mahler123
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| 'outboard' high end dac's Meadowmani've been interested in the BDA 3 for it's HDMI input, specifically for SACD and Blu Ray. Do you have any experience with the HDMI input | |
| Bluesound Node 2 Yes, I meant the interface . Another poster here described the Classical Interface on Tidal as appearing to have been designed by a Chimpanzee ; that is probably an insult to chimpanzees. Fwiw I didn't think the sonics on Tidal were anything spec... | |
| Bluesound Node 2 @mofimadness Looking back I see that your question was about Tidal on Blusound. My answer pertained more to Blusound itself. I did try the free trial of Tidal and for me, it was simply awful, but I listen to Classical, and Tidal doesn't seem to c... | |
| Digital media server/players for a Skeptic? Wolf The Bluesound has a dac included in each one if it's units so you don't need an external dac. It is pretty good but since the Bluesound also has digital outs I prefer to use the far superior dac in the Mytek Manhatten. However...Bluesound ... | |
| Bluesound Node 2 OP--it sounds like you just need a better dac. The DAC in the Node is good, better than the dacs in the receiver that mine is hooked up with, but the Node 2 costs around $500, and that doesn't leave much in the budget for a high quality dac.From ... | |
| FLAC On A Mac Spencer I probably wasn't clear before, but I did that, the XLD icon appeared, but when I dragged a flac file into the icon, the file bounces out and returns to it's own folder. I didn't have that issue with XLD when I used it two years ago. | |
| The demise of the music CD inevitable? Had my 27 year old Nephew over and owns 0 CDs. Streaming or a few iTunes downloads is all he listens. My kids are a few years older than him, used to buy CDs, but now You Tube seems to satisfy them. I do think CDs will ultimately become a niche... | |
| FLAC On A Mac Ok, both changing the preferences and and pressing the control key worked. The problem now is that neither program shows up in my application file. I downloaded XLD again, since it's free, but it isn't as it formerly did. Now when I drag a FLAC... | |
| High Quality Universal Player?? 2 channelAre you using the Oppo as a DAC? Or are you attempting to have your PC communicate wirelessly as the 103. Also--do you have a monitor connected to the Oppo? | |
| Bluesound Node 2 I use Bluesound. I started with the Vault 2, subsequently added a Node 2 for a system in another room, then a Pulse Mini for my kitchen . Do you have more than 1 system? The Node was intended to be part of a whole home unit, similar to Sonos bu... | |
| Is a Sub required for HT Subs aren't required for HT. You will get better bass performance with one and movies, particularly one that involve a lot of explosions, will have more umph. If your front speakers are capable of going low enough-a rare but not impossible event... | |
| Streamers - Cocktail Audio & Mytek Brooklyn No experience with Cocktail. I use Bluesound and like it very much | |
| Digital media server/players for a Skeptic? . I don't think it should be necessary to be an IT expert to have to enjoy listening to music. I have the Bluesound system, which is a Server and a whole home system. It isn't entirely hassle free but is a lot easier that computer audio, which I... | |
| "Best" Beethoven 9 Symphonies Recording, Digital A lot of choices. Szell is excellent and dirt cheap. The venerable Krips/LSO cycle was recorded on 35 mm (film) tape and sounds great in current remastering. The Von Karajan 1963 cycle is a classic and sounds great on Blu Ray. More modern well... | |
| The "Digital" listening experience OP I have no idea what you are talking about. Poor and great performances are independent of playback media. To take your example of Schubert's Trout Quintet, I fell in love with that work 40 years ago with an lp titled 'Music From Marlboro ' le... |