assume that it isn’t the joy of cleaning dust bunnies from your stylus, or the tactile ple... | |
| Best PC to use as a Server @jsd52756 Thanks, I had never heard of eluktroniks. The offerings look interesting and yes it does look like there are some sales going on. | |
| Oppo 105 D vs. DAC-transport combination. @melm sorry the Oppo 105 didn’t come close to sounding like your vinyl. Perhaps if Oppo had figured out a way to compress their dynamic range, add speed instability and most importantly simulate the sound of frying bacon superimposed on the music... | |
| Oppo 105 D vs. DAC-transport combination. OPHave you tried using the Oppo as a transport for the Gumby? How did that sound compared to to the Oppo by itself? If you have already mentioned this I apologize but I didn’t see it.@audioengr I don’t follow your reasoning. The OP wasn’t com... | |
| Best PC to use as a Server @jaybe i’m New to that forum. Every forum has it’s share of Aholes, but at least they can stimulate useful discussions.@whart I think you may have misunderstood me about Audirvana. It loaded and works just fine, but my Computer is a 2011 Mac A... | |
| Best PC to use as a Server I have used Macs as a source, but also Bluesound (Vault2 and Node)and also my Oppo disc spinners will recognize my NAS. Sonically, I prefer the Bluesound and the Oppo. If you think about it, renderers such as Bluesound should sound better than a... | |
| Standing Still or Moving Up? I am a bit confused by your question but hopefully will help you a bit.You can stream to the Node2 by either a wired (Ethernet) or WiFi connection. The Node2 has a DAC that is bypassable if you wish. I am assuming that the DAC in the Hegel amp i... | |
| DAC's and external portable hard drives Without knowing your budget, it’s hard to get more specific with recommendations., since the range can be from a few hundred to the tens of thousands of dollars . From what you describe in your post above, you’ve been living quite happily withou... | |
| News: Qobuz Hi-Res platform's debut is scheduled for this October. See Qobuz Links below Thanks for the research. I had purchased Audirvana Plus a few weeks ago and it came with a 30 day Quobuz trial. I didn’t expect it to work, but it did...for 1 day, and then stopped. Enough to whet my appetite. It should be the best High Res st... |