mahler123
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| Which of my components has the better built in DAC? I am willing to bet that McIntosh does a better job of implementing whatever DAC chip is used. It isn’t just the chip, it’s power supply, the isolation, the quality of the associated parts, etc. My Oppo 105 and first generation Mytek Manhatten... | |
| Favorite mid-tier streamer I really like my Melco N100 but technically it’s a NAS/streamer. You can add services through the mConnect app | |
| Placing Instrument Separation of Large Ensembles in Recordings I’ve never understood what the IsoRegen was supposed to do-apparently it is no longer manufactured-but as I understand it it recooks and supposedly cleans up the usb signal. That is not the same as DSP, which analyzes your room and attempts to co... | |
| Placing Instrument Separation of Large Ensembles in Recordings It’s possible to hear lone double bass players at a concert, and occasionally snatches of individual string players. Usually the strings are playing as a choir; for example all the first violins have the same music; but a really good player will ... | |
| Placing Instrument Separation of Large Ensembles in Recordings I listen exclusively to classical and I am familiar with your streamer. I don’t know the amp and the Orchestral Music is difficult to reproduce. My own system improved when I added DSP and added a sub. The DSP help correct for room modes and ... | |
| Analog stereo to Bluetooth Speakers? I would just get smaller conventional passive speakers and a Bluetooth transmitter to your current system. If your aim is not only to save space with smaller speakers but also eliminate the space dedicated to amplification, then get small powered... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados The New York Times had Lang Lang record the piece but unfortunately afaik only released it on the daily NYT podcast where the podcast host blabs the whole time with the music relegated to background status. I wonder why they bothered | |
| Physical degradation of CD's I own thousands of discs . I had a few early CDs, and several CDRs, that bronzed, but they play and I still listen to them . The few CDs that I thought might have deteriorated all were cured with a good cleaning | |
| DAC connection to computer Others have said it, but it is probably useful to summarize: 1) PCs are acceptable sources. Sonically the biggest issue with them is that they are not optimized for audio play back. They have inadequate DAC chips, they are prone to digital timing... | |
| In the sand box Why would someone want to use sand vs something like slate, concrete, or a solid polymer? I just visited Taleisin west of Madison, Wi, Frank Lloyd Wright home. The base is sandstone boulders, not concrete, and they are raising money to jack th... | |
| dCS Mosaic Vs Roon Nucleus Plus - Titan Everyone should wish a happy day to the dCS legal staff who are monitoring this thread and waiting to threaten any negativity with legal proceedings | |
| What you need to stream well... Is the intended market the Video Games industry? | |
| about ready to dive in to streaming... PS Audio AirLens vs Aurender N10? What features? | |
| Can't get Bluesound Node to connect to DAC via iFi iPurifier2 ? I don’t doubt that the external DAC is better than the DaAC in the Node, but I was suggesting a way to localize the issue. At any rate I would go with what the Bluesound Tech says | |
| Can't get Bluesound Node to connect to DAC via iFi iPurifier2 ? Speaking of the DAC in the Node, is it possible to use the iFi device without the external DAC and just use the internal DAC in the Node? The Node would have to output the stream to the iFi and the iFi would then send it back to the digital input... |